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Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins {Paleo, GF, Low Cal}

October 1, 2018

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Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are low calorie, Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

I’m going to pretend it’s fall today and post another pumpkin recipe (did you see the Pumpkin Spice Waffles over the weekend?). Gosh, it’s still 90-100 in Phoenix. I’m over here eating fresh veggies, corn on the cob and grilled chicken while the rest of the world is enjoying fall everything. Pumpkin, soups and more!

The thing is, these Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins are just too good not to share. Immediately! We’ve been eating them nightly as a dessert and my boyfriend had no idea they had pumpkin in them. He still doesn’t know so, let’s keep this secret between you and me. Mmk?

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

You see, lately I’ve been trying to encourage him to make better choices. He loves his carbs. Breads, pizza, ice cream, chips, candy and everything chocolate. I even had to hide tortilla chips from him recently because he’s gotten into a horrible habit of skipping lunch and showing up at my house and eating a bag of chips and salsa.

He’s making progress and trying to be more conscious of what he eats. It’s a real challenge for me, but also a good one for me to remember how hard it is to make those gradual changes. When he gobbled up a Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffin for a late night snack my heart literally sang!

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

One – because he didn’t know it had pumpkin in it. If he did, he never would have eaten it. So let’s just keep this secret between you and me. Ok?

Two – it’s healthy and trying to get him to even try something of mine that’s healthy is like trying to get a two year old to sit still for 5 minutes.

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

The best part about him eating these Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins? He taught me a trick to turn them into a dessert which I’m going to share with you. Microwave them for 15-30 seconds on high. They get real soft and the chocolate melts just a bit. A great single serve dessert that’s healthy, balanced and made with real food ingredients! Who knew?

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

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Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day!

Author Skinny Fitalicious
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings 15 muffins
Calories 169 kcal
Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie
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Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil melted
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp flax meal
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp allspice optional
  • 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips dairy free + more for sprinkling on top of the muffins
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a muffin tin or line with muffin liners. 

  2. Place all ingredients (except mini chocolate chips) into a food processor or blender. Blend on high until thick and smooth. 

  3. Add the batter to a mixing bowl and fold the chocolate chips into the batter. 

  4. Transfer the batter into the muffin cavities by spooning it into each cavity, filling about 3/4 of the way full. Top each muffin with a few chocolate chips on top. 

  5. Bake at 350 22-24 minutes or until muffins are set on top. A toothpick should remove clean from the center of the muffins.

  6. Let the muffins set 7-10 minutes in the pan after removing from the oven. Then transfer to a wire baking rack to set another 10 minutes before enjoying. Store muffins in the refrigerator up to 10 days or in the freezer up to 60 days.

Recipe Notes

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Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword almond flour, chocolate, dairy free, flax meal, gluten free, grain free, healthy, low calorie, muffin, Paleo, pumpkin
Nutrition facts per serving (1muffin)
Calories 169 kcal
Fat 12 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Cholesterol 25 mg
Sodium 100 mg
Potassium 91 mg
Carbohydrates 12 g
Fiber 3 g
Sugar 7 g
Protein 4 g
Vitamin A 2585 %
Vitamin C 0.7 %
Calcium 60 %
Iron 1.2 %

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Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day!

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day!

Chocolate Pumpkin Almond Flour Muffins! These muffins are low calorie, Paleo, dairy-free and lightly sweetened with maple syrup. A great gluten free snack anytime of day! Paleo + Gluten Free + Low Calorie

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Mira says

    October 1, 2018 at 7:12 am

    Any sub for the flax?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 1, 2018 at 8:22 am

      An egg will work!

      Reply
  2. Jackie says

    December 23, 2018 at 10:47 am

    I made these for my gluten-free friend for Christmas. She loved them! I snuck a taste and they were so yummy. I didn’t have flax so I used an extra egg. Oh and I was out of nutmeg and subbed pumpkin pie spice. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      December 23, 2018 at 12:23 pm

      Oh I’m so glad they turned out for you. Thanks for sharing Jackie!

      Reply
  3. Julisa says

    January 12, 2019 at 5:26 am

    Doing this Keto style. What can I substitute the maple syrup for?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      January 12, 2019 at 7:15 am

      You would omit it entirely. I’m not a proponent of the Keto diet or using sugar substitutions (zero sugar subs etc.) because they mess with hunger hormones – leptin, ghrelin and insulin. That’s why I always recommend eating real sugar. You can Google sugar replacements for Keto and see if you find anything.

      Reply
  4. Brianna says

    February 2, 2019 at 7:50 am

    Have you ever tried this in a loaf pan? The muffins are amazing by the way. My daughter with Celiac Disease was very pleased!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      February 2, 2019 at 11:19 am

      I have not, but I imagine it would work. You can always turn muffin recipes into loafs. I would just bake longer 40-45 minutes until the center is set and you can remove a toothpick clean.

      Reply
  5. Oriana D says

    October 19, 2020 at 10:07 am

    I made these muffins today with my kiddos (6 and almost 2) and they turned out so lovely. My son wanted chocolate and I wanted pumpkin so we found the perfect balance! They are very moist and just sweet enough, the spice is also very fitting with the chocolate and pumpkin alike. I’ve been gluten free for 8 years now but am always trying other recipes to learn new tips and tricks; I’ll be making this one again for sure though! Thank you!

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