Soft, moist, and totally fun to eat, these Easy Paleo Chocolate Chip Muffins are also nut free and very kid friendly! Have them on hand for a quick snack, breakfast, or put them in lunch boxes. These addicting and healthy muffins are gluten free, grain free, dairy free, soy and nut free.
I’ll start the recipe off with a quote from my daughter, who helped make these: “They taste like chocolate chip pancakes that mommy makes.”
I had to share, because clearly she’s caught on to the unique flavor of paleo “cakes” and other baked goods!
Could it be the coconut flour? Possibly…but all I know is that these muffins were gone within 6 hours of making them, and more were requested the next morning.
Plus, my daughter was right in that if you choose to, you can use the batter to make pancakes! All credit on the pancakes has to go to her.
The reason you have to make these, other than because I said so is that they are just really too easy and quick to have a valid excuse for avoiding them. You won’t be sorry, I promise.
Well, you won’t be sorry as long as you grease the muffin cups enough, as I did not.
I guess in addition to new pans, I’m also in need of a new muffin tin, which I’ll almost certainly avoid buying for another year since I have strange lazy ways with cookware. * Updated – using parchment liners eliminates the sticking issue!
At least I’m not as bad as my husband, who actually purchases new running shoes since his old ones have HOLES in them, and then doesn’t wear them for 3 more months and even that’s a result of me harassing him about it.
He won’t put on the new shoes until the old ones literally fall apart at the seams and won’t stay on his feet. Change is hard sometimes I suppose.
Easy Paleo Chocolate Chip Muffins {Nut Free}
Easy Chocolate Chips Muffins - Grain, Dairy, and Nut Free
Ingredients
- 4 eggs room temp
- 2/3 cup full fat coconut milk room temp
- 1/3 cup organic coconut oil refined, melted and cooled to nearly room temp
- 4-6 Tbsp pure maple syrup depending on how sweet you want them
- 2 tsp pure vanilla
- 1/2 cup organic coconut flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup dark chocolate chips Or Enjoy Life brand mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin pan with parchment liners.
In a large bowl, combine the eggs, coconut milk, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla, mix until very smooth
- In a separate bowl, combine the coconut flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Stirring constantly, gradually pour the dry mixture into the wet and mix until smooth. Expect the batter to be thick due to the coconut flour
Lastly, stir in the chocolate chips. Fill the greased muffin cups 2/3-3/4 full, spooning it in and smoothing it since it's thick. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.
Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing from muffin tin and cooling on a wire rack. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Have you tried Enjoy Life chocolate chips?
Do you prefer chocolate chip muffins or pancakes? I think we’ll be trying the pancake version of this over the weekend 🙂
*Photos for this recipe updated 3/2018, recipe tweaked to include a 4th egg.
My issue with Enjoy Life chips are the price. I don’t consume much dairy at all but I try to ignore the dairy in the semi-sweet and dark chocolate chips just because I don’t want to pay an extra three dollars per bag unless I have to lol.
I actually found mine on sale for 4.99, which is still pricey but the best I’ve found! I don’t use them a lot, so, unless my husband eats the whole bag they stick around for a while! But if you don’t have an issue with dairy I guess they’re pointless.
These are so perfect! I am sure that you will be seeing these frequently on my meal planning posts!
Hope you like them!
Making these today. They look awesome and muffins are usually so unhealthy. I make very similar ones but add in a mashed banana or applesauce. Paleo creations are so easy and really tasty. The pancakes are great to with a little coconut butter melted on top. Just like candy.
A mashed banana would be good with this and add some good natural sweetness without the maple syrup. Once you get the hang of these things it really is easy 🙂
I prefer chocolate chips in whatever way that is necessary for me to eat them. I love a good chocolate chip muffin, but then pancakes…. when fresh… mmmmmm
I know, the pancakes are tempting. My kids always go for chocolate chip pancakes when we go to a diner.
Oh these look great! I’m pinning them to make a some point soon. Thanks!
Awesome! Hope you like them 🙂
full fat coconut milk is amazing in baking! love the richness! YUM
I know! So glad I discovered it. I use it for baking, cooking, and coffee!
I have been on the look out for the perfect chocolate chip! Enjoy life would be perfect, but I just don’t want all the sugar! (Too picky so I may just give in, cause all the other lower sugar ones have SOY!)
Or you could get a really good dark chocolate bar and chop it up! Wouldn’t really be “chips” but you could use as chunks.
These look amazing!!! i have not tried this brand of chocolate chips but will definitely have to now that i’ve embraced my muffin tins again.
Ya know, you’ve truly inspired me lately. it’s so funny. I used to talk all this smack about how i don’t ‘do’ the gluten-free baking and don’t ‘do’ the gluten free treats because i grew up baking traditional cakes and sweets and didn’t believe anything but traditional recipes would suffice. whoa was i wrong! it was after reading one of your previous yummy posts i randomly decided to bake some gluten-free chocolate cupcakes for my sweetie. note, I did cheat by buying the mix in a box in the gluten free section, but i added some walnuts and used walnut oil… that sorta counts, right? anyhow, sweetie LOVED the cupcakes so much.. even my anti-paleo family liked them. had no clue they were gluten free, of course! so i am not talking smack anymore, and now i’m going to embrace baking again…
also what i loved about this post, and found so funny, was that when i was your daughter’s age, i fell in love with cooking and baking. and pancakes was the first recipe i ever made for my mom… 🙂 really makes me smile thinking about it. something miraculous about making pancakes, and sharing them.
thank you!
I am not all about “treats” either, but when I consider that eating something like this allows me to go on with my day unaffected by digestive upset, it’s completely worth it as a once in a while thing. It’s also great to be able to bake with very basic ingredients and have it still come out really good. And there is something really special about kids and pancakes! I’m not sure what it is, but they just light up about pancakes. They are also so proud when they can help bake something and then eat it of course!
LOVE enjoy life chocolate chips! They are the only ones we use and actually I just made some dark chocolate “reeses cups” last night with them for a girls get together. So good! These muffins would be a hit in my house since chocolate chip pancakes are always a favorite!
Ooh that sounds so good! I’ve been meaning to try something like that.
These sound fantastic! I do think coconut flour adds a tad of sweetness to recipes. And on the opposite end, I’m not big on it in savory recipes for that reason. Thanks for sharing!
I haven’t used coconut flour for anything savory and probably wouldn’t want to, since I just associate it with sweet, good point.
Um, yeah, I have grain free, dairy free pancakes (i usually mix coconut flour with garbanzo flour ( i know that is not paleo)) almost every night for dinner. Ha! Usually with homemade almond butter and jelly. But sometimes I add the Enjoy Life chips. So funny – your recipe looks awesome (and very familiar!) . I think your daughter and I could be good friends 🙂
I haven’t used coconut milk as the liquid. I usually use water. I also haven’t tried with tapioca flour which I imagine helps their “structure” . I’ll definitely test these two methods.
Happy Friday, Michele! I’ll wish for a healthier household for you in the days to come.
The tapioca flour seems to smooth out a little of the grainy coconut flour texture for me, which is why I add it to muffins and pancakes. I am definitely not an experienced baker so I basically do what works and then add some simple variations to that. It’s amazing the delicious things you can make with really simple ingredients! And thank you! The kids are on the mend!
I totally am going to give these a try! My son is super picky about paleo muffins and pancakes he doesn’t like nuts so the nut butter always turns him off. But maybe he will enjoy these – fingers crossed!
I think he might! My kids are picky and they all liked these. They’re pretty straightforward and the texture was pretty perfect! Hope you make them and enjoy them!
Sounds like a healthy recipe. I’ve been seeing a lot of coconut oil recipes but I have no idea what it is.
You can now find coconut oil in most stores in the cooking oil section. I get the extra virgin kind. It’s great for a lot of things!
I have made a similar recipe before but it didn’t have the full fat coconut milk. I need to try yours – that alone would take these to the next level of yum!
I think it probably makes these more filling. I love using full fat coconut milk for cooking and baking 🙂
This recipe looks great! I actually tried something like this a while back, and this just brought back so many nostalgic memories, haha! I love cooking stuff like this. I always try to find new recipes on forums and I got great ones emailed to me from http://lovelyrecipesforyou.weebly.com and I genuinely enjoy them. Anyways, thanks for posting this dish, I really need to make this more often!
Hope you try them and enjoy them! Finding new recipes is always fun 🙂
They look really delicious Michele, great job. I make some similar one to this, but I melt strawberries and spread them over the top. Really yummy!
Oh that sounds good too!!
More awesome recipes from an awesome lady. Thank you!
Hope you try it out! Thanks 🙂
My daughter had an egg sensitivity…are the eggs able to be substituted?
I wouldn’t know how to sub this many eggs, sorry! I bet there are some great vegan/nut free recipes for muffins like these though.
Hi! I am totally making these tonight! Could I sub stevia in?
I haven’t baked with stevia so wouldn’t know the amounts, but if you do (or did) definitely let me know how they come out!
So I ended up using about 1/2 tsp stevia and adding more liquid, but I think the honey would have made them turn out way better! I still enjoyed them though.
Glad you enjoyed them at least! One day I will figured out stevia conversions 🙂
Hi
For the coconut milk do you blend it first then add it to the mix?
I like to blend it first so it’s nice and smooth going in 🙂
Hello I have been eating paleo for 6 months and would love to make these. Can you let me know if you need to blend the coconut milk with the fat before adding?
Also is there anything else besides coconut milk? Trying to avoid the coconut flavor being so overpowering.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated. ?
Can’t wait to make these your recipes looks delicious!
The coconut milk should be blended beforehand, and honestly you don’t taste the coconut!
I made these just as described and they were great! I noticed they stuck to the paper pretty hard core and I felt like I was waisting perfectly good bites peeling the paper off. A great snack for on the go, in the kiddos lunch, or even a side with coffee at breakfast.
My whole family loved these! I have been searching for a gluten free, dairy free, and nut free muffin that my kids would eat and I could send to school. Thank you!
Thanks so much for all your great recipes. I’m going to make these for my son on his 4th bday for his special dessert.
Made these last night and they’re already gone. My three year old requested chocolate chip muffins and I had all the ingredients on hand. He had no idea they were refined sugar free! I’ll be making these again soon!
I think there is an error in the recipe…
I used 1/2 cup coconut flour and 1/4 cup tapioca as written and my batter was runny like eggs… I’ve added another cup of coconut flour and they are in the oven now. I’m anxious in case they are a flop..
Could you please let me know what the right quantities are?
Thank you!
I had the same result. 1st batch in the oven now, but batter was runny. Did it help to add the additional coconut flour?
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Can I leave out the chocolate chips and make vanilla cupcakes out of this? I was looking for a good but free vanilla cupcake recipe.
Can I use butter instead of coconut oil?