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
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin pan with parchment liners.
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In a large bowl, combine the eggs, coconut milk, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla, mix until very smooth
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In a separate bowl, combine the coconut flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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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
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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.
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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.
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!