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    Home » Recipes » Muffins and Breads

    Double Chocolate Gluten Free Banana Muffins

    Published: Feb 28, 2022 by Vanessa Vickery · 3 Comments

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    Contents

    • 1 WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS RECIPE
    • 2 RECIPE INGREDIENTS
    • 3 HOW TO MAKE THESE BANANA MUFFINS
    • 4 SUBSTITUTIONS
    • 5 TIPS AND FAQS
    • 6 Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
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    These Double Chocolate Gluten Free Banana Muffins are made with easy to find ingredients and are oh so easy to make. The secret to making these amazingly delicious muffins is using over-ripe bananas.

    Bowl of double chocolate gluten free banana muffins.

    If you are after a really tasty gluten free muffins than you really need to make these banana chocolate chip muffins. They are a big hit with Giselle & Josh. Actually they are their favourite sweet recipe of mine to date and they are pretty tough critics.

    So add these to your must-try list! Trust me... you won't be disappointed. And while you are at it you should also check out these Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins.

    WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS RECIPE

    Gluten Free - suitable for people with gluten intolerances.

    Can be Nut Free - swap the almond flour with gluten free flour.

    Easy to Make - this recipe involves several simple steps and about 30 minutes to make.

    Healthy wholefood ingredients - which are easy to find at any supermarket, health store, food markets or on-line store.

    Cooked muffins on a cooling rack.

    RECIPE INGREDIENTS

    Ingredients. Banana, maple syrup, baking powder, coconut oil, vanilla extract, eggs, cacao powder, almond meal, chocolate chips.

    Bananas - the No. 1 tip to making this recipe a winner is using over-ripe bananas. Spotty bananas or brown almost black bananas are perfect. If you only have all yellow bananas then I suggest you wait a few days until they brown up as they will not taste as good.

    Choc Chips - you can use any choc chips that you like....dairy free, sugar free, regular ones works. You can also make them with choc chunks, larger choc chips or ever cut up a block of chocolate. Just make you have around ¾ cup worth. My favourite is using dark chocolate choc chips.

    Cacao Powder - I only have used cacao powder to make these muffins, but you could try with normal cocoa if you don't have cacao powder on hand.

    Almond Meal - you can use almond flour as well. If you see any clumps just make sure you break them up when you are mixing the muffin mixture together.

    Coconut Oil - If your coconut oil is firm, heat it up in a small saucepan on the stove for approximately 1 minute on low heat to make it liquid.

    Eggs - use room temperature eggs. It make the batter so much easier to mix together. You run the risk of the coconut oil firming up and solidifying if you use eggs that have just come out of the fridge.

    Maple Syrup - you could also use rice malt syrup or honey.

    Vanilla Extract - you could also use vanilla paste.

    HOW TO MAKE THESE BANANA MUFFINS

    Step 1: Pre-heat oven. Pre-heat oven to 180 C | 355 F

    bowl with eggs and mashed bananas
    bowl with the eggs, coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla extract and mashed bananas mixed together

    Step 2: Prepare the bananas and wet ingredients. Add the bananas to a large mixing bowl and mash with a fork. Next add the eggs, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla extract, mixing together well.

    photo of almond meal, cacao powder and baking powder added to the bowl of the wet ingredients
    photo of the wet and dry ingredients mixed together

    Step 2: Add dry ingredients to the mixing bowl. Add the almond meal, cacao powder and baking powder to the mixing bowl with the wet ingredients. Mix together to combine, making sure that you break up any clumps in the almond meal.

    bowl with choc chips added to the muffin mixture
    photo showing the choc chips folded through the muffin mixture

    Step 3: Add the choc chips. Add your choc chips and fold through the mixture.

    photo of silicone muffin tray with mixture added evenly among the 12 muffin sections
    photo of cooked muffins in silicone muffin tray

    Step 4: Add mixture to muffin tray. Divide mixture evenly among 12 muffin holes if using a silicone muffin tray or among 12 muffin cases if using a metal muffin tray.

    Step 5: Bake Muffins: Place in the oven (on the middle tray) and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick (or skewer) comes out clean. Cool in the tray for 5 minutes and then transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool further.

    Cooked muffins in a silicone muffin tray.

    SUBSTITUTIONS

    Almond Meal - You can substitute the almond meal with gluten free flour. I would reduce the amount slightly to 1 ½ cups of gluten free flour though.

    Chocolate Chips - You can any chocolate chip you prefer to suit your dietary requirements. There are so many different ones available. Sugar free, dairy free, carob, cacao nibs.

    TIPS AND FAQS

    What bananas should I use?

    You can use any type of bananas but make sure they are over-ripe. So if you only have green or just ripe bananas, I would wait a few days until they start to get the brown spots on the banana skin and then you are good to go. You can even wait until the skin is almost black!

    Over-ripe bananas are the key to making these muffins awesome!

    What is the best type of muffin tray to use?

    I am a big fan of using silicone baking wear as I find them super easy to use plus the food does not stick and you use up less baking paper/muffin cases.
    But you can use the metal ones as well. These muffins will look really cute in the fancy muffins cases. But if you want them not to stick to the muffin cases, then make sure you use parchment paper ones.

    Why do I need to use room temperature eggs?

    Using room temperature eggs will make the batter so much easier to mix together. If you use eggs that have just come out of the fridge then you run the risk of the coconut oil firming up and solidifying and you may end up with chunks of coconut oil in your muffins.

    What chocolate chips can I use?

    You can use any choc chips you like. Dairy free, sugar-free, dark, white, the regular kind. Even cacao nibs will work. You can also use choc chunks or the larger sized choc buttons. My favourite is using dark chocolate choc chips to make these muffins.

    Can I use regular gluten free flour?

    Yes you can but reduce to 1 ½ cups

    Cooked muffins in muffin tray with one muffin cut in half.

    Looking for other baked dessert recipes? Try these:

    Gluten Free Raspberry Brownies

    Gluten Free Flourless Orange and Almond cake

    Sweet Potato Brownies with Caramel Sauce

    Lastly, if you make these gluten free muffins I would love to hear from you. You can either leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! If you do make this recipe, please tag me on Instagram! It really makes my day when I see your creations of my recipes.

    Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

    These Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are made with easy to find ingredients and are oh so easy to make. The secret to making these amazingly delicious muffins is using over-ripe banana
    4.50 from 4 votes
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    Category: Muffins and Breads
    Cuisine: Western
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Additional Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 185kcal
    Author: Vanessa Vickery

    Ingredients

    • 3 over-ripe bananas
    • 3 eggs room temperature
    • ⅓ cup coconut oil melted
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 ¾ cups almond flour or almond meal. See below for substitution option.
    • ¼ cup cacao powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¾ cup choc chips

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat oven. Pre-heat oven to 180 C | 355 F
    • Prepare bananas and wet ingredients. Add bananas to a large mixing bowl and mash with a fork. Add eggs, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract and mix together thoroughly.
    • Add dry ingredients. Add the almond meal, cacao powder and baking powder to the mixing bowl and mix well to combine. Break any clumps of almond meal up.
    • Add choc chips. Add the choc chips and fold through the muffin mixture.
    • Add mixture to muffin tray. Divide mixture among 12 muffin holes (if using a silicone pan) or muffin cases if using a metal muffin tray.
    • Bake muffins. Bake in oven for 18-20 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 mins and then transfer to wire rack to cool further.

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    Notes

    • You can use regular gluten free flour but reduce the amount slightly to 1 ½ cups. 
    • You can keep stored in an air-tight container for 3-4 days at room temperature.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 78mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g

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    1. Jenny Johnson

      April 14, 2021 at 4:23 am

      5 stars
      Luckily enough I had all the ingredients in my pantry so decided to make these today, so glad I did. Only issue, I'm home alone and going to have to hide them from myself

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    2. Julie Shannon

      March 12, 2021 at 10:39 am

      I made these choc chip banana muffins Ness, thank so much.
      Wow, what a winner, absolutely delicious.
      I deeply appreciate all that you offer Ness.

      Thanks you

      Reply
      • Vanessa Vickery

        March 12, 2021 at 1:42 pm

        Yay...so happy to hear that Julie!! They are a big winner with my kids!
        and thank you for the kind words xx

        Reply

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