These vegan chocolate chip muffins are delicious, refined sugar free, and includes a gluten-free option! They only call for a few, wholesome ingredients and are simple to whip up!
Sometimes I can’t decide between chocolate chip cookies or cake. In my mind, I go back and forth—cookies, cake, cookies, cake, cookies….MUFFINS!! Yes, these chocolate chip muffins are my cookie/cake compromise! They have the flavor of chocolate chip cookies, but with a fluffy, cake-like texture. Truly the best of both worlds!
What I love about these muffins is that they’re made with wholesome ingredients, like oats, coconut sugar, and avocado oil, but super delicious. So, whether you enjoy them for breakfast or dessert is totally up to you!
These past few weeks, my family and I have been planning our summer vacation. We had the hardest time narrowing down our options too. We visited London, Paris, and several cities in Italy on our most recent Europe trip in 2018, so we wanted to do something a little different. We looked into Australia for a while, but a rough itinerary showed we wanted to see waaaaay too many things to fit into two weeks! We’ll have to try to go for at least three weeks in order see all of the different cities, including a trip up north to dive the Great Barrier Reef!
In the end, we picked Hawaii! I’m from Oahu, so I’m always excited to go back “home”, although we decided to try a couple of new islands this time. We’ll start with a week in Kauai and spend the second week on the Big Island, just hiking, snorkeling, sun bathing, shopping, and of course EATING our way through the islands! It’ll be a nice time away to celebrate my birthday and my son’s high school graduation—such a big milestone!
Anyway, it was nice to have this yummy treat to snack on while we planned our time away! I hope you get a chance to give these delicious muffins a try!!
- 1¼ cup gluten-free oat flour
(made by grinding gf rolled oats
)
- 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular unbleached all-purpose flour (I use Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour
)
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 cup almond milk or other milk of choice
- ⅓ cup avocado oil, olive oil, or other oil of choice
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup dairy-free chocolate chips
, plus more for sprinkling on top
(made by grinding 
)
)
, plus more for sprinkling on top- Preheat oven to 425º F and line a 12-cup muffin pan
with paper liners
. Set aside.
- Combine flours, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir in milk, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Add ¾ cup chocolate chips and stir just until incorporated.
- Fill muffin cups ¾ full with the batter. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over the batter in each muffin cup.
- Place pan onto the middle rack and bake at 425º for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350º and continue to bake for another 12–15 minutes, or until muffins are slightly domed and toothpick inserted near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Let muffins cool slightly in the pan before removing. Makes 12 muffins.
- Loosely adapted from The Joy of Vegan Baking
cookbook.
with 
. Set aside.
cookbook.You may also enjoy these similar recipes:
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Vegan Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
OMG! This recipe is the bomb. I finished half of the batch of the muffins by myself and it’s addictive.
Thank you so much for sharing it.
I’m so happy you enjoyed them, Michelle! These muffins are one of our faves as well 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! Have an awesome week!
Just made these and SO yummy! Going to post on my blog this week and will tag you 🙂 just a heads up- you forgot to add sugar when adding the flour in your directions! I didn’t even realize either until I tasted it and I’m like uhhhh what’s it missing?! I totally oversaw it too haha! Great recipe 🙂
Thank you for the tag, Sam and for pointing that out. I’m so sorry I missed this in the instructions! I just updated the recipe. Thank you also for the encouragement. I hope you have a wonderful week!
My weekend needs all the chocolate muffins – those gooey chips are everything! 🙂
Lol! Thanks friend! Have a fun, enjoyable weekend!
These look mouth wateringly good! I was looking for something to make for brunch tomorrow and I’m going to try this!
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Thanks Greta. I hope your really enjoy this as much as we have. Have a lovely weekend xoxo
Yum – these look so delicious! Chocolate chip muffins are actually the only type of chocolate baking I like! Usually anything else baked with chocolate in it are too sweet for me. I love that these are also gluten free!
Thanks Krysta. I’m so glad you found this recipe helpful. I appreciate the love and kind words 🙂
LOOOVE that close up of the muffin – the chocolate chips are still melting 🙂 <3
Haha, thanks friend! I tried to capture the moment. I hope you’re having a wonderful day today 🙂
Brilliant! I’m having the hardest time finding gluten and dairy free sweets since I found out I’m intolerant so thank you for this recipe!
Thanks Tine. Have you tried my gluten and dairy-free categories on the blog? Also, please let me know if there’s something I can help you find. I hope you are having a lovely day xoxo
Oh gosh these look so good. I would definitely go plentiful with the amount of chocolate chips lol
Thank you, Hannah. I love chocolate chips too 🙂
These look so yummy!!!! Chocolate chips and muffins are always a great idea.
Yes, I agree, Jewels. Thank you!
gluten-free vegan chocolate muffins? omg yes please!! can I please have 10 batches lol
Lol, passing you 10 batches now, Veronika 🙂
Muffins and chocolate chips? Say no more! I want them all.
xo, Elizabeth
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Haha, thanks Elizabeth!
These look seriously delicious!! I can’t wait to give this recipe a try!!
Thanks Stephanie. I hope you enjoy as much as we have 🙂
Wow those muffins look DELICIOUS! And how fun going to Universal Studios. I want to do that someday… Especially Harry Potter World 🙂
It was so much fun, Rebecca. I highly recommend Universal. We would go back! Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for stopping by 🙂
Yum!!! Those muffins look A-mayzing. Definitely going to try this recipe. Who doesn’t want a little chocolate for breakfast?!
Aw, thanks Lauren! Chocolate for breakfast? (our hands are raised). Have a wonderful, fun weekend xoxo
Your photos are luscious! Also, i’m so surprised by so few ingredients. I always thought vegan recipes were so complicated. I’m going to share!
Thank you Teri. I really try to make the recipes on here simple and delicious. Your encouragement means a lot to me. Thank you for taking the time to show some love 🙂