Triple Chocolate Paleo Banana Muffins
You'd never guess that these rich and delicious Triple Chocolate Paleo Banana Muffins are healthy. They're paleo and gluten-free and made without any flour, sugar, grains or dairy. If you like chocolate muffins, you will love these chocolate banana muffins!
Friends! I made you muffins! But these aren't any ordinary muffins. Oh no, they're not. They look and TASTE like the richest, chocolate-iest, most decadent, and bad-for-you muffins ever, but it's all a disguise.
That's right, these addictive Triple Chocolate Paleo Banana Muffins are HEALTHY, too! It's crazy, I know.
Ever since I went on that Paleo Breakfast Muffin kick a little while back, I've been all about healthy muffins. Before I figured out that muffins didn't have to be loaded with flour and sugar, I never made them. Don't get me wrong, sometimes flour and sugar can be delicious. Like, if you're making Bourbon Coconut Cupcakes. But it didn't seem worth it to me to eat something that's basically a cupcake, but totally not at the same time.
Giving it up big time for healthy chocolate banana muffins!
All the sweetness (and there's plenty of it) comes from four ripe bananas. The ‘flour' is almond flour … aka ground up almonds. And there are eggs, which of course are delicious and good for you. I've used dark chocolate, cocoa powder, and cacao nibs for the triple chocolate part of these delish muffins.
Think of it as having a banana, scrambled eggs and a handful of almonds for breakfast, only in chocolate paleo banana muffin form.
Breakfast just got a whole lot more awesome.
I have to say a giant THANK YOU to my sister. She's the one who got me hooked on this whole banana/ paleo/ healthy muffin thing. When I first heard about it, I was all, “Ya, I don't think so!”
I couldn't begin to imagine how muffins could be healthy AND delicious. I seriously could not wrap my head around that. But she persisted, and now we're one month into this muffin addiction and it's showing no signs of stopping.
Thanks, sista!
So tell me, do you have a healthy muffin recipe?
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Easy Paleo Muffin Recipes:
- Chocolate Almond Flour Protein Muffins
- Paleo Apple Cinnamon Muffins
- Coconut Almond Paleo Breakfast Muffins
- Chunky Monkey Paleo Banana Cookies (delicious enough to include in a list of muffin recipes!)
Triple Chocolate Banana Muffins
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 4 large bananas, mashed (see notes)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup almond flour, almond meal
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Optional: 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup chopped, toasted walnuts
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips, use paleo chocolate chips, if needed
- Optional: ¼ cup cacao nibs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin liners. Melt the coconut oil in a small pan over medium heat. Note: if your walnuts are not toasted, pop them in the oven to toast while the oven is heating.2 tablespoons coconut oil
- In a large bowl, add the mashed bananas, eggs, almond flour, cocoa powder, vanilla, baking powder, sea salt, (if using) the espresso powder, and the melted coconut oil. Beat well using an electric mixer. Stir through the walnuts, dark chocolate chips, and, if using, the cacao nibs.4 large bananas, 4 large eggs, 1 cup almond flour, ¼ cup cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons vanilla, Optional: 1 teaspoon espresso powder, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon sea salt, 1 cup chopped, 1 cup dark chocolate chips, Optional: ¼ cup cacao nibs
- Divide the batter between the 12 muffin liners, filling each to the very top. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes in the tin, then remove them and let them finish cooling on a cooling rack.
Kristen, I am so excited to try your Paleo healthy muffin recipes (all of them). I’ve noticed there aren’t any units of measurement for bananas, only reference to ‘large’ in some recipes. When I buy bananas, I think I’m getting ‘large’ until I ask my husband to buy some and then realize mine were very small ‘large’ bananas. Do you have an approximate amount (i.e cup) that a ‘large’ banana should render? Thank you for the wonderful recipes.
To be totally honest, I’ve never measured them. What I can tell you is that all of the paleo muffin recipes on this blog are very flexible. They’re not like regular baking where everything has to be exact. I often wing it based on what I have on hand and they always turn out great. 🙂
Oh my, must try these as well. Looks so yummy!
They are so good!
DO you have the macro counts for these by chance? Ty !
I’ve just added the nutritional information to the recipe for you. 🙂
I just made these. I did not have the espresso powder or cacao nibs available, so I skipped those. I also did not have the right kind of choc chips, so I used regular semi-sweet chips. I used my new 6 count large sized muffin tin. The amount was just right to make the 6. They baked up just fine – about 27 minutes. (I probably could have gone 1-2 minutes longer, but did not want to over bake.) They are delicious! So thank you for this recipe. The only thing I was wanting more of was chocolate flavor. I am really only tasting banana. I wonder if there is something else I could sub for the banana. I liked this recipe because it has zero processed sugar, which I am TRYING to stay away from. 🙂 Any suggestions for a different binder/sweetener?
Thank you!!
If you’re looking for a banana free version, I’ve recently made these: https://www.theendlessmeal.com/chocolate-almond-flour-protein-muffins/ 🙂
Hi Kristen!
The instructions say to melt the coconut oil, but not when to add it. Can you clarify? This looks great, I can’t wait to try them!
Thanks!
You’re right! I missed letting you know when to add the coconut oil You put it in the bowl with the bananas. I’ve updated the recipe now so you’ll see it in there. 🙂
Wow this really looks awesome dish. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Thank you!
Mmmmmm…..yum. This looks totally amazing. I’m just starring at the screen looking at how delicious they look. My boys would devour them quickly.
I love it! Thank you so much, Nikita. They really are delicious. 🙂
Should the muffins be ripe? Like with banana bread?
Do you mean the bananas? The bananas I usually use are ripe enough to eat, but not the super brown ones you’d use in banana bread. If you have very ripe bananas they would still work, though!
Thanks! And yes I meant bananas haha
Also, they turned out amazing! I was hosting a dinner at my house and no one could put them down!!! Always feels good when that happens.
Awesome!! And so funny about the autocorrect!!
Kristen i love your food. you are providing easy recipe for follow. Let me try to make your food.
Aww thank you so much! You totally made my day. 🙂
I’ve been wanting to make these forever! My hubs is a huge banana muffin fan! I’m bookmarking them for the weekend. It’s actually been way too long since I’ve made it.
Awesome! I hope you guys love them as much as we do here. 🙂
These muffins look amazing! I would love to make a version of this that would be nut free. As my youngest has a severe tree nut allergy. Can you point me towards some nut free recipes or provide an alternative ingredient?
I’m about 99% sure that you will be able to substitute coconut flour for the almond flour. I have another muffin recipe -https://www.theendlessmeal.com/coconut-almond-paleo-breakfast-muffins/ – that this one is based off of and my sister swears to me that she can sub coconut flour for the almond flour in that one and it tastes exactly the same. Should work in this one, too. 🙂
I hope that helps!
It;s such a bliss to have a good sister to share everything with – even the nicest chocolate muffin recipe 🙂
It really is, isn’t it? Sisters are the best. 🙂
If I’m not making a weekly quick bread, it’s because I’m making muffins instead! Haha! So fun to bake…who doesn’t love a wonderful homemade muffin?!
I know, right?! Ever since I realized I could make muffins that are healthy they’ve become a staple in my kitchen. Love them!