Healthy Chocolate Muffins (with veggies!)

Name: Healthy Chocolate Muffins (with veggies!)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large eggs, can sub 2 "flax eggs"; 1 cup (150 g) unsweetened applesauce, or 1 cup mashed overripe banana; 1 cup (96 g) grated carrots; 1 cup (30 g) loosely packed spinach or kale; ¼ cup (59.15 ml) coconut oil, or avocado oil; ¼ cup (59.15 ml) honey, or maple syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar; 1 cup (120 g) einkorn flour, can sub 1:1 gluten free flour mix, if needed; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoons baking powder; ¼ cup (21.5 g) cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup (21.5 g) chocolate chips**, or to taste. If you omit, add a couple table

8 steps

Updated at: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:40:55 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories64.6 kcal (3%)

Total Fat3.1 g (4%)

Carbs8.6 g (3%)

Sugars4.2 g (5%)

Protein1.5 g (3%)

Sodium87.7 mg (4%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

2eggs

large, can sub 2 "flax eggs"

1 cupunsweetened applesauce

or 1 cup mashed overripe banana

1 cupcarrots

grated

1 cupspinach

loosely packed, or kale

¼ cupcoconut oil

or avocado oil

¼ cuphoney

or maple syrup

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

2 teaspoonsapple cider vinegar

1 cupeinkorn flour

can sub 1:1 gluten free flour mix, if needed

1 teaspoonsbaking soda

1 teaspoonsbaking powder

¼ cupcocoa powder

1 teaspoonground cinnamon

¼ teaspoonsalt

¼ cupchocolate chips

or to taste, If you omit, add a couple table

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 ℉ and line a 24-hole mini-muffin tin with liners. Set aside

Step 2

In your blender, combine eggs, banana / applesauce, carrots, spinach/kale, maple syrup/ honey, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.

Step 3

Blend until mixture is smooth.

Step 4

Pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder and cinnamon) with a hand mixer or by hand. Process until just mixed.

Step 5

Finally, fold in chocolate chips

Step 6

Portion batter into prepared muffin tin and top with extra chocolate chips if desired.

Step 7

Bake for 13 minutes in a 350℉ oven or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Step 8

Let cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy and let cool completely before storing leftovers in an air-tight container in fridge for up to 5 days or freezer for up to a month.