I love creating recipes that are delicious AND healthy. This recipe is probably my favorite baked good creation that uses a non-conventional flour, not to mention very little sweetener. Below is my Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe that uses almond flour, coconut sugar, stevia and eggs. Maybe a few more ingredients, but those are the major ones! Simple doesn’t always mean healthy. These muffins, however, are simple AND healthy!
My hope is you enjoy them as much as my family does. Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter below to get more of my recipes. 
TIPS:
- Coconut sugar is not required. These are naturally sweet with ripe bananas and the stevia! The coconut sugar can be used if you’re used to your ‘sweets’ being extra sweet!
- These may be made dairy-free as well by simply replacing the chocolate chips with cocoa nibs, DF chips or using blueberries.
KITCHEN SUPPLIES I LOVE AND USED:
- Kitchen Aid
- Medium Stainless Steal Mixing Bowl
- Spatula
- Stainless Steal Muffin Tin
- Ice cream/ cookie scoop
- Hot Pads
Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups almond flour (made from blanched almonds, not almond meal)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 small extra ripe bananas, equal to 1 cup mashed/pureed
- 2 TBSP coconut sugar
- 10 drops of pure liquid stevia (I use organic drops from Whole Foods)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 TBS avocado oil or organic olive oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate chunks or chips for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and place muffin liners in muffin tin; set aside.
- In medium bowl add almond flour, baking soda and salt.
- In large mixing bowl whisk together mashed banana and sugar (if using). Then whisk in eggs, stevia, oil and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour dry ingredients into large bowl of wet ingredients, using spatula to stir. Then fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared muffin liners, topping with more chocolate chips/chocolate chunks.
- Bake banana bread muffins for 18 minutes uncovered.
- Allow muffins to cool in pan for 15 minutes before lifting muffins out of the tin. ENJOY!
Try out the recipe! If you love it, will you let me know? Tag me on IG or FB and spread the love by sharing it with others! The more we get healthy simple recipes into the hands of those that’ll love them, the more we’re spreading HEALTH and HAPPINESS!
Now, go make these {because} it is definitely going to be something your future self will thank you for!
