Coffee complements everything. You can pair it with bagels and bacon or cookies and croissants. It even goes well with butternut squash. Yes, that oblong pumpkin with a sweet orange flesh can jive with Joe. Don’t believe it? This dark chocolate coffee muffin recipe shows you how. After a little mixing and a lot of love, your mug will meet its perfect match.
Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Coffee Muffins
Servings 14
Calories 196 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup full-fat milk
- 1/2 cup cooked butternut squash
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup cacao powder
- 1/4 cup instant coffee
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips optional
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 14 silicone cupcake liners in cupcake pans and set aside. Note: you can also use paper cupcake liners or coat the pan with a non-stick oil spray.
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and butternut squash until smooth.
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In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients through salt.
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Add wet ingredients to dry mixture. Stir until well-combined.
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Fold in chocolate chips, if using.
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Spoon batter into muffin wells, filling about 2/3 full. Top with more chocolate chips (because why not?).
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Bake 15 – 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Let muffins cool about 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes
- Whole cow’s milk was used to make this recipe. However, full-fat milk alternatives would work as well. Consider almond, cashew, coconut or oat milks.
- You can substitute cooked butternut squash with cooked sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup melted grass-fed butter or 1/2 cup melted coconut oil.
- Use canned butternut squash for quicker muffin prep.
- You can substitute tapioca flour with coconut flour or oat flour. If you don’t need a gluten-free recipe, you can use 1/3 cup whole wheat flour.
- For a sweeter chocolate flavor, chop a dark chocolate bar into small pieces and mix it into the muffin batter
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Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Coffee Muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196
Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Cholesterol 25mg8%
Sodium 143mg6%
Potassium 234mg7%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 594IU12%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 67mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.