If you’re looking for a muffin recipe that is quick and easy to make and tastes delicious, then you’ve come to the right place. These chocolate chip muffins are a healthier alternative to the traditional muffin recipes, because it is naturally sweetened with bananas and maple syrup and uses no refined sugars. Its also grain-free and therefore ideal for anyone avoiding gluten or grains.

Years ago, when we first started on our health journey, my son was placed on an elimination diet and couldn’t eat dairy, gluten, eggs or nuts, which meant that we were very limited in baking options. I stumbled on a recipe that was okay and seemed to work, however, over the years we have tweaked it and I think it is just perfect now.

The muffin is very soft and spongy and EEK, can I say MOIST? Lol! If you use little mini muffin trays, they are a perfect size for baby led weaning and toddlers. Last year, the day before moving house, my husband decided to bake these for our three boys. As he went to pop them into the muffin trays, he realised they were packed away in a box somewhere. He decided to scoop spoonfuls of the batter onto a lined baking tray and invented our new household term – “smash muffins”. These were so awesome for our one year old as they were thin and easy to hold.

Can you use substitutes?

Buckwheat Flour

Buckwheat flour isn’t always that easy to come by so I want to point out that there are alternatives. You can substitute buckwheat flour with normal wheat or all-purpose gluten-free flour. The ratio stays exactly the same, however this is not the case for other flours so I would suggest you don’t stray from these recommendations.

Bananas

I am yet to try this with apple puree or pumpkin puree, but I have not done so. If you have, please let me know how you got on.

Maple Syrup

Any liquid sweetener will work just fine for this recipe, including honey, agave syrup or rice malt syrup.

Chocolate Chips

If you’re trying to have something a little healthier, this recipe also works great with raspberries, blueberries, raisins or diced apples.

The Method

This muffin recipe is no different to any other. Simply mix all the dry ingredients together in one bowl, and the wet in another. Combine the two, add in the chocolate chips (or whatever you choose to use), give it a stir and spoon the mixture into a muffin tray. You don’t need to sift, weigh or do anything fancy, just throw it all together, bake and enjoy ????

Please give them a try. I hope you will love them as much as we do!

Sandy xo