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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins
There’s nothing better than easy dairy-free and gluten-free Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins! These are perfect for breakfast, snacks, or even dessert! The majority of these muffins are made from chickpeas, pumpkin, and eggs, so you will be covering a wide spectrum of nutrition with protein, fiber, and vitamins. And the best part is, your kids won’t even realize they are eating healthy!
I love making these in the fall when the pumpkins from our garden are coming up. You end up with a lot of purees from just one pumpkin so cooking all the pumpkin recipes is a must! I didn’t include pumpkin spice in this recipe because while I love my pumpkin spice when I’m making up a lot of pumpkin recipes at once, it’s nice to have one dish without pumpkin spice in it. This will give you a nice variety to your fall treats! But if you disagree or just need more pumpkin spice in your life (totally understandable), add a tablespoon of pumpkin spice into the batter and have yourself some chocolate pumpkin spice muffins!
My favorite way to enjoy these is as a dessert with a half tablespoon of almond butter and a little bit of plain yogurt on top. You will not regret it! It is so delicious!! After I told my husband about this trick, he was eating two at a time. They are super filling when served with the extra ingredients and could make for a full meal and not just a dessert.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 12oz can garbanzo beans liquid drained
- 4 dates pitted
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup cocoa
- 5 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven on 350 degrees.
- Add the pumpkin puree, garbanzo beans, and dates to food processor. Blend until fully combined. Do not to blend fully into a soup texture. The muffins will still come out but they may turn out mushy.
- Move mixture from the food processor to a mixer and add all remaining ingredients.
- Mix on low for 30 seconds to combine ingredients. This will prevent the cocoa from exploding all over your kitchen. Then mix on high for one minute.
- Line muffin pan with cupcake liners and pour mixture into muffin pan. These will not rise very much so you can fill almost to the top, leaving a little room in case it rises slightly. Cook for 20 minutes or all the way done through the middle of the muffin.
Notes
- Serve with half a tablespoon of almond butter and a little bit of plain yogurt on top.
- Warm in the oven before serving for added goodness.
- Add chocolate chips to the recipe.
- Add raspberries to the recipe.
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This chocolate muffin got me super interested because of the garbanzo beans. I have not tried any muffins with beans in them so this is definitely going in my recipe file.
This is a very unique recipe, I can’t wait for you to try it!