{"id":5293,"date":"2020-10-01T22:14:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T22:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/?p=5293"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:53:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:53:12","slug":"double-chocolate-pumpkin-oat-muffins-gluten-free-dairy-free-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/double-chocolate-pumpkin-oat-muffins-gluten-free-dairy-free-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Chocolate Pumpkin Oat Muffins (gluten-free, dairy-free option)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re looking for a healthy, chocolate-filled, Fall breakfast, this is it! These Double Chocolate Pumpkin Oat Muffins are thick, soft, made with plenty of chocolate and a touch of pumpkin spice. They’re also made with oat flour, pumpkin puree, and lightly sweetened with applesauce and sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do chocolate and pumpkin go together?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I mean… Pumpkin chocolate chip is a killer combo.<\/strong> It’s popular too, and well-loved. But, have you ever had something that’s double chocolate AND pumpkin<\/em>?<\/strong> Get ready to fall in love with these!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chocolate muffins can easily turn out dry and crumbly. By adding pumpkin puree, you have soft, thick and fluffy muffins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These Double Chocolate Pumpkin Oat Muffins are made with healthy ingredients like oat flour, applesauce, and pumpkin<\/strong>. They’re made with only 1\/4 cup of butter and 1\/2 cup of sugar<\/strong> too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for a healthier, yet chocolate-filled muffin<\/strong>, these are it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading for a few more tips about making these muffins and different ingredients you could use in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, let’s chat about oat flour.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I know not everyone who is gluten-free can tolerate oats. I also know that some people avoid oat flour<\/a> based muffins because they can easily turn out crumbly, if made with the wrong oat flour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To start, these muffins can be made with regular flour or an all purpose gluten-free flour <\/strong>instead. I do not recommend any other types of flours, as they all behave differently (i.e. almond flour, coconut flour, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the pumpkin puree give these muffins extra structure and hold<\/strong>. The oat flour holds incredibly well in this muffin recipe. They only crumble as much as any other muffin would! But – be sure to use finely ground oat flour. I recommend store bought, unless you have a high powered blender that can get your oats ground very fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, let’s talk about mixing your dry ingredients together. You’ll want to add them to your wet ingredients through a fine mesh strainer<\/a>.<\/strong> This will eliminate any cocoa powder clumps<\/strong>. Which means, your muffins won’t have random chalky cocoa powder chunks in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t have a fine mesh strainer, <\/strong>be sure to whisk your dry ingredients together well. You can also try and break up the cocoa powder clumps with a fork or spoon, if you find any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s talk about some different muffin ingredients now!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

First, you could omit the pumpkin spice seasoning <\/strong>if you prefer. These muffins won’t necessarily scream pumpkin without it. If you simply want a healthy chocolate muffin recipe, they work great for that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t have applesauce<\/strong> (sweetened or unsweetened), feel free to use mashed banana in it’s place. Ultimately, more sugar would work as well too if you want an extra sweet muffin. I do not recommend trying to reduce the 1\/2 cup of sugar in these muffins, or they will not be sweet enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To these Double Chocolate Pumpkin Oat Muffins you could also add another 1\/2 cup of pecans, walnuts, or shredded coconut<\/strong>. You could use different baking chips<\/strong> (cinnamon, peanut butter, dark chocolate, etc.). If you like chocolate and cinnamon sugar together, a cinnamon sugar topping<\/a><\/strong> would also be delicious on top!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s just a few suggestions to take these muffins to the next level, if you’d like! I can’t wait to see what you all bake up. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make these muffins gluten-free,<\/strong> be sure to use certified gluten-free oat flour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make these muffins dairy-free,<\/strong> be sure to use coconut oil (or a dairy-free butter alternative) and dairy-free chocolate chips<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A healthy, gluten-free, pumpkin and chocolate muffin recipe<\/strong>?! Sign me up! \ud83d\ude09 I hope I’ve convinced you to make these muffins… trust me, you won’t be sorry! They’re my new favorite Fall muffin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you do make them, be sure to comment below and let me know how it went! <\/em>I look forward to hearing feedback of any kind. Or, take a pic and tag me on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More of my favorite healthy Fall breakfast recipes:<\/strong> gluten-free Pumpkin Oatmeal Bread<\/a>, Apple Cinnamon Oat Muffins<\/a>, Maple Nut Granola<\/a>, and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tServings<\/span>: 12<\/span> servings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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