Healthy whole wheat chocolate chip muffins

I love to bake little muffins as a treat for myself. These whole wheat chocolate chip muffins are one of my favorites! They do have some sugar with the added honey (and chocolate of course), but overall are pretty healthy.

Healthy or not?

At first glance, chocolate chip muffins sound like a recipe that can’t possibly be healthy. I’m not saying that these whole wheat chocolate chip muffins are the most healthy muffins out there, but using a whole grain batter as the base makes them much more nutritious.

Whole wheat flour fills you up quicker and keeps you fuller for longer. As a result, you are less likely to reach for a second muffin after the first. In terms of taste they are still absolutely delicious so using whole wheat flour is simply a way to make them a little better for you.

To make them even more healthy, you could switch the milk chocolate chips to (sugar free) dark chocolate. And the honey could be substituted with another sweetener.

Do you prefer to make muffins without whole grain flour? Try these vanilla muffins or these delicious apple cinnamon muffins.

Whole wheat muffins

Have you ever made whole grain muffins? I’ve got the hang of them now and can’t get enough. Maybe I should also try to make a recipe for whole wheat cupcakes, but for now you can start with these whole wheat chocolate chip muffins.

There is much less sugar in these muffins and the only sweetness comes from the chocolate and the honey. No refined sugar is added to the muffin batter.

Not sure what the difference is between muffins and cupcakes?

What you need for making these muffins

• whole wheat flour – while the taste will be different you can substitute with all purpose flour or use half/half
• almond flour
• baking powder
• egg
• whole milk
• sunflower oil – or use a mild olive oil or coconut oil
• dark chocolate chips – or a bar of chocolate, chopped in little pieces
• vanilla extract
• honey

Other than those ingredients you will need a muffin tin to make these healthy chocolate muffins. You don’t really need a food processor for this recipe as the mixing of the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients is super easy and doesn’t require long mixing.

You first mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix the wet ones in another bowl. Combine the two together and you’re done.

Divide the batter over the muffin pan (lined with paper liners) and bake in the oven in around 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Place them on a wire rack to cool completely

Variations

Now if you want to make some variations or go for a dairy free muffin you can replace the whole milk with a plant based alternative.

If you want you can replace the honey for coconut sugar or brown sugar as the amount is not that big and it should be possible without too much trouble with the batter. Keep in mind that I have not tested the recipe with the coconut sugar. But maple syrup should be an easy swap.

I find that these delicious healthy chocolate chip muffins make for easy healthy snacks. Perfect for a lunch break or snack in between meals.

I like to freeze them in single pieces in a ziplock bag so I always have a perfect snack ready to go.

Some more delicious muffins!

• Apple sauce muffins
• Apple cinnamon muffins
• Pumpkin muffins
• Banana oatmeal muffins