Cocoa Nib Breakfast Muffins (Gluten-Free)

These are soft and chewy little muffins with plenty of delicious chocolate flavor, but they are packed full of good for you ingredients. These are gluten-free (so long as use gluten-free oats) and only lightly sweetened with coconut palm sugar.

Related: 50+ Healthy Breakfast Ideas

I decided to call them breakfast muffins because they are so good you can totally eat them for breakfast. But I did some experimenting, friends, and it turns out these are delicious in the afternoon, too.

What the heck are cocoa nibs? They are simply crushed pieces of cocao beans (aka where chocolate comes from) once the beans have been harvested and roasted. The texture is like a nut and they taste like dark chocolate—sounds good, right?!

Not only do they taste amazing but they are also super rich in antioxidants. I love them sprinkled on yogurt or thrown into a salad, but they are awesome in baking too.

This is my favorite brand of cocoa nibs—as you know we are big fans of Askinosie Chocolate.

Check out the recipe for these easy gluten-free muffins below. I like these best warm and fresh out of the oven, but I also just quickly rewarmed them in the microwave when I wanted to enjoy them later in the week and that worked well too—just FYI.

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Ingredients

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• ▢ ¾ cups old-fashioned oats
• ▢ ½ cup coconut flour
• ▢ ¼ cup coconut palm sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 cup greek yogurt
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ⅔ cup cocoa nibs
• ▢ 1 oz. dark chocolate (chopped)
• ▢ sea salt

Instructions

• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, coconut flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Then stir in the yogurt, eggs, and vanilla extract. Last, stir in the cocoa nibs.
• Spoon the mixture into a lined standard size muffin pan. Top each with chopped chocolate and a little sea salt.
• Bake at 350°F for 12-14 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

If you want to make these dairy-free, you can swap the Greek yogurt for a dairy-free yogurt.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cocoa Nib Breakfast Muffins

Amount per Serving

Calories

124

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

6

g

9

%

Saturated Fat

 

4

g

25

%

Trans Fat

 

0.004

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

0.3

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Cholesterol

 

28

mg

9

%

Sodium

 

174

mg

8

%

Potassium

 

69

mg

2

%

Carbohydrates

 

12

g

4

%

Fiber

 

3

g

13

%

Sugar

 

4

g

4

%

Protein

 

5

g

10

%

Vitamin A

 

41

IU

1

%

Calcium

 

27

mg

3

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.