Everyone needs a really good keto chocolate muffins recipe in their life and this is mine! These low carb chocolate muffins are extra moist, fluffy and studded with sugar free chocolate chips. A great keto friendly snack that is ready in just 25 minutes.
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These keto muffins! I could eat them for breakfast, lunch AND dinner. In fact, I HAVE probably eaten them at all times of the day by now. They are that good!
When I tell people that I'm following a low carb diet, they often think that I'm missing out. They're so wrong! I'm biting into a super moist, sweet, fluffy, chocolatey muffin right now and it tastes delicious.
In fact, I have proof that these low carb double chocolate muffins taste JUST like "proper" chocolate muffins. Because I served them to my carb-loving teenagers and they asked for seconds!
Carbs in chocolate muffins
Regular chocolate muffins often contain more than 60 grams of carbs. It's the mix of wheat flour and the sugar that make them one of the worst food choices you can make.
By replacing the wheat with almond flour and the sugar with a low carb sweetener, these keto chocolate muffins come in at just 4.3g net carbs each!
Keto chocolate chip muffins ingredients
Let's take a look at our ingredients!
Almond flour and coconut flour - these two make a great pair in low carb baking. I'm using what we here in the UK call ground almonds - it's regular blanched almond flour. It's gluten free and low carb - and very nutritious. Read more here.
Cocoa powder - you can use unsweetened cocoa or cacao powder. Both taste great, although I find that cocoa powder has a deeper chocolate flavour as it's roasted.
Eggs
Melted butter (not in the pic - I left it on the table!!)
Yoghurt - my secret ingredient. It helps with the rise and gives the muffins a nice mild tang which complements the bitterness of cocoa perfectly.
Almond milk - make sure it's unsweetened. My favourite brand is Plenish. I use it as a milk replacement in everything, from smoothies to my latte!
Baking powder
Vanilla extract
Sweetener - I used a granulated erythritol / monk fruit blend. But any sweetener will work, from pure erythritol to xylitol to allulose or even stevia.
Allulose would make these keto muffins even softer. It is great in keto baking, but as it's still pricey here in the UK I currently only use it in my caramel and in homemade sugar free chocolate.
Sugar free chocolate chips - I used Lily's sugar free chocolate chips. You can also make your own sugar free chocolate chips or simply chop some quality dark chocolate such as Lindt (use 85%-90% cocoa solids).
How to make keto chocolate muffins
First, blend the eggs for a few minutes until they are frothy and have increased in volume. By beating plenty of air into the eggs, you'll get a lighter muffin texture.
Next, add the wet ingredients - yoghurt, melted butter, almond milk and vanilla extract. Blend.
Last, add all dry ingredients excluding the chocolate chips: almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, erythritol or your low carb sweetener of choice and cocoa powder. Mix briefly until everything is well-combined.
Now stir in the sugar free chocolate chips, holding a few back to decorate...
...and fill the batter into a muffin pan lined with paper cups. Scatter the remaining chocolate chips on top.
I used 2 heaped tablespoons of batter per muffin.
Bake for about 22-25 minutes or until the muffins have risen nicely and are starting to crack on top.
Recipe variations
To make a dairy free version of these muffins, replace the yogurt with coconut yoghurt or coconut cream and use coconut oil instead of the butter.
Don't like or can't have almond flour? Try a mix of sesame flour and sunflower seed flour. I grind these myself from the seeds and use them as a 1:1 replacement.
Love peanut butter? Try adding a dollop of peanut butter into the centre of each muffin before baking!
How to store low carb chocolate muffins
Store in a closed container in the fridge for up to 5 days or at room temperature for 2-3 days.
Suitable for freezing (up to 3 months). I like to make a double batch and freeze any leftovers. It's great to have a nutritious sweet treat at the ready when I'm feeling peckish!
More keto muffins to try
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Sugar Free Keto Chocolate Muffins
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Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup yoghurt 63g
- ¼ cup butter melted (57g)
- ⅓ cup almond milk 80ml
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups almond flour 125g
- 3 tbsp coconut flour 24g
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup granulated sweetener (So Nourished) 100g
- ½ cup cocoa powder 43g
- ¼ cup sugar free chocolate chips 50g, or chopped dark chocolate 85% cocoa content minimum
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit.
- Blend the eggs for about 2 minutes until they are frothy and have increased in volume.
- Add the wet ingredients - yoghurt, melted butter, vanilla extract and almond milk, and blend.
- Then add the dry ingredients excluding the chocolate chips - almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, erythritol or your low carb sweetener of choice, cacao - and blend until combined.
- Stir through the sugar free chocolate chips, leaving a little aside to press into the top of each muffin.
- Fill the batter into 8 paper muffin cups (or use a silicone muffin tray) and gently press the remaining chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for about 22-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then transfer to a wire wrack to fully cool.
Elena says
Wow!! They look delicious. I'm a keto newbie and I'm trying to find some good dessert recipes to make for my children.
Just a question, If I don't have almond milk can I use coconut milk (the drinking one not the cooking milk)
Thank you!!
Katrin Nürnberger says
Yes, you could use coconut milk for drinking instead of the almond milk.
Cristy says
The muffins taste awesome!
Christina says
I tried several of your recipes and all of them are so good.
I used 1/4 cup erythritol and 1Table spoon of liquid stevia.
This is a keeper.
Thank you.
MONIKA says
Hi, I made them yesterday and they are delicious and there is no difference to sugarfull muffins. I made batter with only 2/3 of ingredients as it was a sample batch. Managed 9 muffins diameter 8cm hight 3cm. I added 5g of cranberries soaked in rum but I squeezed them out before well. I think maybe this is why my muffins didn't rise so well? But texture and taste are so good!
Monika says
And forgot to ask: how heavy is your muffin? I just need this to recalculate the nutritions
Katrin Nürnberger says
It's possible that they rose less because of the added liquid. Sounds delicious though!
Caroline says
Thanks Katrin
Another great recipe! I didn’t have yogurt so I used creme fraiche. I also got 12 muffins. They’re delicious tbh I’d never have guessed they’re made with ground almonds rather than flour.
Katrin Nürnberger says
I must have a huge muffin pan!! Glad you liked the recipe 🙂
Audra Fong says
Hello! Thanks for the recipe. Can I use whipping cream instead of almond milk here?
Katrin Nürnberger says
You could try, but you'd be adding a lot more fat. This may make the texture richer and maybe less fluffy.
Grace Gerry says
This amount made 12 muffins for me. They have a strong chocolate taste so I’m guessing they are quite filling.
Kate says
Look delicious. Can you replace the yogurt with anything different? Maybe sour cream?I don’t have any yogurt And I want to try them now! Thanks
Katrin Nürnberger says
I think sour cream would probably work just as well.
Maryanne says
What yougart do you use. Is it greek or ordinary plain yogurt.
Love your recipes.
Katrin Nürnberger says
I used plain full fat yoghurt. But Greek would work just as well.
Debbie says
Glad i came across this site. My husband has type 2 diabetes but loves his sweet treats
Have tried a few recipes and loves them.
Cooked the chocolate chip muffins tonight and they look good. Waiting to cool down so I can share with a cuppa.
Learning about flours and kept cooking so thank you. His levels have reduced to 9....... so happy but we can reduce this further
Katrin Nürnberger says
I'm so happy you're enjoying the recipes!