These fluffy, sweet gluten-free chocolate chip muffins are great for an easy-to-grab anytime snack. They’re super tender with chunks of semi-sweet chocolate dotting every bite! Feel free to print or pin this recipe for easy reference while making this recipe or shopping for ingredients.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Rest time30 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15muffins
Calories: 297kcal
Author: Heidi Hecht
Ingredients
280gramsgluten-free flour mix,about 2 ½ cups
80gramsalmond flour,about ¾ cup
150gramsbrown sugar,about 2/3 cup
2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonxanthan gum
¼teaspoonsalt
9Tablespoonsdairy-free butter,softened
4.5ouncesalmond milk,about 2/3 cup
140gramsdairy-free sour cream,about 2/3 cup
2eggs
1 ½teaspoonspure vanilla extract
1teaspoonapple cider vinegar
1cupdairy-free chocolate chips or chocolate chunks,semi-sweet
Extra chocolate chunks for the tops
Instructions
Add the gluten-free flour mix, almond flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, and salt to the bowl of the stand mixer. Mix with the paddle attachment for 30 seconds until combined.
Add the softened butter and mix for 45 seconds, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl, until the mixture looks crumbly.
In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together the almond milk, sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract, and apple cider vinegar until evenly combined.
With the mixer on low, slowly add the wet ingredient mixture to the dry ingredients until lightly combined
Scrape down the bowl and turn the speed up to medium. Mix for 2 minutes.
Lightly fold in the chocolate chips or chunks until evenly distributed through the batter.
Set batter aside to rest for 30 minutes. This lets the flour absorb moisture more completely, so the muffins don’t dry out too much during baking. The baking powder and baking soda can also begin forming the carbon dioxide bubbles that give the muffins a fluffier texture.
While the batter is resting, preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius). Spray the insides of all 12 cups of one muffin tin and 3 cups of a second muffin tin with cooking spray.
When the muffin batter has finished resting, begin portioning it into the 15 prepared muffin cups. The muffin batter should be roughly evenly distributed between the cups. Lightly sprinkle extra chocolate chips over the top of the muffins, lightly pressing them into the batter.
Bake muffins for 20-22 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Cool the muffins for about 10 minutes in the muffin tins, then transfer them to the cooling racks to finish cooling. This gives the muffin centers time to finish setting.
You can eat the muffins right away or store them in an airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to 3 days.