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Healthy chocolate chip muffins with walnuts are always a family favorite and delicious treat to have around the house.

The best healthy muffin recipes make a great afternoon treat, quick breakfast and school snack for the kids.

But sometimes it’s difficult to know what ingredients are considered healthy or clean when making homemade chocolate chip muffins. With any dessert type food you always want to enjoy in moderation, and this easy chocolate chip muffin recipe will help you do just that.  

When baking these chocolate chip walnut muffins I like to make sure that I have everything I need before getting started. If you are the same way, then you need to check out my healthy cooking essentials for gluten free baking.

Ingredients to Make Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins with Walnuts 

To make these delicious healthy muffins you will need a few simple ingredients. Many of these items are commonly used in gluten free baking, and might already be in your pantry. If not, then you can easily grab them at your local grocery store or online.

• 1 cup almond flour
• 3/4 cup coconut palm sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 Tbsp molasses
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

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You will also need a muffin pan, and muffin liners. Parchment paper muffin liners make baking so easy. As the muffins cool the paper liners often separate from the muffins so you don’t have to every worry about the liners sticking to your baked goods. You can find these paper liners online here: paper liners.

These healthy chocolate chip walnut muffins are actually gluten-free and refined sugar-free making them virtually guilt free. Some days I snack on raw nuts, while other days I really want something sweet. Along with all of my delicious smoothie recipes, there are always healthy energy balls, and/or muffins in my grab and go stash of snacks.

How to Make Walnut Chocolate Chip Muffins

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Then combine the almond flour and coconut sugar in a large bowl.

Next, add the eggs and coconut oil to the bowl.

Add the molasses. Molasses adds a deep robust carmelized flavor to these chocolate walnut muffins.

Then add the baking powder, and stir to combine the ingredients.

Next, add the chopped walnuts. I usually have whole walnuts in the house, so I measure out how much I need, then place them in a Ziploc bag and smash the nuts with the bottom of a glass to chop them up.

Fold in the dark chocolate chip. I love using these dairy free dark cacao chips. They are 85% cacao and not very sweet. They add just the right amount of chocolate without all the sugar.

Bake Healthy Chocolate Chip and Walnut Muffins

First, line a muffin pan with paper liners. Then spoon or scoop equal portions of the muffin batter into the muffin cups.

Bake in the preheated oven for 21-23 minutes until the muffins get slightly golden brown, and pass the toothpick test.

Remove the homemade muffins from the oven when done. Make sure not to overcook them, the molasses can start to burn if cooked too long.

Transfer the healthy chocolate chip muffins to a wire rack to cool.

Healthy Chocolate Chip Muffins with Walnuts 

Enjoy your tasty muffins with your morning coffee or tea, or send a few to school with the kids for a snack.

We normally leave these in an air tight container for up to 3 days. If there are still any left after that we transfer to the fridge for a few more days. But they usually don’t last very long in our house.

For longer storage these healthy chocolate chip walnut muffins are freezer friendly too.

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