Double Chocolate Muffins (low-fat)

Submitted by Chris from Kansas

"These low-fat muffins are so good. They have a great texture and good chocolate flavor, especially considering that they are so much healthier than the regular version. This recipe is from a book called Gloria's Gourmet Low-Fat Muffins."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 12 muffins

ingredients

• Dry ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unbleached white flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup milk chocolate chips

• Wet ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups fat-free buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1 large egg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400.
2. Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
3. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
4. Whisk the wet ingredients in a medium bowl.
5. Pour into the dry mixture.
6. Stir just until mixed.
7. Do not overstir.
8. Spoon the batter into a greased or papered muffin tin.
9. Fill each cup nearly to the top.
10. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
11. Cool the muffins at least 10 minutes before removing from the tin.

Reviews

[LUVMY2BOYS]

I thought these were wonderful! I tried to replace the honey with unsweetened applesauce & compensate for the sweetness by upping the Splenda (which I used to replace the sugar) & it just didn't work! So I made the recipe according to plan & it worked beautifully. I replaced the white flour with whole wheat pastry flour, used low fat buttermilk & 1/2 cup mini choc chips. I got 20 med sized muffins out of this. Perfect to satisfy a choc lover!

 

[Teenagecook]

These were very nice for such a low fat recipe - i had to stop myself eating them cos they're almost guilt free! I didn't have any wholewheat flour so I just used white and I didn't have choc chips so I just left them out - they turned out fine thoughh. They did stick to the paper cups a little however and a very smooth texture.

 

[risd_tree]

This was a great low-fat recipe! My husband had no idea it was a healthier version. I put a couple extra chocolate chips and granulated sugar on the tops of the muffins before putting them in the oven so they looked prettier ;) Yum!

 

[memyselfandi]

I didn't enjoy this recipe as much as I thought I would. It seemed to be missing something. When I topped the muffins with butter, they tasted much better.