Low Calorie Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffins Recipe
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1-3/4 cup old fashioned oats
3 egg whites
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or regular plain low fat yogurt)
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar (or 1-1/2 tablespoons vinegar)
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
1 cup sugar substitute (like Splenda granular) OR 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Stevia
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake liners, or spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a blender (or food processor), mix all of the ingredients together, except for the chocolate chips. Blend until oats are ground and mixture is smooth.
Place mixture in a bowl and gently stir in 1/4 cup of chocolate chips (set the rest aside). Scoop mixture into prepared muffin pans.
Place muffins tins in the oven for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove muffins from the oven (but don’t shut oven off), and distribute the other half (1/4 cup) of the chocolate chips on top of each muffin.*
Place the muffins back into the oven and bake for an additional 2-5 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. *Note, you could skip this step by putting all of the chips in the batter, and baking the muffins for 12-15 min straight, but this method gives the muffins the traditional ‘VitaTop Muffin’ look with the chocolate chips on top!Cool muffins before removing from pan.
(Recipe from Healthy is Always Better)
I can’t wait to try this. I love baking, but always try to find a way to make it healthier.
I think I need a couple of these right now!
Would a cup of plain sugar be fine too? (obviously it would up the calories) I’ve yet to find an artificial sweetener that doesn’t give me a migraine, but otherwise these look awesome!
I think that would work just fine!
Sounds great and oh so tempting…if only I wasn’t allergic to yogurt.
For big size muffins? That is wonderful! All the recipes for low cal ones are always with small muffins. So this is awesome! Thanks!
YUM! Cannot wait to make these!!
I can’t stop at just one chocolate treat either:-) Love that these have so few calories in them!!! Yay for chocolate being healthy!!!
Just pinned! I can’t wait to make these!
That looks really yummy. I can’t wait to try this!
I tried these and they did not rise?
Did you ever figure out why? Same thing just happened to me…
And me!
Same here!
same here i was not very happy with they way they came out
Definitely making these! I can never control my sweet tooth. And I’m trying desperately to limit my calorie intake…They look delicious. what sugar substitute do you use?
Hi Megan! I used Splenda. Hope you like them!
ok, now I went back to look at the recipe and see that in parentheses… I feel a little foolish. Thanks for answering anyway!
Any idea if these freeze well?
Hi Brooke!
I actually put our leftovers in a large Ziploc freezer bag and they were great! We would microwave them for a few seconds when we took them out and they tasted just as great as they did fresh!
Hi there. I just took my muffins out of the oven, but they don’t look anything like yours. I followed all the ingredients and directions exactly. The ‘muffins’ turned out like failed brownies (or something like that?) and it wouldn’t cook through so I kept leaving it in the oven for 5 more minutes… and another 5.. and another 5 etc till I gave up
I wonder what went wrong. I kept checking the ingredients and directions again and again, but couldn’t find my mistake.
Hi!
I am so sorry they didn’t turn out. I am not sure what went wrong. If you followed the directions, it may have something to do with elevation? Sorry I’m not more help!
i just made these and they did not rise at all.. i dont see how they could look like the pic unless you put three servings in the muffin cup.. my husband like the taste they have a very strong dark chocolate taste so if you dont like dark chocolate you wont like them. i was really hoping these would be a good chocolate choice for me.
I made these with the amount of stevia listed in the recipe and they were terrible. You do not need that much stevia at all. I’d say just make them to taste with the stevia.
These did not work for me either Seems any of these recipes where you have no flour do not work right.
I made these today and tried just a tiny part of one, and I enjoyed it! I will eat one of these tomorrow for my afternoon snack for sure!! Thanks
how much do the ground oats turn to?
Ground the oats until smooth, no chunks.
Yup, I would do the dry ingredients first in then blend/process until fine like flour. This way, it wouldn’t be too overmixed with the wet stuff while trying to break up the oats. Perhaps that is why it did not rise at all for some of you? Just an idea.
I made half regular size (12) and the other half mini-muffins (24) and they all rose to the top and a little beyond with no problems. My picky niece and boyfriend actually liked it. She admitted it was different but still gobbled it up nonetheless.
Thank you soo much! So delicious.
Are they one or two points plus per muffin? I couldn’t find the nutritional value, but I know you said the calories were 58
Just click on the “Magic” button under the picture and then click on “Nutrition”. When you scroll down you’ll see the weight watcher points and points plus. -The Six Sisters
Mentioned these in my blog! Made ‘em, and fell in love, thank you so much!
XO,
Chloe
http://wellaccordingtochloe.blogspot.com/
I have made these two or three times per month for probably a year now, and this is one of my family’s favorites. I use milk instead of water and only 1/2 cup of splenda. I always mix up the oats in the food processor before I add the other ingredients, and I think this helps them to rise better. I have recently realized that it works super well to use almond flour instead of oat flour, and the almond flour makes them lower carb and taste even better!