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April 22, 2021

Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor

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It’s everyday chocolate muffins…with a crazy twist! These CAULIFLOWER chocolate muffins are fudgy and moist, incredibly rich and surprisingly filling. It’s the coconut flour and almond butter that really amps up the fiber in these chocolatey bites! These muffins taste even better the day after they’ve been made. A perfect make-ahead breakfast treat everyone in the family will enjoy~

Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor - Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

This is one crazy chocolate muffin recipe you should keep in your recipe arsenal. Why you’ll love this recipe:

  • it’s gluten-free, wheat-free
  • paleo
  • low carb
  • CHOCOLATEY!
  • and also dairy-free

It just happens to have cauliflower inside. But no one has to know, or find out 🙂

What You'll Find in this Post:
1. Ingredients Used to Make These Delicious Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins
2. For the Add-Ins, I used:
3. Recipes that Also Use Cauliflower
4. Step by Step
5. Recipe Variations and Optional Add Ins for Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins
6. How to Make this Even Healthier
7. What are some ways you can eat these Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins
8. How to Store
9. Final Tips
10. You Might Also Like these Chocolate Recipes
11. Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients Used to Make These Delicious Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

**I’ve linked some of these ingredients to amazon.com to give you an idea of what they are, but you should also be able to find them in your local grocery store (usually, the natural & organic food section). They are also affiliate links, which means that I earn a commission as an Amazon Associate if you decide to purchase the items. The price will be the same for you, link or no link 🙂

  • Coconut flour – Coconut flour does not substitute well, and I can’t recommend swapping coconut flour with other ingredients unless you absolutely had to (2 Tbsp coconut flour = ½ cup almond flour). Unfortunately, you probably won’t get the same texture or mouthfeel as the original recipe.
  • Almond Butter – like this one. You can also use other natural nut butters like pecan butter, walnut butter, cashew butter, mixed nut butter, or even seed butter like sunflower. So many choices!
  • Cocoa Powder – regular cocoa powder or dark
  • Cauliflower – I used frozen cauliflower rice. You can also use fresh, chopped. It doesn’t really matter since they’ll all be blended in the food processor.
  • Eggs – I used regular large eggs. I haven’t tried using egg replacements like flax or chia yet, so you might not get the same results if you decide to substitute.
  • Salt – Pink Himalayan salt is what I have at home, so it’s what I use, but you can use any kind for this recipe.
  • Coconut Sugar – You can use any granulated sugar of your choice, but coconut, date and maple sugars are less processed sugars I would recommend. Honey and maple syrup should also work, too. For keto options, you could also use monk fruit sweetener or stevia (but be sure to convert according to package instructions since stevia amounts differ by brand).
  • Olive Oil – I used thisl, but if you don’t have olive oil, you can use coconut oil, or avocado oil here if you’d like.

For the Add-Ins, I used:

  • Chocolate Chips – you can use any chocolate chips in this recipe. I like this lower sugar, stevia-sweetened brand
Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor - Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins
Lower Sugar Chocolate Chips

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Step by Step

How to make Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

STEP 1

Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor

Blend all the ingredients in the food processor

STEP 2

Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor

blend until smooth

STEP 3

Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor - Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

FIll muffin cups 3/4th full

STEP 4

Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor - Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

Bake!

Recipe Variations and Optional Add Ins for Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

  • Do you like Coffee or mocha? Add either a teaspoon of coffee extract or espresso powder.
  • Add a variety of natural flavoring / extracts to keep this muffin interesting. Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract (I didn’t feel like it was essential so I left it out in this recipe), or other flavorings or extracts, such as caramel flavoring, hazelnut extract or almond extract.
  • Feel free to experiment on using different nut butter. Instead of almond butter you can also use pecan butter, walnut butter, cashew butter, mixed nut butter, or seed butter like sunflower or pumpkin seed butter.
  • You can also bake this in a cake pan instead of a muffin pan. Just increase the baking time to 40-50 minutes.
what other flavor variations can you think of?

How to Make this Even Healthier

  • Make this even healthier by adding a handful of nuts, seeds and old-fashioned oats to add texture and nutrition.
  • Want to increase fiber? Add a Tablespoon of ground flaxseed
  • You can also reduce the sugar by half (to make this less sweet), or substitute the sugar with a sugar-free substitute.
Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor - Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins
Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor - Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

What are some ways you can eat these Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

  • Plain, since it’s still delicious without frosting
  • Frosted with my 2-Ingredient Almond Butter Frosting , or this Healthy Powdered Peanut Butter Chocolate Frosting
  • Dusted with powdered sugar or sugar-free powdered sugar. Just make sure you use a sieve to sift the sugar on top!
  • Potted! See below
Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor - Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

How to Store

  • You can store these Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins covered at room temperature for up to 24 hours. For longer storage, you can place them in a plastic freezer bag or airtight container, then in the fridge for up to 7 days, or freeze up to 4 months.

Final Tips

  • Be sure to line your pan with muffin paper! The muffin is really tender so the parchment paper helps you to take the muffins out of the pan with minimal mess.
  • Baking time (as well as serving size) will vary based on the size of your muffin pan, as well as the material (silicone vs aluminum vs non-stick) of the pan. Bake until the top of the muffins are cooked through, or until a toothpick comes out clean/dry when poked into the middle.

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Paleo Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins Made in the Food Processor

Cauliflower Chocolate Muffins

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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 172 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cup cauliflower rice (about 240 grams)
  • 2 large large eggs
  • 3/4 c cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar of choice*
  • 1/2 cup light olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp almond butter
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips optional

Instructions
 

  • Line 11-12 cups of a standard muffin tin with paper liners, and preheat the oven to 350F, and preheat the oven to 350F
  • In a food processor or high powered blender, blend all the ingredients except the chocolate chips
  • Divide the batter into muffin cups. Bake for 30 minutes or so until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from pan, let cool and enjoy! These actually taste better the day after they've been made.

Notes

*You can use any granulated or liquid sweetener of your choice, but honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, date sugar and maple sugars are the less processed, naturally derived options. For the lower calorie, reduced carb option reflected in the nutrition facts, use sugar-free sweeteners such as monkfruit sweetener or stevia (just be sure to convert according to package instructions). 

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 193mgPotassium: 183mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 45IUVitamin C: 11mgVitamin D: 1µgCalcium: 65mgIron: 2mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 8g
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