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    Healthy Chocolate Beet Muffins (Paleo, Gluten Free)

    Published: Nov 29, 2022 · by Katie

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    These healthy chocolate beet muffins are made with cooked beets, almond butter and eggs and sweetened with coconut sugar. This beet muffin recipe is perfect for breakfast or packing in lunches. They're gluten free, dairy free and paleo friendly.

    top view of chocolate beet muffins on wire cooling rack

    If you're not sure how beets would taste in a muffin, then you MUST try these chocolate beet muffins.

    They're fudgy and rich, with a moist crumb texture and you cannot taste the beets. Honestly, they're like mini chocolate cakes, but without all the excess sugar and with some nutritional value thanks to the beets.

    Why You'll Love these Healthy Chocolate Beet Muffins

    • Paleo friendly - made with real, whole food ingredients
    • Flourless - gluten free and grain free
    • No refined sugar - sweetened with coconut sugar (or granulated monk fruit sweetener for low carb)
    • dairy free - no milk, no butter

    And yes, these beet muffins are kid friendly! All three of my children love these muffins in terms of taste and texture.

    side view of paleo chocolate beet muffins

    Ingredients

    Here's a list of what you'll need to make these paleo beet muffins:

    • cooked beets
    • almond butter
    • eggs
    • avocado oil
    • vanilla extract
    • cocoa powder
    • coconut sugar
    • baking powder
    • baking soda
    • salt
    • dark chocolate chips (optional)

    You can purchase pre-cooked beets for this recipe, or cook your own. To cook your own, wash the beets, cut them into bite-sized pieces and then steam them in a steamer pot until tender. You'll want to let the beets cool to room temperature before making the muffins.

    My goal was to make these flourless chocolate beet muffins, so they contain almond butter. Any other nut or seed butter should work, but almond butter has a very neutral flavor, so I recommend that for best results.

    I sweetened these muffins with coconut sugar. For a low carb option, use a granulated sweetener like monk fruit.

    ingredients in chocolate beet muffins

    How to Make Paleo Chocolate Beet Muffins

    To make these paleo beet muffins, first preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with paper or silicone muffins liners. Please note, silicone liners work better for this recipe. Paper liners stick a little to the muffins until they have been chilled in the fridge.

    Next, add all of the muffin ingredients except the chocolate chips to your food processor or high powered blender. Blend the mixture, stopping a few times to scrape down the sides until the beets are well pureed.

    Add in the chocolate chips and pulse the batter a few times.

    When the batter is ready, scoop it into the lined muffin pan, filling each slot just over half way full. You should get about 10 muffins.

    muffin batter in food processor
    muffin batter in lined muffin tin

    Place the muffins in your preheated oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes.

    After baking, cool the muffins for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack.

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    muffin cut in half

    Storage

    These flourless chocolate beet muffins are best stored in an air-tight container in the fridge, for up to one week.

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    top view of chocolate beet muffins on wire cooling rack

    Healthy Chocolate Beet Muffins (Paleo, Gluten Free)

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    • Author: Katie
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 20 minutes
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: 10 muffins
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    Description

    These healthy chocolate beet muffins are made with cooked beets and sweetened with coconut sugar.  They are flourless, gluten free, dairy free and paleo friendly.


    Ingredients

    Scale
    • 1 cup cooked beets (170g)*
    • ½ cup almond butter
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ½ cup cocoa powder (40g)
    • ¼ cup coconut sugar (40g)
    • 1 tsp baking powder
    • ¼ tsp baking soda
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips (optional)


    Instructions

    1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with paper or silicone muffins liners**

    2. Add all of the muffin ingredients, except the chocolate chips, to your food processor or high powered blender. Blend the mixture, stopping a few times to scrape down the sides until the beets are well pureed.

    3. Add in the chocolate chips and pulse the batter a few times.

    4. Scoop the batter into the lined muffin pan, filling each slot just over half way full. You should get about 10 muffins.

    5. Place the muffins in your preheated oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes.

    6. After baking, cool the muffins for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack


    Notes

    *You can use pre-cooked beets, or steam your own for this recipe.  To steam your own beets, rinse the beets, cut off the stem and then cut the beet into bite-sized pieces.  Place the beets in a steamer pot and steam until tender.  Let the beets cool to room temperature before using.

    **Please note, silicone liners work better for this recipe. Paper liners stick a little to the muffins until they have been chilled in the fridge.

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    Comments

    1. Katie

      February 22, 2023 at 12:40 pm

      My family and I love these beet muffins! Enjoy!

      Reply
    2. Danielle

      September 11, 2023 at 2:56 pm

      These muffins don’t last long around my house. They are so delicious my three year old requested them for her birthday dessert! I’ve made them a few times; one time I slightly over baked and they turned out very dry so just keep a close eye on them.

      Reply
      • Katie

        September 13, 2023 at 10:26 am

        Love that she asked to have them as her birthday dessert - so cute!

        Reply
    3. Morgan R

      March 06, 2024 at 10:14 am

      These were great! Used 137 g beets and it still worked. Didn't stick to the paper liners either, yay! I used monk sugar.

      Reply
      • Katie

        March 06, 2024 at 1:08 pm

        So glad they turned out for you 🙂

        Reply
    4. Susan

      March 10, 2024 at 8:33 pm

      I make these a lot! They always turn out great - texture, flavor, richness. Thank you much. 🙂

      Reply
      • Katie

        March 11, 2024 at 7:38 am

        I'm so glad you enjoy them 🙂

        Reply

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