Gluten-Free Chocolate Muffins with Mint Chips

This gluten-free chocolate muffin recipe with mint chips is delicious twist on chocolate muffins and makes a delicious addition to a brunch or fun after school snack.

Is there any better combination of flavors than mint and chocolate? I think not! We often associate mint treats with Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day because of the green color of the mint chips. I think it is ridiculous to limit mint chips to recipes only a couple months out of the years, so when mint chips are readily available at the stores over the holidays, I stock up!  The shelf life of baking chips is usually is usually 6 months to a year, so I can enjoy mint flavored treats year round if I buy extras at the holidays.

I don’t really consider this Gluten-Free Chocolate Muffins Recipe with Mint Chips a breakfast food. They make a delicious afternoon snack or after dinner dessert! However, we will be enjoying these gluten-free chocolate mint muffins for breakfast on St. Patrick’s Day as a special treat. Because green mint chips is a perfect excuse to eat these decadent muffins for breakfast on St. Patty’s Day!

This muffin recipe is my contribution  to March Muffin Madness hosted by Shirley at Gluten Free Easily and will run through Tuesday April 5. There will be 22 bloggers participating in MMM, so that means 22 delicious gluten-free muffin recipes. Plus there will be daily giveaway prizes and an overall giveaway throughout the event with prizes, including a very special grand prize, awarded at the end.

Enter the grand prize giveaway via Rafflecopter below. The giveaway is hosted by Shirley of Gluten Free Easily and includes ( affiliate links used):  ½ gallon of Hidden Springs Vermont organic maple syrup, USA Bakeware 12-cup muffin pan, Kettle & Fire bone broth (thanks to the folks at Kettle & Fire!), 5-lb bag of Honeyville almond flour, Cuisinart ice cream maker, Paderno World Cuisine vegetable slicer/spiralizer, Crockpot casserole slow cooker, Instant Pot pressure cooker, and, finally—you’re going to love this grand prize sponsored by Blendtec!—Blendtec Designer 625 with Wildside+ jar and Twister jar. So be sure to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post!

Gluten-Free Chocolate Muffins Recipe with Mint Chips

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup brown rice flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1/4 cup potato starch
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup mint flavored chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Heat water to boiling. Stir the cocoa powder into the hot water and let sit while you are mixing the other ingredients.
3. In a medium bowl, combine brown rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, xathan gum, baking powder, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt.
4. Add cocoa mixture, oil, vanilla, and egg. Mix well.
5. Stir in mint chips.
6. Divide the batter between 12 – 16 muffin cups.
7. Bake at 400 degrees for 17 – 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Muffins with Mint Chips

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Author: Alea

Recipe type: Breakfast

Serves: 18

Ingredients

• ¾ cup brown rice flour
• ½ cup tapioca flour
• ¼ cup potato starch
• 1¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ⅓ cup oil
• 1½ teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup mint flavored chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Heat water to boiling. Stir the cocoa powder into the hot water and let sit while you are mixing the other ingredients.
3. In a medium bowl, combine brown rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, xathan gum, baking powder, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt.
4. Add cocoa mixture, oil, vanilla, and egg. Mix well.
5. Stir in mint chips.
6. Divide the batter between 12 - 18 muffin cups.
7. Bake at 400 degrees for 17 - 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

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