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Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe (GF): this easy gluten free pumpkin muffins recipe makes perfectly spiced pumpkin muffins with a beautiful domed top! The best GF pumpkin muffins—made in 1-bowl with healthy, whole ingredients.
As I write this, my kitchen is filled with all the fall scents: pumpkin, maple pecan pumpkin muffins, cinnamon, cloves and… well, irresistible healthy pumpkin pie overnight oats. Something about a new week kicked off with gluten free pumpkin muffins makes me feel like smiling. Make that gluten free pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.
But maybe it’s also because of the trials it took to crack the gluten free vegan pumpkin bread that led to these pumpkin muffins. Ladies, gents, friends, there’s just something about pumpkin baked goods that makes life so much better and tastier. Amiriiiiiight? Anywho, the trials for gluten free pumpkin bread were a real treat. It totally rekindled my love of baking.
Whaaaaaaaa you say? How could Beaming Baker not LOVE baking? Well, sometimes baking doesn’t love Beaming Baker. Side note: now I totally feel sufficiently weird referring to myself in the third person. Ahem.
Back on point, baking can be quite the trial. In fact, it can still lead to a few very unsightly, unlovable and straight up sad-looking temperature tantrums in the kitchen. This may or may not have happened during the trials for my Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Bars and my Healthy Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins (Vegan, Gluten Free). But don’t tell anyone, okay? 😉 Yep, temperature tantrums.
The Long Road to Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins with so much Chocolate!!
I totally just read that last line to Erik and we both looked at each other like, “What the fajitas is a ‘temperature tantrum?'” Then, Erik said, “Is the OVEN getting mad??” But seriously, it probably is. Had enough from the likes of me. It was pushed passed its boiling broiling point.
These temperature tantrums included promises to never bake again (yeah, right), extensive eye-glares at my jars of ground cinnamon and other spices (they know what they did), finger-wagging at my measuring cups (innocent bystanders, let’s be honest), and utter and complete loss of faith in humanity—as it relates to baking, of course.
And when I’m done being dramatic, and chide myself for being so immature and impatient, I actually find that I learned something… whaddya know? Learning. How cute. 😉 Developing the final recipe for gluten free pumpkin bread—which is the basis for this delicious gluten free pumpkin muffins recipe—was no walk in the park. But in the end, it was totally & deliciously worth it.
Woohoo!! Now, allow me to introduce you to my One Bowl Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. Is there really a word in that recipe name that you don’t like?
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The Ultimate Fall Treat: Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
These gluten free pumpkin muffins are SO good, y’all. First of all, you can make them in just ONE bowl. Yep, one. Second of all, they’re perfectly moist and sweet. Just moist enough to taste like cake, and just light enough to still qualify as muffins. And those dollops of vegan chocolate chips… what could honestly be better? There’s hardly a better reason to sneak a few bites of chocolate in the morning than with these gluten free pumpkin muffins… or with these Gluten Free Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.
So whip up a batch of these gluten free pumpkin muffins for your loved ones, your next fall/autumn party, or, really just for you. You’ll simply love these. One bite, and this will instantly become your go-to gluten free pumpkin muffin recipe for years to come.
Recommended Tools for Best Chocolate Chip Gluten Free Pumpkin Muffins
- Parchment Cupcake Liners & Nonstick Muffins Pans – the trick to getting your GF pumpkin muffins to slide right out of their liners & the pan! 😉
- Gluten Free Oat Flour – get the super convenient store-bought GF oat flour, or learn how to make homemade oat flour.
- Coconut Sugar | Coconut Oil | Maple Syrup: all staples of my vegan baking pantry! You’ll find that I use these unrefined, whole ingredients in many of my healthy recipes–easy, right? 🙂
Before you jet off to the kitchen, tell me all about your plans this fall. Are you throwing any super amazing parties? Are you gonna decorate your mantel with leaves, ghoulish-hands and glitter pumpkins? I’m not gonna lie, I’ve already planned out a Halloween treats menu for my fam. 🙂 I can’t wait to hear what you think of this recipe!
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove (or raven… because: Halloween!!!) xo Demeter ❤️
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe (GF, Vegan, Dairy Free)
Equipment
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup 100% pure pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 flax egg, 1 tablespoon ground flax + 3 tablespoons water, whisk together, set for 15 mins
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free oat flour – if using homemade oat flour, make sure it’s finely ground (not coarse)*
- ½ cup almond meal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice**
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Add-in Ingredients
- ¾ to 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
Optional Topping
- 2 tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place cupcake liners in a standard, 12-muffin pan. Set aside.
- Add the wet ingredients to a large bowl: pumpkin, coconut oil, maple syrup, sugar, flax egg, and vanilla. Whisk until well incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients: oat flour, almond meal, baking soda, baking powder, spice and salt. Whisk as long as you can—the batter will be thick. Switch to folding with a rubber spatula until no flour patches remain. Do not add additional liquids—the batter is meant to be very thick. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Using a large scoop, scoop and drop batter evenly into the muffin pan. I use this ice cream scoop to create beautiful domed tops. If not using a scoop, use a rubber spatula to smooth batter into an even layer with a domed top—the batter will bake up very close to how it looks raw. To make large, domed tops, spread batter between 9 muffin cups.
- Bake for 18-25 minutes (on the longer end for larger, fewer muffins). Mine took 22 minutes.
- Allow to cool on a cooling rack for 1 hour, or until completely cool. Enjoy!
Adapted from my One Bowl Gluten Free Vegan Pumpkin Bread Recipe (GF, Dairy-Free).
Vegan Gluten Free Pumpkin Recipes You’ll Enjoy:
Notes
- *If using homemade oat flour, make sure to sift the flour to remove coarse bits of oats that could create grainy muffins.
- **Instead of pumpkin pie spice, you can use: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground cloves, and ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg.
- To Store: cool completely, then store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
- To Transport: use this muffin holder. It's two tiered and holds two batches of muffins!
- To Freeze: Store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month. Allow to thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes, or pop in the microwave for 30 seconds or more.
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Demeter!! You know how to speak to my soul with all this chocolate and pumpkiny goodness. Any fewer chocolate chips atop those beautiful domes would be unacceptable.
Also, I love when I actually learn something from baking, it’s a nice feeling! I’m going to need some of these muffins in my life for breakfasts on the go…which is every day. I won’t lie to us. 🙂 have a great week!!
Jessica!! 😉 You know I love speaking to your soul… with ALL the melty chocolate! Unacceptable: Lolol. Thank you for not lying to us! Heh heh. Have a fantastic week, Jess! 🙂
Oh, girl, I feel ya! You know I’ve had my kitchen disasters too. Can be so frustrating at times! But, when you make something and it turns out good, it’s all worth it 😀 Looking forward to seeing your pumpkin pie recipe! Woo hoo! And these muffins look scrumptious! All things pumpkin, all things Fall for me…and chocolate just adds that little sumthin’ sumthin’. Pinned, of course. Hope your week is going week, my friend!
Those kitchen disasters just increase our stamina in the kitchen, I say! Hahaha. Totally worth it–we just have to hang in there and remember that, instead of darting side-eye glares at the cinnamon. Lolol. Have a great week! Thanks friend! 🙂
You know how I feel about chocolate so I’m already thinking about when I can make these muffins! This weekend??? Extra chocolate too please!
Yes, I do! Especially because we share a VERY important Lifetime Membership to the Chocolate Lovers’ Club. 😉 Yeah! All the extra chocolate for you, Karebear. <3
I bet your house smells fantastic, love those fall spices in the oven. Thanks for this delicious moist muffin recipe. Perfect snacks for work and school lunches. Sharing!
It smells good enough to eat. 😉 That explains a lot actually… hehe. These would be wonderful snacks. Thanks Bobbi! 🙂
These are the most plumpishly perfect pumpkin muffins I ever did see! (Got something to say about that autocorrect? I didn’t think so. Sorry, just had to get sassy with autocorrect…it wanted to fight me on “plumpishly”.) And while I love pumpkin pie and am massively looking forward to yours, pie does not have pockets of gooey melty chocolate nor is it plumpish like a poofy pumpkin muffin. The mini AND big chips were a very good choice, variety is the spice of life after all. Although right now it seems like pumpkin spice is the spice of life…hmmm perhaps it’s both. Anywho, I just might throw a temperature tantrum if I don’t get to taste one of these plumpish pastries soon, so will you send a few my way!? While I wait for the pie 🙂 P.S. It’s cool if you and baking sometimes don’t get along because you always have the beaming part covered!☀︎ xo
You stick it to autocorrect and you stick it plumpishly! Er… something. You go and be sassy! I’m always for it! 😉 Variety is totally the spice of life! Lol. See, this is why we’re friends. 😉 It’s probably both. 😉 Sending some your way. Beaming: Guess what I’m doing right this second? <3
You’re working on a pumpkin pie? YES, I can’t wait to see it! Ugh, I’ve had many trial and errors in the kitchen, and many more to come, haha!
Chocolate chip pumpkin muffins – what can I say? I LOVE muffins, pumpkin, and of course chocolate chips! These look like the most perfect muffins for breakfast this autumn! 🙂
Yep! But it might just be working on me… Jury’s still out on that one, Marsha. Lol. Such a relief to hear that a culinary genius like you actually has trial and errors in the kitchen. 😉 Thank you so much my friend! xo
My plans for fall are learning to walk again after my hip surgery last Friday. The sooner I can walk unassisted, the sooner I can fight with my oven to make more good recipes like these yummy pumpkin filled muffins!
Aw darn, I’m sorry to hear that you’re going through that. Thinking good thoughts for you for a quick recovery. 🙂
Lol. You are such a hoot, D to the Meter! Seriously, your blog is my happy place. 😉 BUT, did you really want me to send you an email because *ahhh hem* pumpkin. Bahahahaha. Seriously though, as someone who doesn’t love pumpkin, you are really going to make me question myself this season – I can already FEEL it! Prime example, these muffins! They look all sorts of perfect, mi-lady! I know! I JUST SAID PERFECT… and there is pumpkin involved!! What the whaa? I’m thinking you need to send me a dozen of these and I will probably become a pumpkin convert. As my bestie, I think you are going to make me become a better person (read: I may become friends with pumpkin) PINNED! Cheers, sweets! xoxo
D’aww… you’re gonna make me blush, I’m sure of it! . D’oh on your pumpkin… situation. 😉 I know I can turn you around! But if I can’t, I can still make ya something else. After all, that’s what besties do for each other. <3 Perfect: I'll take it! Well, I already know you make me a better person, so I can only hope I do the same for you. <3 Mwah! xo
Yay pumpkin and chocolate chips!!! The best things about Fall…only the food…only the food.
The taste smell and comfort of it all!
Double yay! The food is absolutely one of the best parts! 🙂
The scent of cozy fall spices is one of my favorite things about fall. And PIE! Hooray for pie! I love finding new variations on pumpkin pie, so I can’t wait to see your recipe. And you’re so right, baking can take a lot out of you, but it’s so worth it when you create happy accidents, or a new creation. And these muffins look spot on, Demeter! Pumpkin muffins are just about my favorite, so I love the sweet chocolate chips in here. Makes such a delicious breakfast or dessert! Pinned, of course! Hope your Monday is off to a wonderful start!
Totally one of the very best things about fall. 🙂 Pie: it’s all in the details, right? Cross your fingers for me and wish me luck on this pie mission! 😉 Happy accidents are the best. I need more of those. Lol. Thank you for your sweet words, G. Happy Monday! xo