Chez CateyLou

Always hungry.

Navigation
  • About Me
    • Contact Info
    • Privacy Policy
  • Recipe Index
  • Recipes
    • Bread
    • Breakfast
    • Cocktails and Smoothies
    • Cookies
    • Desserts
    • Dinner
  • Friday Dinner Series
  • Travel
  • NYC Favorites
    • Top Restaurants
  • Giveaways

Skinny Double Chocolate Muffins

July 16, 2013 by Cate 15 Comments

IMG_5575

I am so excited to post this recipe today. Why you ask?  Because this delicious, decadent chocolate muffin is made with no fat! No oil, no butter – nothing!  And they taste delicious.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of fat in baked goods…butter makes everything better!  But when I saw this recipe on Sally’s Baking Addiction , I knew that I had to give it a shot. I love baking with yogurt, like my chocolate zucchini bread or lemon blueberry yogurt loaf, but I usually add in a little oil or butter to keep things rich and moist.  This recipe, on the other hand, uses only nonfat yogurt and applesauce (there is a bit of fat from the 1 egg and the chocolate chips), and the results are amazing! The muffins are so moist.  They are light and fluffy, and so chocolatey tasting.  Even TheBetterHalf liked them, which means they really must be good.  I will eat anything that has chocolate in it, but he is a bit more discerning.  The only problem with these is that they aren’t so skinny when you eat three… 

IMG_5552

IMG_5591

IMG_5549

IMG_5568

IMG_5572

IMG_5599

IMG_5609

Skinny Double Chocolate Muffins
Recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction

Ingredients
¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup sugar
¼ cup honey
1 large egg (or 2 egg whites)
¾ cup nonfat Greek yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup mini chocolate chips.

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and spray a 12 count muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Do not use cupcake liners, as the muffins will stick to them.

In a large bowl, whisk together applesauce, sugar, honey, egg, yogurt, and vanilla until smooth.

In a medium bowl, sift together the white flour, wheat flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.

Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. The batter might be lumpy, which is ok – do not overmix. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Spoon the batter into the muffin tin, filling to the top. Mine made 11 muffins. Bake for 5 minutes at 425, then reduce the oven temperature to 375 and bake for 10 – 13 minutes more. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Related posts:

Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Chocolate Frosted Reindeer Donuts
Easy Cinnamon Bread

Filed Under: CateyLouBakes Tagged With: CateyLouBakes, ChezCateyLou, Chocolate, Chocolate Muffins, Desserts, Double Chocolate, Food, Healthy Desserts, Recipes, Skinny, Sweets, Yogurt

« Italy 2013
Grand Hotel Tremezzo (Lake Como) »

Comments

  1. Miss Messy says

    July 16, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    These look delicious! and skinny too! Yum

    Reply
    • CateyLou says

      July 17, 2013 at 8:11 am

      You will not believe that they are skinny!! So good

      Reply
  2. Mr. & Mrs. P Miami (@MrandMrsPmiami) says

    July 16, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    Beautiful looking muffins… Would have never thought they we skinny!

    Reply
    • CateyLou says

      July 17, 2013 at 8:11 am

      I know, don’t they look so rich??

      Reply
  3. jevbert1234 says

    July 16, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    Looks amazing! Great post!

    Reply
    • CateyLou says

      July 17, 2013 at 8:10 am

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  4. Jorie says

    July 16, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    Pinning this immediately! Looks delicious 🙂

    Reply
    • CateyLou says

      July 17, 2013 at 8:10 am

      Thanks for pinning!! It really is a great recipe 🙂

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    July 17, 2013 at 10:49 am

    wow, these look great! so impressive that they are healthy! yum!

    Reply
  6. Cheap Ethnic Eatz (@cethniceatz) says

    July 17, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    I am alwasy a big support of treats that wont land on the hips as much, these look great!

    Reply
  7. Laurie says

    July 18, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    I have made these too, they are fantastic! I used all whole wheat white but swapped out some of it for wheat germ. Your photos are 1000 times nicer than mine, though!

    Reply
    • CateyLou says

      July 18, 2013 at 1:18 pm

      Aw, thanks Laurie!! I like your substitutions – always nice to pack in some more fiber!

      Reply
  8. Culinary Flavors says

    July 19, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    Chocolate is my middle name! I love anything chocolate and these little cuties are right up my alley!

    Reply
  9. themondaybox says

    July 21, 2013 at 11:17 am

    This look deliciously chocolatey and light! I haven’t baked with whole wheat flour in awhile because I never like the texture (and sometimes the taste) of the finished product. Amounts of fat don’t concern me as much as empty carbs, so using the complex carbs in whole wheat would be a very good thing. I will give these a try. Thanks, CatyLou. 🙂

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Skinny Chocolate Cake made with Greek Yogurt - Chez CateyLou says:
    July 5, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    […] Skinny Double Chocolate Muffins […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

logo
Food Advertising by

Follow Me on Social Media

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
logo
Food Advertising by

Categories

  • CateyLouBakes
  • CateyLouCocktails
  • CateyLouCooks
  • CateyLouEats
  • CateyLouOriginal
  • CateyLouTravels
  • FridayDinnerSeries
  • Uncategorized
logo
Food Advertising by

Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Suggested Reading

Guinness Chocolate Donuts with Baileys Icing | ChezCateyLou.com
Mini Hot Dog Cupcakes - yellow cupcakes are topped with chocolate frosting and then decorated with a hot dog! | ChezCateyLou.com
Vanilla Bean Ricotta Cheesecake Cake | chezcateylou.com

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Child Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress