01/08/2026
Better-for-You Chocolate Chip Muffins 🤍
Back-to-school season is here, and these are the muffins you’ll feel good about packing in your kids’ lunchboxes. They’re soft, fluffy, naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and made with simple ingredients you probably already have at home.
We added chocolate chips (because everything’s more fun with chocolate🍫), but these are just as delicious with fresh or frozen blueberries!
Ingredients:
1¾ cups flour (or oat flour for a gluten-free option)
2 tsp baking powder
½ cup butter, very softened
½ cup pure maple syrup
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup milk
½ cup chocolate chips (I always look for refined sugar-free chocolate chips or ones with minimal ingredients)
Instructions:
1. In one bowl, whisk together the softened butter, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla, and milk.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.
3. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
4. Gently fold in the chocolate chips (or blueberries!).
5. Divide the batter evenly into a lined or lightly greased muffin tin.
6. Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes, then without opening the oven, reduce the temperature to 350°F and continue baking for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
These are perfect for lunchboxes, after-school snacks, or a quick breakfast all week long. Save this one for your next baking day!