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Keto Chocolate Chip Muffins

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by Vered DeLeeuwUpdated Jul 24, 2024
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4.93 from 14 votes

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These keto chocolate chip muffins are made with almond flour. They are fluffy, tender, and delicious. They make the perfect breakfast, and they're also excellent as a quick afternoon snack.

Keto chocolate chip muffins are served on a white plate.

I usually prefer savory breakfasts like fluffy scrambled eggs. But when I want to indulge, I make muffins, including protein muffins and keto pumpkin muffins. These keto chocolate chip muffins are especially indulgent. They're fluffy, delicious, and filling. I have two of them for breakfast with coffee (or iced coffee), and I'm good for several hours.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make keto chocolate chip muffins.

The full list of ingredients and exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here are my comments on some of the ingredients.

  • Sour cream: Plain full-fat Greek yogurt also works.
  • Sweetener: I use stevia. You can use a granulated sweetener instead.
  • Almond flour: I use blanched, finely ground almond flour and don't recommend using a coarse almond meal in this recipe. For best results, it's best to measure the almond flour by weight and not by volume. This is always true when baking, and I find it especially true when baking with almond and coconut flour.
  • Mini dark chocolate chips: The darker you can go (and still enjoy them), the better. You can also use standard-size chocolate chips.

Variations

  1. Use whole-milk Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. It's almost as good, although I prefer sour cream.
  2. Use a different flavor extract, such as coconut or almond extract. Use just 1 teaspoon of those.
  3. Sometimes, I use blueberries instead of chocolate chips.
  4. You can replace the chocolate chips with chopped raw nuts or add them in addition to the chocolate chips. Use about ¼ cup.

Instructions

Scroll down to the recipe card for detailed instructions. Here are the basic steps for making these muffins:

Whisk the ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) by hand, starting with the liquid ingredients, in the order listed. Fold in the chocolate chips, reserving ½ ounce. You'll use those to top the muffins.

Adding chocolate chips to the batter.

Divide the batter between greased foil liners. Scatter the remaining chocolate chips on top.

The batter was divided between muffin cups.

Bake the muffins until puffed and set, and a toothpick inserted in one comes out dry. This should take about 20 minutes in a 325°F oven.

The fully baked muffins are ready in the pan.

Expert Tip

In my experience, greased foil or parchment liners work best in this recipe. Standard paper liners, even greased ones, have more of a sticking issue. Another option is well-greased silicone baking cups.

The photo below shows how easy it is to release these muffins from greased foil liners:

Removing a muffin from a foil liner.

Recipe FAQs

Can I use a sweetener other than stevia?

Yes! You can use a granulated sweetener to equal ½ cup of sugar.

Can I use regular chocolate chips?

Big, heavy chocolate chips pose a risk of sinking to the bottom of baked goods, especially almond flour baked goods. So I prefer to use mini chocolate chips in this recipe.

Using mini chocolate chips also enables me to use a little less than I normally would. So I can use the real stuff (I don't like stevia-sweetened chocolate) while still keeping these muffins low-carb.

However, if you prefer to use standard chocolate chips, that's fine, too.

My muffins didn't brown as much as I expected. Why?

These muffins have two things going against browning. They're made with almond flour, which doesn't brown as easily as wheat flour, and they are sweetened with stevia, so they don't have sugar or honey to promote browning.

They do become golden brown at the very last stage of baking. In my oven, I bake them for exactly 24 minutes. According to the toothpick test, they're actually done after 22 minutes, but I leave them in the oven for a couple more minutes. This allows them to brown without drying them out.

Are they dense?

Not at all! Look at the photo below - it shows you the beautiful, tender crumb of these muffins. They are delightful! A bitten keto chocolate chip muffin.

Serving Suggestions

These muffins are perfect for breakfast or as a quick snack. I like to gently warm them in the microwave before enjoying them. They pair well with coffee, iced coffee, iced tea, or mint tea.

Storing Leftovers

These muffins are excellent when freshly baked. Once completely cool, you can keep the leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Gently warm them in the microwave before enjoying them - 10 seconds per muffin at 50% power.

You can also freeze these muffins in freezer bags. I take two of them out of the freezer the night before and place them in the fridge, then gently reheat them in the microwave the next morning.

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Keto chocolate chip muffins are served on a white plate.
4.93 from 14 votes
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Keto Chocolate Chip Muffins

These keto chocolate chip muffins are ready in less than an hour. Made with almond flour, they are fluffy, tender, and delicious.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Rest time20 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 187kcal
Author: Vered DeLeeuw
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Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoon stevia glycerite - equals ½ cup of sugar
  • 2 cups superfine almond flour - 8 ounces
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅓ cup mini dark chocolate chips - 2 ounces, divided

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a muffin pan with 12 foil liners and grease the liners.
    Muffin pan with foil liners.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and stevia.
    Mixing the liquid ingredients.
  • Mix in the almond flour, whisking until the batter is smooth and free of lumps.
    The dry ingredients were added.
  • Mix in the sea salt and baking soda. Fold the chocolate chips in, reserving about ½ ounce of them to scatter on top of the muffins.
    Adding chocolate chips to the batter.
  • Using a 4-tablespoon scoop, divide the batter evenly among the muffin liners. Scatter the reserved chocolate chips on top.
    The batter was divided between muffin cups.
  • Bake until the top of the muffins is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.
    The fully baked muffins are ready in the pan.
  • Cool the muffins in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then serve.
    A bitten keto chocolate chip muffin.

Notes

  • For best results, it's best to measure the almond flour by weight and not by volume. This is always true when baking, and I find it especially true when baking with almond and coconut flour.
  • The sour cream is not optional. Its acidity is needed to activate the baking soda.
  • Big, heavy chocolate chips pose a risk of sinking to the bottom of baked goods, especially almond flour baked goods. So I prefer to use mini chocolate chips in this recipe.
  • It's been my experience that greased foil liners work best in this recipe. There's more of a sticking issue when using standard paper liners, even greased ones.
  • These muffins are excellent when freshly baked. Once completely cooled, you can keep the leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Gently warm them in the microwave before enjoying them - 10 seconds per muffin on 50% power.
  • You can also freeze these muffins in freezer bags. I take two of them out of the freezer the night before and place them in the fridge, then gently reheat them in the microwave the next morning.

Nutrition per Serving

Serving: 1 muffin | Calories: 187 kcal | Carbohydrates: 7 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 16 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Sodium: 116 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 4 g

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  1. Melanie says

    March 08, 2025 at 11:29 pm

    Your recipe card says it makes a serving of 8 muffins however in the instructions it says to line the muffin pan with 12 liners. So is it 8 or 12 that the recipe makes?

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    • Vered DeLeeuw says

      March 09, 2025 at 9:42 am

      Thanks, Melanie. It makes 12. I updated the recipe card.

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