There’s a giant box of VitaMuffins in my kitchen.
And it is not my fault.
In fact, I’ve never tried a VitaMuffin in my life. The giant box belongs to my roommate, who would eat deep chocolate vitatops every single day if they weren’t so expensive ($17 for twelve muffin tops?!). She’s always asking me to “please come up with a copycat recipe so I can stop giving Costco all my money.” And therefore, I dedicate the following recipe to her:
Copycat chocolate vitamuffin tops: healthy enough for breakfast.
And decadent enough for dessert.
Muffin Monster.
Spawn of Cookie Monster.
Copycat Chocolate VitaTops
(makes 12)
- 2 tbsp milk of choice (30g)
- 2 tbsp oil, or 2 more tbsp milk of choice (30g)
- 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract (6g)
- 1 tbsp ground flax (6g) or 1 tsp energ powder (Can omit; they will just be a little denser.)
- 1/2 cup pureed prunes or pumpkin (120g)
- 1/2 cup spelt flour (all-purpose flour works too, and a reader says you can use Bob’s gf mix.) (65g)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (10g)
- 2 tbsp xylitol or sugar (25g)
- 1 to 2 more tbsp sugar or 1 to 2 nunaturals stevia packets (scant 1/16 tsp uncut) (Add 1 tbsp if using prunes, 2 if using the pumpkin.)
- highly recommended: 1/4 cup chocolate chips or mini chips (mixed into the batter)
- optional: 2-4 chocolate chips per muffin, for decoration
Preheat oven to 350 F, and grease a standard-sized muffin pan. In a mixing bowl, combine first 5 ingredients and whisk. In a separate bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except the decoration ingredient, and stir well. Now mix wet into dry and stir until just combined. Don’t over-mix. Distribute batter evenly among 12 muffin cups, and—if desired—place two or three chocolate chips on the top of each muffin. Bake 12 minutes, then allow to cool 5-10 minutes before removing from the muffin tins.
Is it just me, or does my chocolate VitaTop look like a Pacman ghost?
Question of the Day:
Have you ever tried a VitaMuffin?
Do you think they’re good enough to be worth the expensive price tag?
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Oh WOW! these chocolate treats look delicious! 🙂
Seriously, these are amazing. I can’t thank you enough for all of your amazing recipes. You help me enjoy desserts again!!
I haven’t been able to find canned pumpkin lately, so I subbed applesauce, used 1 T oil to 3 T almond milk. I also added about half a teaspoon of ground chia seeds and doubled the portion size per muffin so that they are more like 1/2 sized muffins instead of just the tops. Anyway, they turned out great! Just wanted to say I can vouch for the applesauce sub, they are yummy!
I made these today! As a huge fan of Vitamuffins, I was skeptical. But these might actually be better than Vitamuffins! My sister – who isn’t a fan of healthy recipes, as a rule – loved them too. Thank you so much for this recipe!!
I was wondering, do you think you could substitute pureed sweet potato for the pumkin? I don’t usually keep pumpkin or prunes around. Thanks!
Yes, that would work! 🙂
I made these for the first time last week and they were sooo good! They’re very easy to make, too, so I’ve been making them a lot and my family loves them 🙂
These are amazing! Miss Vitamuffs since going GF; these are a terrific sub! Moist, chewy, and chocolate. I couldn’t ask for more! I subbed out the prunes for dried dates, only because I had dates onhand. Also used Mama’s Almond Blend GF AP flour and Enjoy Life chips. No extras needed. Thanks, Katie! You did it again!
Thank you for trying them! 🙂
How are these pronounced? V-eye-ta muffins, v-i-ta muffins, or v-ee-ta muffins?
Hi Katie; please check your amounts for the milk….I needed 1/2 cup to make a batter, not 2 tbsp….it was dry and powdery until changed. Also, do you really mean 1/2 tsp for the vanilla, instead of 1/2 tbsp? I love all your recipes and this is the first one that I am questioning. You have saved my life. I am gluten-free, dairy free, and all chemicals are toxic. I get very sick if I eat or inhale any of the mentioned products. You have made it possible for me to enjoy food again…….Barb
It sounds like you possibly mis-measured something or made a substitution? I make these a lot, and they work for me as written.
My mom and I tried these tonight and they were amazing!!! I’ve been looking for healthy ways to have breakfast while I’m leaving for work (I work with kids for 8 hours a day) and these will hopefully keep me full to last till lunch! Thanks for all of the amazing recipes! I’m excited to try some more!