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?
Link of the Day:
ooh katie ur awesome! i just love ur website its totally super and i love reading ur posts u have such a sunny sweet and pleasant personality, Just reading ur blog always gets me to smile! just a stupid question how come u posted pictures only of the tops if they make whole muffins?
Nope, only makes muffin tops! 🙂
I’ve never had a Vitatop before, and I *can’t* understand the price! What’s all the rage about? These copycats look right up my alley though!
Made these as soon as I saw them on FB today and my gosh, they are good! I didn’t add any oil, used Bob’s gluten free mix, soy milk for the milk, and didn’t leave the chocolate chips out. I ate three at a go – they were SO good. My 19month old toddler is on a wheat-free egg-free diet, so these were perfect for her. She ate a whole one on her own! Thanks Katie!
Thank you so much for trying them!
Vitatop used to be stable snack of mine coz it’s convenient and healthier than other snacks out there, however, I dislike the price and wasn’t certain all the ingredients used is all healthy…this is a great invention that saved us all, thank you Katie~!!!
I can honestly say I have never, ever heard of a VitaMuffin until now. However, these look delish!
You know what I like better already about your version??? They don’t have inulin in them! I get major stomach issues from inulin ie: chicory root fiber and its in tons of processed “healthy” foods. Yay you made my night because ive always wanted to try a vita top but haven’t been able to.
Hey Katie! These look amazing! Could I substitute brown rice flour for spelt? Or what other kinds of flour could I use besides spelt?
Hey Shandra Grace, I’ve made something similar a long time ago, except I used oat flour. Perhaps that may be a suitable substitute?
The only ones I’ve tried are all listed in the recipe.
Hmm. Well just got some oats. I will grind them up, and see if it works. 🙂
I have indeed tried VitaMuffins, and I think you’re right–VERY expensive! I like the looks of this copycat recipe though–can’t wait to try it out!
I have been wanting to try vitamuffins for so long! I am so happy you made a copycat recipe:-)
Wow, these look mouthwatering! I haven’t tried real vitamuffins but I am sure your are much better (and healthier!).