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Buckwheat Flour Chocolate Banana Muffins

Jan 29, 2022 · 3 Comments

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Buckwheat Flour Chocolate Banana Muffins are nutritious, naturally gluten-free and made with wholesome ingredients (like buckwheat flour) all while being incredibly chocolatey and delicious.

While developing this muffin recipe, my goal was to replace white all-purpose flour found in most muffin recipes with a blend of oat flour and buckwheat flour. You won’t miss white all-purpose flour in these muffins at all!

Buckwheat flour lends a nutty flavour that compliments these double chocolate banana muffins so well and oat flour adds a lightness, making the muffins more tender. These muffins are perfect for breakfast or a snack! Enjoy!

Use Truly Overripe Bananas For the Best Flavour 

Using overripe bananas is so important for a delicious tasting banana muffin or banana loaf. As a banana ripens, it develops more and more sweetness. Don’t underestimate when a banana is at the perfect level of being ripe enough for baking. (Below is an example of a banana that I would consider to be at the perfect stage for baking.)

When I go to the grocery store, I buy bunches and bunches of bananas, more than we could possibly eat. I let them ripen on the counter and when they’re overripe, I peel and freeze them in freezer safe bags to have around for baking or smoothies. It's so convenient!

Example of overripe banana for making the best banana bread.
My Double Chocolate Banana Bread has a generous amount of chocolate chips and cocoa powder in the batter. It is sweetened with mostly maple syrup and bananas. The key to really good banana bread is seriously overripe bananas. Look at this photo for what I consider to be a good example of an overripe banana.

Download My Free Gluten-Free Snacks Ebook

If you do a lot of gluten-free baking, you should check out my gluten-free snacks ebook! It’s free to download and contains 6 delicious recipes that are easy to make and great for grab 'n go snacks. It includes these recipes: 

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE HAYSTACK COOKIES 

PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL BLACK BEAN BROWNIES 

COCONUT FLOUR OATMEAL COOKIES 

NO-BAKE CARROT CAKE ENERGY BALLS 

PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL ENERGY BALLS 

GLUTEN-FREE BUCKWHEAT BROWNIES

Frequently Asked Questions About Baking With Buckwheat Flour and Oat Flour

What Are The Health Benefits of Buckwheat Flour?

Buckwheat flour is very nutritious! Buckwheat is higher in protein and fibre than all-purpose flour or even oat flour. 1 cup of buckwheat flour contains 15 grams of protein and 12 grams of fibre according to (Nutritional Value). It contains good amounts of potassium, magnesium and B vitamins. It’s naturally gluten-free and typically easier for most individuals to digest.

Is Buckwheat Flour Gluten Free?

Yes, buckwheat flour is gluten-free. Surprisingly, buckwheat is closely related to the rhubarb plant. Buckwheat is not a grain at all!

Is Oat Flour Gluten Free?

Oat flour is naturally gluten free. If you have a gluten allergy, it’s important to read labels and make sure the oat flour was manufactured in a certified gluten free facility that doesn’t also process products containing gluten. Most oat flour is certified gluten free.

Can I Make Oat Flour At Home?

Yes, if you don’t have any oat flour at home but you have oats, then you’re in luck! It’s super easy to make oat flour. Just blend dry oats in a blender until you have created a very fine flour. I run the blender several times, making sure to scrape down the sides and the bottom. Then I blend again to make sure the oats have all been incorporated into flour.

How to Make Chocolate Banana Buckwheat Flour Muffins

  • Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a muffin tin with muffin liners. (I used extra large size muffin liners)
  • Blitz oats in a blender into oat flour. Carefully measure out one cup of oat flour and add it to a medium-sized mixing bowl. (Or use one cup of purchased oat flour.)
Homemade oat flour on a plate.
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Black Bean Brownies are fudgy and delicious. This recipe is gluten-free, sweetened with only maple syrup and can be vegan or dairy-free.
  • Combine all dry ingredients together with the oat flour and whisk together well.
  • In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the sugar and melted coconut oil.
  •  Add in room temperature eggs one at a time. Whisk in milk and mashed banana.
  • Stir together dry ingredients and wet ingredients until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Distribute the batter evenly between the muffin tins. Top each muffin with a few pieces of chopped chocolate. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

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Introducing… the perfect gluten-free chocolate dessert crepe! These chocolate buckwheat crepes are so easy to make. Buckwheat flour is a naturally gluten-free flour and it has a great flavour! Buckwheat flour lends a nutty flavour to these delicious crepes that really complements the cinnamon and chocolate. I fill these Chocolate Buckwheat Crepes with my chocolate cream cheese filling and bananas.

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Chocolate Banana Buckwheat Muffins

Chocolate Banana Buckwheat Flour Muffins

These Buckwheat Flour Chocolate Banana Muffins are nutritious, naturally gluten-free, made with wholesome ingredients (like buckwheat flour) AND they are incredibly chocolatey and delicious.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American, british
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 260 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • ½ cup buckwheat flour
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp espresso powder optional

Wet Ingredients

  • ½ cup brown sugar packed
  • ½ cup coconut oil melted
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • ¾ cup whole milk dairy free milk if desired
  • 1 cup mashed banana overripe
  • ½ cup chocolate chips

To Top The Muffins

  • 3 oz bakers chocolate chopped

Instructions
 

  • Begin by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a muffin tin with muffin liners. (I used extra large size muffin liners)
  • Blitz oats in a blender into oat flour. Carefully measure out one cup of oat flour and add it to a medium-sized mixing bowl. (Or use one cup of purchased oat flour.)
  • Combine all dry ingredients together with the oat flour and whisk together well.
  • In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the sugar and melted coconut oil.
  •  Add in room temperature eggs one at a time. Whisk in milk and mashed banana.
  • Stir together dry ingredients and wet ingredients until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Distribute the batter evenly between the muffin tins. Top each muffin with a few pieces of chopped chocolate. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Keyword breakfast food, Chocolate, chocolate muffins, gluten-free, healthy muffins, Healthy snack

If you make these Chocolate Banana Buckwheat Flour Muffins, please leave a comment and give this recipe a rating! I aim to respond to every single comment. I am so grateful when you trust me and try one of my recipe creations in your own kitchen. I love to hear how it went!  Let’s connect on Instagram and tag me in your food pics!

‘Til next time,

Christy

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Recipe Name
Buckwheat Flour Chocolate Banana Muffins Recipe {Gluten-Free}
Author Name
Christy Faber
Published On
2022-01-29
Preparation Time
20M
Cook Time
20M
Total Time
40m

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  1. Meemz says

    March 13, 2022 at 6:00 am

    Hello,
    I love the ingredients in your recipe but I would like to use a natural sweetener. Can I use honey instead of the sugar or will that not work?

    Reply
    • Christy Faber says

      March 13, 2022 at 8:03 am

      Thanks for your comment! I've never tested these muffins with maple syrup or honey. I think it would work though. These muffins will definitely work with coconut sugar if that's an alternative to brown sugar that you enjoy! Hope this helps.

      Reply
  2. Kendra says

    June 09, 2022 at 7:47 pm

    5 stars
    Turned out so good!

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