One-bowl Fudgy Chocolate Muffins 

These incredible One-bowl Fudgy Chocolate Muffins have the BEST combination of salty and rich chocolate flavors, they are so addicting! Plus, they can be made into muffins, brownies, or a cake! 

Each bite of these flourless & fudgy muffins will transport you to a chocolate paradise!

dark chocolate sunbutter muffins

Your New Favorite Go-To Dessert

Have you ever eaten a dessert that makes you not be able to stop saying “ITS SOOO GOOOOD!”..? That’s what this is for me, EVERYTIME!

Anytime I’m craving something sweet after dinner or late at night, THIS is what I’m making! These One-bowl Fudgy Chocolate Muffins are such an easy-to-make treat! Since this recipe only uses one bowl and one spatula, AND there’s no specific order you have to add the ingredients, this is a super quick and thoughtless recipe!

You would never believe this recipe is vegan, nut-free (coconut too!), gluten and flour-free, oil-free, and refined sugar-free! So fudgy and the PERFECT dessert for every occasion!

What occasion should I make these for?

I’ve made this recipe as a double tiered cake for my sister’s birthday dinner, chocolate cupcakes with icing on top for a party, mini muffins, and brownies! This is the best and easiest recipe for an amazing dessert that’s healthy enough to have for breakfast!

  • After dinner dessert
  • Midnight snack
  • Birthday party
  • Holiday get together
  • Office party
  • Any time you want – you don’t need an excuse to make these!

Ingredients needed for these One-bowl Fudgy Chocolate Muffins 

Here is what you’ll need to make these! Each specific ingredient is linked with a brand I like!

  • Sunflower butter – Here is the sunflower butter I use, I get it from Whole Foods!
  • Pumpkin Purée – I love this brand! 
  • Maple syrup – make sure its pure 100% maple syrup like this one!
  • Cacao powder – Cacao is more rich than cocoa, its all in the way it is processed. I use whatever brand I can get! I’ve found that this brand is the best I can find for the price! 
  • Baking powder – make sure your baking powder is aluminum free! This is the one I use!
  • Vanilla Extract – I always try to get organic if possible! I use this one, I try to wait until its on sale because vanilla extract can get quite expensive!
  • Date sugar – this one is organic!
  • Dark chocolate chips – I finally ordered these online and I am so glad I did! Best chocolate chips I’ve ever had! They are sweetened with date sugar!
  • Sea Salt / Himalayan salt – I use this pink salt, and this sea salt!
  • Flaky sea salt – This is the only flaky sea salt I’ve ever tried and I love it! A box last quite a long time because I only use it s a topping or for garnish!
  • Superfood Adaptogenic blend – This is 100% optional but it adds another healthy aspect to these muffins! I love this one!

Substitutions?

For this recipe, pretty much all of the main ingredients can be swapped out for something else if you’re out of them or can’t find them at the store! Just swap out 1 to 1, with one of the options below!

  • Sunflower Butter can be substituted for any nut/seed butter! Peanut butter or almond butter would be amazing. Even if you’re not nut-free, you should still try sunflower butter!! I wish I would’ve known about it sooner, it almost has a peanut butter texture but without the peanut-y taste!! 
  • Pumpkin Purée can be substituted for a few things! Mashed banana is my next go-to if I’m out of pumpkin purée. Then apple sauce, delicious! Sweet potato purée also works well! I love this brand of
  • 100% Maple Syrup can be swapped out for agave or another liquid sweetener, but maple syrup definitely is my favorite!
Fresh hot double Chocolate muffins in a tan muffin pan with compostable muffin liners and flakey sea salt on top

One-bowl Fudgy Chocolate Muffins

Print Recipe
I warn you, these might be the best, fudgyist chocolate dessert you’ve ever had, and you won’t be able to stop making them because the recipe is sooo easy!
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword chocolate, chocolate dessert, decedant muffins, easy chocolate brownies, latenight snack, nut free, quick
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 12 Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sunflower butter unsweetened
  • 1 cup organic pumpkin purée
  • ½ cup pure maple syrup
  • ½ cup cacao powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½-1 tsp sea salt
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
  • ¼ cup date sugar optional
  • cup hemp seeds optional
  • tsp maca powder or adaptogen superfood blend optional
  • cup quinoa flakes optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • In a medium mixing bowl combine all ingredients except the chocolate chips
  • Taste and adjust sweetness and saltiness, then add in the chocolate chips
  • Pour into either a muffin pan (liners optional) OR a brownie pan!
  • Top with a pinch of sea salt! Flakey salt is perfect for these!
  • Bake muffins for 25-30 minutes depending on how gooey you like it!
    Bake brownies for 40-45 minutes!
  • Enjoy hot out of the oven, then store in the fridge and either eat cold (my new favorite way to eat these) or microwave for 30 seconds until hot!

Notes

See post for substitutions!