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Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Muffins {Grain, Dairy, Refined Sugar, Egg and Nut Free}

Valentine's Day favorite posts

This post is a part of the Fantabulous Valentine’s Day Favorites blog chain put together by a great group of bloggers. The theme this week is Favorite Valentine’s Day Recipes. Be sure to check out all the great recipes shared at the end of this post!  You can also link up any family friendly Valentine’s Day post you have on the linky at the bottom of this post!

I tried to make a heart shape to remind you of Valentine's Day.

I tried to make a heart shape to remind you of Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day. Immediately you think of what candy?Allergy Friendly ChocolateCHOCOLATE.

What kind of fruit do you like with chocolate?

banana

Source.

Bananas? Raspberries? This recipe has both for you.

It is mostly fruit sweetened, with just the smallest amount of raw honey.

Cameron is a muffin thief.

Cameron is a muffin thief.

It is full of protein and amino acids to help little toddler and baby bodies grow and adult bodies stay strong. It also has lots of manganese, vitamin C and fiber.

And of course, there is CHOCOLATE.

Waiting impatiently.

Waiting impatiently.

I really like chocolate. And raspberries. and chocolate covered raspberries. Of course, like good little boys, Seth and Cameron do too. So here is the recipe. I was inspired by this recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction and the back of my Ancient Harvest Quinoa Flakes box. If you don’t need a allergy friendly recipe go check out Sally’s recipe, it looks pretty yummy!

These would be an easy breakfast on Valentine’s day with a smoothie. Or super yummy snack over the Valentine’s weekend. And yes, these are only allowed to be made Valentine’s day or Valentine’s weekend. They are way to addictive otherwise.

These muffins are full of raspberries and gooey chocolatey goodness.

These muffins are full of raspberries and gooey chocolatey goodness.

Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Muffins {Grain, Dairy, Refined Sugar and Nut Free}

Dry Ingredients:

1/2 cup quinoa flour

1/2 quinoa flakes

2 T arrowroot powder

2 t grain free baking powder

1 t baking soda

1/2 salt

Wet Ingredients:

2 bananas – I have used really ripe, fresh bananas and frozen bananas. Both work well. If you use frozen let them thaw and then drain off some of the banana juice, there will probably be quite a bit.

2 T raw honey,  softened

1/3 c water

Stir In:

1 cup frozen raspberries – I’m sure fresh would work just as well. Do NOT thaw the raspberries.

2 handfuls (precise isn’t it?) Enjoy Life  Semi Sweet Chocolate Mega Chunks

  • Preheat oven to 400*
  • Spray muffin tin with cooking spray. I use an olive oil spray.
  • In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients.
  • In a separate bowl mash banana. I use a pastry cutter to mash the banana, much easier than a fork!
  • Stir water and honey into mashed banana.
  • Dump your banana, water and honey into the large bowl of dry ingredients. Stir together until dry ingredients are moist.
  • Quickly fold in raspberries and chocolate chunks.
  • Fill muffin tins all the way to the top.
  • Bake for 20ish minutes.  The toothpick test doesn’t really work on these because of all of the yummy raspberries and chocolate chunks. I baked them until the top was firm when I pressed on them lightly.
  • This recipe only makes six. This ensures that you do not gain weight over the Valentine’s day weekend.
Another picture of the cute baby. Who doesn't like those?

Another picture of the cute baby. Who doesn’t like those?

Do you have any yummy Valentine’s Day recipes? Tell me about them, or link them below!

jillsCalled To Be A Mom –
Valentine’s Homemade Pizza

Valentine seven Layer bars

 Creative K Kids –
Valentine Seven Layer Bars

stephsFrom the Burbs to the Boonies –
Egg-free Valentines treat: Heart-shaped rice krispies

tammyMy Life Abundant –
Blueberry Strawberry Muffins

rebekahsSurviving Toddlerhood –
Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Muffins {Grain, Dairy, Refined Sugar, Egg and Nut Free}

Come to see our great Valentine's Day posts!Still want more? Head to our Pintabulous Mom’s Valentines Day Board!

We would love you to link up any Valentine’s Day post that you have.   (They do not have to be craft/diy posts, but we would ask that it would be family friendly.)   This linky will stay open until February 14 so that you can continue to come back and add your Valentine’s Day posts.  We would love it if  you would like to get our button to remember to come back or to put it on your party page,  but it is not a requirement!

Creative K Kids
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  1. Muffins are my favorite kind of breakfast! I guess I’m going to put down baking on my To-Do list for today. Weekend morning yummy-ness. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Okay, I am completely sold on this! All of your recipes are marvelous. Thank you for sharing healthy alternatives!

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  6. I just ate lunch but these are making me hungry! They look yummy and I could always go for something with chocolate and raspberries in it!

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  8. I am thrilled with the gluten free muffin! I would like it better if you were my neighbor and wanted to share! Thanks for the ideas!!

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        • A sweet tooth is a good thing to pass on. 🙂 Unlike the impatience that I see Seth display, I know that something I have passed on. We need to start correcting that. Your chart that you shared will be the perfect tool.

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  12. Who doesn’t love chocolate!! And I don’t often see recipes with raspberries.. I LOVE raspberries! These look scrumptious 🙂 I have a friend who recently was told she needed to go on a gluten free diet, I’m all over sending her a link to this right now! She has been so sad during this learning curve. She’ll be so excited to meet you 🙂

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  15. Everything with bananas should always good for me as I have been a banana lover since a was a child. When I don’t have anything to eat or when I didn’t like any menu in a party, I will go straightly to banana.

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