These egg-free chocolate muffins are so chocolatey and moist you'd never know they were baked without eggs! Perfect for sharing this Valentine's Day
This post didn't start out as a Valentine's post at all. I wasn't even planning to bake on the day I made these egg-free chocolate muffins. Well, I was planning to make them at some point. However, on this particular day I was guilt tripped into making them slightly sooner than planned.
Maybe Little Miss Spice is getting a bit spoilt but on the way to school she asked me what her after-school snack would be. I said I wasn't sure. Maybe a cereal bar.
As the daughter of a food blogger, she was clearly not impressed. She demanded to know why I hadn't made any interesting snacks during the past week. I pointed out that I'd made two different types of muffin the week before but she has a rather selective memory.
The result being that once she was at school I abandoned what I had been planning to work on. I came home and ended up researching how to make the best egg-free chocolate muffins instead. Well, the best egg-free chocolate muffins without having to use ground flax seeds, chia seeds or aquafaba! As I have heart-shaped silicone muffin cases at home and as Valentine's Day was on its way, they accidentally ended up being Valentines themed too.
You may be wondering why I wanted to make these chocolate muffins egg-free. Well, Little Miss Spice has a friend with an egg allergy and so for a while now I've been planning to experiment to find the perfect cake to make for her. I'm hoping I've found it!
Do egg-free cakes go dry quickly?
Some people worry that egg free cakes will end up being a little dry but I was really pleased with these eggless chocolate muffins. They were beautifully moist and really really chocolatey. If you like your chocolate cake to have a strong chocolate flavour then these are definitely for you.
I'm not an expert on egg-free baking but I did feel these went drier slightly more quickly than other muffins I've made. They do keep well in the freezer though so if you want some of them to last longer than three days then just wrap them up and freeze for later.
How long can you store them in the freezer?
They'll keep well in the freezer for at least three months. When you want to eat them you can defrost them at room temperature. Alternatively you can pop them in the microwave and enjoy them warm!
Are these muffins vegan too?
These egg-free chocolate muffins are not vegan as I made them using cows milk. You could easily make them vegan though by using rice, almond or soya milk instead.
Recipe
Egg Free Chocolate Muffins
Ingredients
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 70 g cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 50 g soft dark brown sugar
- 50 g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 450 ml milk I used semi-skimmed
- 30 g vegetable oil
- 120 g chocolate chips I used milk chocolate
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 150C
- Put the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder into a bowl and then sift into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar.
- Put the milk, oil and vanilla extract into a measuring just. Whisk together then pour onto the dry ingredients. Fold together until just combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Stir in about two thirds of the chocolate chips.
- Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases. Sprinkle the extra chocolate chips on top of the muffins.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes. Check with a skewer or cocktail stick and if it comes out clean they are ready.
- Let the muffins cool for a few minutes in the tin and then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Do let me know if you try them. I'd love to know your experiences of egg-free baking too so let me know in the comments. And if you're looking for Valentines day recipes then how about my Frozen Yoghurt Hearts or Strawberry Heart Shortbread biscuits?
Wendy Klik
What a great mom, thinking not only of your own daughter but her friend as well. I'm sure they loved these little beauties.
Corina
They did love them! And I've made them again for a party where the friend was invited so I'm definitely getting a lot of practice at making this recipe!
Karen
The red heart muffin cups are adorable! I think they'd make anything taste better. What a thoughtful mom!
Corina
Aw thank you Karen!
Colleen
So cute...love the reason you made them...guilt! She knows just which buttons to push!
Corina
She does! But I'm looking at it positively - She has helped me improve my baking skills!
Lauren
My toddler has a way of getting me to bake on days I hadn't been planning on it, too! Those muffins look perfectly scrumptious and I love those heart shaped molds.
Corina
Young children are so sneaky, aren't they? I definitely bake a lot more now because of mine!
Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
I love the molds, those are darling. Thanks so much for sharing them on First Monday Favorites. I like the idea of them being egg free as well. So many people seem to have food intolerance's these days. Next up, I wonder if they can be made gluten free as well.
Corina
They are cute moulds aren't they? The only problem is that I only have 6 so I can only make 6 heart shaped muffins and the rest are always round! I need to buy some more.
Kate - gluten free alchemist
These look fantastic Corina! Perfect little bites of chocolateyness!
Corina
Thanks Kate! I love making muffins and these were really good!
April
How pretty. These do look moist. Your daughter is cute! Kids will get on you when you stop making their snacks. You have her spoiled. You can't stop now lol. Mine are the same way. They come home expecting homemade treats!
Corina
I know! I didn't use to do much baking but I'm doing more and more these days as my daughter loves homemade cakes and bars. My son on the other hand just wants chocolate! He picks out the chocolate chips to eat and leaves the cake!
The FoodOlic
I need those molds!! So cute! It's a great recipe filled with "valentine" flair, plus my husband is gonna be thrilled since he's allergic to eggs! Yum!
Corina
The moulds are great for Valentine's Day, aren't they? Hope your husband enjoys them!
Elizabeth
Such cute little muffins! I'm sure your daughter was delighted when she came back from school. 🙂
Corina
Yes, she was very happy!
geekswhoeat
I wonder if these could be further veganized... Sounds tasty!
Corina
Oh yes, I'm sure using a cows milk alternative would work and then they would be vegan too!
Alyssa @ A Bite of Inspiration
These muffins are so cute! I love the heart shape. Thanks for sharing!
Corina
So pleased you like these! I think I won the heart-shaped muffin case a couple of years ago and it does come in very useful. It only makes 6 muffins though so the rest were normal and round!
Le Coin de Mel
Ha ha, you made me laugh! My little ones are the same about after school snacks, and they are quite often unimpressed, unless I whip up a smoothie for them or unveil a home-cooked treat. I bet Little Miss Spice was happy with those little beauties. They really looks scrumptious, and so pretty! Thanks for joining in with #FreeFromFridays.
Corina
Oh Little Miss Spice loved these! She's a real muffin fan!
debbie
oooh these look adorable! and I do love a bit of chocolate after tea. These look perfect. Loving the heart shapes for valentines, definitely going to have to find myself some heart shaped muffin cases now 🙂
Corina
So pleased you like them!