Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins with Chocolate Yogurt Frosting
by Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins with dark chocolate and coconut yogurt frosting. These protein packed low carb pumpkin muffins are light and fluffy delicious. Simply bake them in the oven and enjoy the most moist and healthy pumpkin/chocolate muffins!
Dark chocolate filling – Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins
Did I tell you in my grade school years, I used to get through the day with just one gigantic chocolate muffin? Now think about it it’s so unhealthy because my body was missing all the nutritious protein and fiber but as a grade student with little money and no kitchen, it didn’t seem to bother me back then.
Years later I now run a healthy food blog (Ha!) and as a I get older I’m particularly careful about my nutrition and the overall carb consumption. Not that I’m calorie counting but anything outside of protein and veggies I pay closer attention to what I eat unless I’m going to the gym regularly every week.
So when I decided to share a pumpkin muffin recipe, I literally spent over 3 weeks to try out various recipe flour combinations to keep my Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins as low carb as possible yet still moist and delicious.
I love chocolate, especially dark chocolate. So I thought why not make a Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins, filled with melted chocolate? To show you how much I love chocolate, I highly recommend melting extra dark chocolate and serve that as a spread/frosting coconut yogurt. Both toppings add so much extra deliciousness to my Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins. They are so irresistibly good.
Chocolate Coconut Yogurt Frosting
These Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins are slightly on the smaller side than regular muffins we see in the delis. But don’t get fooled by their size because coconut flour is high in fiber and can get quite filling in the tummy. One Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffin with coconut yogurt spread on top, combined with some lovely coffee, all the stress seems to melt away for the day.
Autumn perfect & collagen protein rich!
So if you love healthy Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins (I know you’ve seen many on the net) I highly recommend you give mine pumpkin muffins a try. P.s. they are freezer friendly, too!
These Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins are –
Protein collagen packed
Filled with melted dark chocolate
Moist, light, fluffy delicious
High in fiber
Easy to make
Freezer friendly
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Paleo Pumpkin Protein Muffins with Chocolate Yogurt Frosting
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Ingredients
Dry ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cups coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp unflavored collagen powder, , such as Vital Protein collagen peptides
- ¼ tsp coarse salt
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Wet ingredients:
- 1 cup pumpkin puree, , unsweetened
- 4 large eggs
- 6 tbsp melted coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil, , plus little extra to grease muffin tins
- 2 tbsp maple syrup, , alt. any keto or vegan friendly sweetener
- 4 tbsp full fat coconut milk
Filling + Spread:
- 2 oz. + 6 oz.melted dark chocolate of choice
- 6 oz. coconut yogurt, , optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Combine dry ingredients in one bowl and whisk/mix well wet ingredients in a second bowl. Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Stir-well until no lumps. The batter will be on the thicker side but still very moist.
- If not using muffin liners, lightly grease the muffin tin with olive oil. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter. Use a small teaspoon to create a little indent in the middle. Fill-in with about 2 tsp melted chocolate. Fill the muffin cups with more batter about ¾ full.
- Bake for 30 minutes, middle rack. Let cool before carefully removing them from the tin. They are soft and fluffy so handle with care. Serve with coconut yogurt and melted chocolate as frosting/spread.
Notes
Nutrition
Love healthy breakfasts? Check out my make-ahead Whole30 Breakfast Sandwiches, Whole30 egg-free hash browns, Easy Chia Pudding with Strawberry Compote, Paleo grain-free oatmeal, Paleo Green Smoothie, and Whole30 breakfast meatballs.
What a perfect fall treat! I’ve never used collagen in my baking before, so thanks for the extra inspiration!
These look delicious and love that you can freeze them!
These are so much fun and perfect for fall! I love that delectable chocolate and yogurt frosting on the top, so yummy!
OMG these look so good! I love the frosting of coconut yogurt and melted chocolate. Plus collagen powder is so good for you!
I love using collagen in baking too, but the real star of this recipe is that chocolate filling! Holy YUM!
Pumpkin muffins are the best! That frosting puts these over the top for sure.
Oh my goodness. Those look soooo amazing.
Thanks so much, Raia!
I’m drooling, this is so gorgeous! I don’t even usually like muffins that much but I need to make this!
Thanks, Jean! We love these moist and healthy delicious muffins!
Whoa! So fun! What a special treat for this fall season – perfect for Halloween night!
Thank you, Renee! Love pumpkin season!
What a beautiful combination! I especially love that frosting:)
Thanks, Linda!
Wow these muffins look incredible! I love muffins because it’s basically individual size cakes! Love the addition of collagen is here too!
I totally agree with you, Joni!
I love using collagen in my baking…it provides such great nutrition and healthy benefits! Your pumpkin muffins look delightful!
Thanks so much, Tessa. Appreciate it :))
How necessary is the collagen powder for the recipe success? I don’t have anything like that and probably wouldn’t use it enough to justify trying to find it.
It’s optional 🙂