Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Muffins

4.50 from 6 votes

These easy, sweet Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Muffins will satisfy your chocolate craving. They’re perfect for breakfast and as a grab-and-go snack!

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: muffins

Calories: 304kcal

Preheat oven to 425° and prepare a muffin pan with twelve baking cups. Lightly spray the cups with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together butter and sugar.
Add the eggs and beat until combined. Mix in the baking powder, salt and vanilla until just combined.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in 1 cup of the gluten free flour blend until just combined. Add the milk and stir until just combined.
Add the remaining flour and stir until combined. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to completely incorporate the flour into the batter.
Use a rubber spatula to gently fold the chocolate chips into the batter.
Transfer the batter evenly to the 12 baking cups.
Bake at 425° for 7 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350° and continue baking for another 15-18 minutes. The muffins are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the pan then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Check the ingredients of your gluten free flour mix for xanthan gum. If your flour mix doesn’t contain it, try adding ¼ teaspoon to the recipe. I use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour which contains xanthan gum.
Spray the inside of the baking cups with nonstick cooking spray. The cooking spray prevents the baking cups from sticking to the muffins.
Start the baking time at 425 degrees and then lower the temperature to 350 degrees after a few minutes. Baking the muffins at two different temperatures makes all the difference. The higher temperature creates tall, crispy, muffin tops and the lower temperature keeps the insides tender and the bottoms from getting too brown.