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Chocolate Oat Bran Muffins

Oil-free, gluten-free, sugar-free CHOCOLATELY oat bran muffins! The perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack. Energize your day with a naturally swet treat packed with fiber and protein.

Cocoa bran muffins with peanut butter
by Aly Michell Dated: February 6, 2020 Last Modified: August 28, 2023 8 Comments
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There are plenty of days I want to indulge in something rich and chocolatey - without the not-so-great baggage. This is where this chocolate oat bran muffin recipe comes and saves the day. 

These gluten-free oat bran muffins require just 8 ingredients - all of which are plant-based, stacked with protein and wholesome fiber from the cocoa powder and oat bran. 

But they don’t have to be eaten for breakfast, they are just as delicious as a mid-day, kid-friendly snack, dessert, or a treat-your-self anytime meal. 

What To Expect In These Muffins 

Ingredients for chocolate oat muffins.
  1. These muffins are gluten-free, made with oat bran! To substitute oat bran for old-fashioned oats, break them down into flour. To make oat flour, take your standard (non-flavored) old-fashioned oats and blend them until flour-like or powdery.
  2. These are PACKED with FIBER! The oats, cocoa powder, banana, and date paste add a significant amount of delicious fiber to these muffins.
  3. The muffins can be made sugar-free! Instead of using sugar, use date paste instead. It's a natural way to sweeten up your backed goods.

More Chocolate For Breakfast Recipes: 

  • Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie 
  • Creamy Chocolate Raspberry Smoothie
  • Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

Recipe Notes 

Close-up bran muffins with peanut butter drizzle.
  1. Want to go sugar-free? Switch out the sugar with date paste instead. Or, go with your favorite sugar-free sweetener.  
  2. This recipe is not very sweet at all. However, feel free to add more sugar or date paste. Or, use a jam or sweet spread to crank up its sweetness.  

What To Eat With Oat Bran Muffins 

I love to keep things simple and have a mug of steamy black coffee with a touch of sugar with these muffins. 

It pairs perfectly well with chocolate. Speaking of coffee and chocolate, if you’re into that combination, you’ll definitely love our vegan chocolate cake - check it out. 

I also like to use different spreads for these muffins. Sometimes I’ll go for peanut butter, a dab of vegan butter, homemade sugar-free date paste, drizzle coconut dulce de leche on top if I need a bit of sugar boost. Jam is also a great idea. 

How To Store 

I love these best right out of the oven. However, if you want to save these for later, no problem. 

Store these muffins in an airtight Tupperware or a reusable silicone bag in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. 

To warm them back up, zap them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds wrapped in a damp paper towel to reintroduce some moisture. 

Pinnable for Pinterest. Chocolate muffins with peanut butter.

For more breakfast recipes, check out 18 Frugal Plant-Based Breakfast Recipes. We have sweet, savory, and everything in between!

Cocoa bran muffins with peanut butter

Chocolate Oat Bran Muffins

Aly Michell
Gluten-free, vegan oat bran chocolate muffins that tastes like dessert, but packs on the fiber and protein you need to start your morning.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American, Breakfast, Vegetarian
Servings 6 muffins
Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup oat bran
  • ⅓ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup sugar or date paste (see notes)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup vegan milk
  • 1 ripe banana
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a six-mold muffin or cupcake tin oil. Or, line with cupcake liners.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine oat bran, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt. If using sugar, add it here. If using date paste, see next step.  
  • In a blender, blend the vegan milk, banana, and date paste (if using to replace sugar). 
  • Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl.
  • Pour the muffin batter into the muffin tin and full about ¾ of the way. Top with chocolate chips (optional). Bake for 15-17 minutes. Remove muffins and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes on a wire cooling rack. 
  • Serve and drizzle natural peanut butter, add your faovirte sweet jam, or give it a spread of vegan butter. (optional)

Notes

  1. If using date paste, add the paste to the wet ingredients (banana + vegan milk) and blend together. 
  2. If using sugar, add the sugar to the dry ingredients instead (oats, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt). 
  3. This recipe is meant to be healthy, sugar-free, gluten-free, and vegan. Because of this, the texture and flavor will be different from standard muffins. It's not very sweet, so feel free to add more sugar or date paste if you like. Additionally, the muffins are dense. 

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal
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  1. Kerry

    July 25, 2020 at 11:51 am

    5 stars
    These are amazing! I normally don’t like the texture of baked things with banana, as it seems rubbery, but these are perfect! This is a high-fiber keeper! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Aly Michell

      July 26, 2020 at 9:20 am

      Hey Kerry! Glad you love the chocolate oat bran muffins. They are a perfect, healthy snack. One of my favorites! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Amy

    March 11, 2020 at 9:05 am

    5 stars
    I've been trying out some plant based recipes. Haven't had any success until I found these. They were really good. I've been eating them every morning with peanut butter and coconut oil. I put them in the fridge and then warm them up in the oven. I couldn't find oat bran at the store so I used my cuisine art and put in some rolled oats. Not sure that is the same but it turned out delicious. Thank you for the easy recipe.

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    • plantbasedandbroke

      March 11, 2020 at 9:20 am

      Hi Amy! Thank you for trying out the recipe. I am glad you did. I love having them because it's absolutely delicious but doesn't have so much sugar in it. Having it with peanut butter sounds like a great idea to me! Also, I saw your other message to me - I've removed your last name in this review, as requested. If you have any questions or want to reach out, I am always here at [email protected] Drop a note anytime! 🙂

      Reply
    • Hazel

      May 16, 2020 at 4:04 am

      Hi Aly,

      I like this recipe - simple and easy to do but I have a question - I would like to make these muffins chocolate powder free. Would this recipe still work?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • plantbasedandbroke

        May 16, 2020 at 9:27 am

        Hey, try it out! I have tested this particular recipe without cocoa powder, so I am not sure how it would taste. However, the structure of the muffin should still be the same.

        Reply
  3. Tassa

    March 02, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    Hey, I’d love to try these but we don’t get oat bran here in the UK - is it just finely milled oats? We have something called Ready Brek that are fine cut oats with added vitamins... do you think that would work? Thanks 🙏

    Reply
    • plantbasedandbroke

      March 02, 2020 at 3:14 pm

      Hey Tassa! Oat bran would be the same as miller's bran. However, I am not really familiar with finely milled oats, so I am not entirely sure. I went on to the UK site for Amazon, and this is what I found for oat bran. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buy-Whole-Foods-Online-Organic/dp/B004WGLCHS/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=oat+bran&qid=1583187008&sr=8-6

      Reply
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