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Triple Chocolate Chunk Muffins!

Posted in: Breakfast, Desserts, Snacks

I recently ’splurged’ and bought a box of Chocolate Chunk VitaTop Muffins from Wholefoods the other day.  I say ’splurged‘ because they are a pricey little treat, selling for $6.00 for a box of 4 muffins! However, I have been hearing rave reviews about these 100 calorie muffins for so long that I was curious to see what all the ‘hype’ was about!

When I dug into my first VitaTop Muffin, I knew instantly that I had to re-create this recipe some way-some how, or I would be racking-up some major Wholefoods bills in the near future…In other words, they were pretty darn good!

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Before I knew it, I was off to create my own version of these fabulous muffins in my kitchen! I knew I wanted this muffin recipe to be extremely moist, and melt-in-your-mouth-chocolatey… All while maintaining the nutritional value, in case a huge chocolate craving ever hits!

If you have ever had a VitaTop, you know exactly how moist and deliciously chocolaty these muffins are.  Well I’m proud that I can finally say that I have created a recipe that will give VitaTop Muffins a run for their money…Literally!!!

And get ready for this… these muffins have EVEN BETTER NUTRITION STATS than a VitaTop Muffin!!! I hope you enjoy this re-make recipe as much as I do, and you never  find yourself shelling-out a ridiculous amount of money on a chocolate muffin again!

Ingredients

1 3/4 c oats
3 egg whites
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or regular plain low fat yogurt)
1/2 tsp cream of tartar (or 1-1/2 Tbsp. vinegar)
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup hot water
1 cup sugar substitute (like Splenda granular) OR 1/4 cup + 2 tbs stevia
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with foil cupcake liners, or spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a blender, (or food processor), mix all of the ingredients together, except for the chocolate chips. Blend until oats are ground and mixture is smooth.
Place mixture in a bowl and gently stir in chocolate chips. Scoop into prepared muffin pans.
Place in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool before removing muffins from pan.
Servings: 24 muffins
85 calories per muffin (5g fiber, 5 protein, 21 g carbs, 1g sugar)
  • 1 3/4 c oats
  • 3 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or regular plain low fat yogurt)
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (or 2 tsp. vinegar)
  • 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 cup sugar substitute (like Splenda granular) OR 1/4 cup + 2 tbs stevia
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (OR you could use white chocolate OR peanut butter chips!)
  • *Foil cupcake liners, remove the inner paper lining (I say foil, because from experience, paper liners tend to stick to muffins!)

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with foil cupcake liners, or spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. In a blender, (or food processor), mix all of the ingredients together, except for the chocolate chips. Blend until oats are ground and mixture is smooth.
  3. Place mixture in a bowl and gently stir in 1/2 of the chocolate chips (set the rest aside). Scoop mixture into prepared muffin pans.
  4. Place muffins tins in the oven for 10 minutes.  After 10 minutes, remove muffins from the oven (but don’t shut oven off), and distribute the other half of the chocolate chips on top of each muffin.
  5. Place  the muffins back into the oven and bake for an additional 2-5 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. *Note, you could skip this step by putting all of the chips in the batter, and baking the muffins for 12-15 min straight, but this method gives the muffins the traditional ‘VitaTop Muffin’ look with the chocolate chips on top!
  6. Cool muffins before removing from pan. ENJOY!!! :)

Enjoy!  Love Katie

Servings: 12 Big Muffins or 24 Smaller Muffins
Calories: 116 Calories Per Muffin (12 Big Muffins) / 58 Calories Per Muffin (24 smaller muffins)
Weight Watchers Points Plus Value: 3

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  • Comment by Amy — September 10, 2010 @ 8:01 am

    Such a fabulous recipe! I will have to make these this weekend!

  • Comment by Christy — September 10, 2010 @ 8:11 am

    Thanks for this recipe!! I do love the vita brand especially the muffins and vita tops!! This will definitely be a great healthy recipe to take to my next family function! Thanks again!!!

  • Comment by Heather (Heather's Dish) — September 10, 2010 @ 8:35 am

    um, sign me up for these! yum!

  • Comment by Marg — September 10, 2010 @ 8:42 am

    Thank you! These have been saved and will try them out soon!

  • Comment by Michelle — September 10, 2010 @ 9:39 am

    Katie you are so awesome!

  • Comment by Ginger — September 10, 2010 @ 2:11 pm

    Just ordered and received a good-sized expensive shipment of the Vitamuffins, tops, etc. I am anxious to try this recipe so I do not have to order.

    Does it matter what kind of oats you use…like the quick oats?

  • Comment by Emily — September 10, 2010 @ 4:49 pm

    I CAN ATTEST TO THIS!! taste BETTER than those expensive muffins. had one of Kate’s then a real vita… honestly.. katie’s were better :)

  • Comment by Kelly — September 10, 2010 @ 6:58 pm

    I was looking for a dessert to bake tonight and i just found it:). Thanks for the awesome recipe!

    I also wanted to tell you I made your pizzuchini this week and my husband and I both really liked it! I will definitely be making it again:). I’m sure it will be making an appearance on my blog as soon as I quit reading other people’s blogs (LOL) and baking:).

  • Comment by Sarah — September 11, 2010 @ 4:47 am

    Yum! I love that your muffins can be made to be pretty “clean” AND that they have chocolate in them:-).

  • Comment by admin — September 11, 2010 @ 5:35 am

    Thanks Kelly! My favorite kind of comments are by-far when people tell me their husbands liked the food from my site! :) Haha..Now that is a true test…If a guy likes a healthy dish! ;)

  • Comment by Kylie — September 11, 2010 @ 4:02 pm

    I just came across your blog a little bit ago and I love it! These muffins look amazing… I have never tried the VitaMuffins but I love the VitaTops so I am sure that they are good! Thank you!

  • Comment by Adena — September 12, 2010 @ 12:01 am

    I can’t imagine being able to recreate a recipe to this extent, at least not a *baking* recipe. Great job. The closest Whole Foods to me is a little over an hour and I have to take a toll road to get to it, so if I were to get addicted to theirs, it could prove to be an expensive addiction. I can’t wait to try these!!

  • Comment by Lisa — September 12, 2010 @ 3:43 am

    Omg thank you for posting these! The fact that there is no flour in them is even better! I had to stop eating vita muffins because of the wheat, but now thanks to you I can bring them back into my life! =)

  • Comment by Maria Reeves — September 12, 2010 @ 7:01 am

    Hi Katie, I came across your website when I was looking for a spinach quiche to make and I love all your recipes!! I haven’t had the chance to try any of them yet but I am very excited to. My husband and I are always looking for healthy alternatives to our favorite foods. We are such health nuts that love to eat real food with good taste and substance….healthy food can get boring if we don’t vary up and you’ve just given me tons of recipes to help keep us on track. I’ll have to let you know how some of them go. The first one I wan to try is your Pizzucchini! I love zucchini!! I usually grill it or saute it in tomato sauce so this will be a nice change. By the way after reading your “about me” I realized that you are one of Dayna’s friends…I work with her at BANA. She’s mentioned you before. What a small world!!
    =)

  • Comment by Katie @ Health for the Whole Self — September 12, 2010 @ 1:46 pm

    This. Is. Amazing. :)

    You probably just saved me hundreds of dollars on vita muffins!!!

  • Comment by Katie (Sweets and Veggies) — September 12, 2010 @ 5:49 pm

    Katie, Holy YUMMM Those look amazinnggg!! Gotta give those a try

  • Comment by Cara — September 13, 2010 @ 8:18 pm

    I must be the only person who has never tried Vitamuffins – I just refuse to spend the money! Can’t wait to try making them myself :)

  • Comment by Sami — September 15, 2010 @ 11:18 am

    goodness gracious, i think i’ll be baking these this weekend. MMM!

  • Comment by Amber — September 16, 2010 @ 1:22 pm

    Katie, this recipe looks and sounds amazing. I love to make muffins and enjoy making my own muffin recipes as well.
    I will definitely be trying out your recipe! I’ll let you know how it turns out! xo

  • Comment by Kathryn — September 16, 2010 @ 3:21 pm

    These look delicious! I have a Stevia/Splenda question for you. I’ve read that these sweetners do actually have some calories to them from the carbs, so using a large amount in cooking adds calories you don’t realize. Is this true, or what do you know about using these sugar substitutes and which is best?

  • Comment by admin — September 16, 2010 @ 4:11 pm

    it does..i believe you should add around 200 cals to the entire recipe if using splenda..so it would be 10 more calories (roughly) if using splenda…and stevia is 0 calories..i recommend and use this..bc its a natural sweetener..actually i personally dont use splenda at all anymore, but put it as an option bc i know a lot of people use it and its more readily accessible! Hope that helps Kathryn :)

  • Comment by Kathryn — September 17, 2010 @ 6:07 am

    Thanks for the response! What type of Stevia do you normally use? I think there are different versions..correct? I am new to cooking as you can tell :)

  • Comment by admin — September 17, 2010 @ 9:46 am

    Great question actually, because some stevia’s can be very bitter, the only one I have found that I like is called NuStevia! It comes in a powder and liquid and I use the powder! I get mine in bulk on Amazon, but its also at any Wholefoods! :)

  • Comment by Kay — September 17, 2010 @ 1:00 pm

    I just made these muffins yesterday and they are AMAZING! With the help of a couple of friends, the batch is already gone after 24 hours! But I just had a quick question about the recipe. It says it produces 24 muffins, which I assumed to be normal-size muffins, but when I divided the batter among 24 cups, only a very small amount of batter was in each cup – they turned out delicious, but were more the size of a mini-muffin. When you made the recipe, did these end up approximately the size of a normal vita-muffin? Am I doing something wrong?

  • Comment by admin — September 17, 2010 @ 1:28 pm

    Hey Kay! Did you use a blender!?! I think my vita made the batter ‘puffed up’ a bit but either way my muffin tins were all about 1/2 full when i divided it up! :) otherwise you could always do 16 muffins for 106 cals each :) Glad you like them though! :)

  • Comment by Sarah Honeyager — September 20, 2010 @ 8:09 pm

    Katie…this is one of the best recipes I’ve ever come across! I could not believe how amazingly tasty, rich and moist these things were. And they were still very filling! It’s definetely a guilt free treat. I had to freeze some because seriously they would have been gone. But amazing they are. I had to do some subsititions…I was out of cocoa powder so actually used some unsweetened chocolate bars and melted them. I also have not been eating a lot of sugar (If you have not seen the clean diet or Tosca Reno books, they are good). But I’m going to try them with agave nector and maybe some carob chips. Thanks much girl!

  • Comment by admin — September 21, 2010 @ 6:27 am

    thanks so much for the comment sarah! :) its such a reward to hear comments like these after working so hard on a recipe! :)

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  • Comment by RE - RecycledFrockery — September 24, 2010 @ 2:20 am

    oooooooooo those have me spellbound with how healthy and delicious a recipe this is. can you email me one please mammm. ;)
    I’m here from BlogLovin and I love/subscribed to your blog.

  • Comment by admin — September 24, 2010 @ 4:42 am

    hahah..sure @ recycledfrockery! ;)

  • Comment by Emily — September 24, 2010 @ 4:33 pm

    katie. i’m obsessed. this is what i’m doing on my friday night :) whoo hoo!

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  • Comment by Ann — October 11, 2010 @ 6:49 am

    I have made your peanut butter smoothies and the Reese’s pie. Loved them both. I am trying the muffins this week!

  • Comment by elle — October 12, 2010 @ 9:01 pm

    Hi!

    Can’t wait to try these. Could I substitute the oats for oat bran, you think?

  • Comment by admin — October 13, 2010 @ 4:10 am

    hey elle! you could, but i would do half oats, half oat bran if possible! :)

  • Comment by Alis — October 23, 2010 @ 2:51 pm

    Hi,
    I’m a big fan of Vitamuffins and am so excited to try this recipe out!

    I was wondering if I could use plain Splenda (not the granulated kind or the Sugar Blend) instead?

    Thanks for the recipes, I love your blog:)

  • Comment by admin — October 23, 2010 @ 9:34 pm

    Of course Alis! :) Thank you!!!

  • Comment by Chelsea — October 28, 2010 @ 3:36 pm

    I have never had a vitamuffin, but these looked too delicious and were even more perfect that they don’t have any flour in them. I made them last night and LOVED them. Thanks!

  • Comment by Ashley — October 31, 2010 @ 6:23 am

    i’ve always been tempted to buy the vitamuffins, but they are a little too expensive in the stores. saw this recipe and HAD to try it. they just got out of the oven… amazing recipe! thanks for sharing!!!

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  • Comment by Clare @ Fitting It All In — November 5, 2010 @ 8:28 pm

    Gotta try! I have a box in the freezer, but these are WAY cheaper:)

  • Comment by Cecilia — November 9, 2010 @ 3:06 am

    “Oh oh …oh oh …oh oh oh my god!” Thank you so much for this recipe. I live in Australia, there ain’t no Vitatops here + I’ve been wanting to try them for so long. You are an angel darling! Thanks! :)

  • Comment by admin — November 9, 2010 @ 4:18 am

    Cecilia..You bet! :) Awesome to hear from people over seas! :)

  • Comment by Shields Catone — November 9, 2010 @ 12:31 pm

    Katie, Sorry if you’ve already answered this…for the sweetener, did you use 1/4 c splenda plus stevia? Or 1/4 cup of stevia plus 2 tbsp of stevia? Can’t wait to try these!!!

  • Comment by admin — November 9, 2010 @ 6:54 pm

    oh sorry shields! no …I just used one or the other…it requires more splenda bc stevia is sweeter! :)

  • Comment by shields Catone — November 9, 2010 @ 9:43 pm

    thanks for the reply…I used Truvia and ended up adding 2 packets of Splenda to the mix. I love these and feel like I can have victory with snacks like this on hand. My 5 year old even thought it was yummy!! You are such a handy little person to have around! Haha. Thanks again!

  • Comment by admin — November 10, 2010 @ 5:52 am

    Thanks Sheilds! :) You CAN have victory when you ENJOY healthy foods! :) Glad to hear they tasted good with Truvia! I am not a big fan of the taste of that particular brand..I like NuStevia Stevia the best (no bitter aftertaste!) But I know Truvia is more accessible at the g.store! :)

  • Comment by amanda — January 12, 2011 @ 10:58 pm

    I just found you and I’m in love! Excited to try this and to read the rest of your blog/site. I do have a question, do you know the fat content of these off hand, and do you think if I use sugar instead of artificial sweetner it will be a problem? Thank you so much.

  • Comment by admin — January 13, 2011 @ 5:59 am

    nope amanda…sugar is certainly ok, although i used stevia, which is a non-artificial sweetener with 0 calories, so i factored the nutritional count with that…so you would have to add the cals back in if you use sugar! :) and i’m sorry, i dont know the fat content off hand, but i do know by the ingredients that it’s low! :)

  • Comment by Jenny — January 17, 2011 @ 10:20 pm

    I’ll be saving some money by making these ;) Great recipe!

  • Comment by sasha @ running from the law — January 29, 2011 @ 10:32 am

    omg! these are amazing! i made them last night, and they are even better than vita muffins. i froze them (like the real vita muffins) to avoid eating too many in one sitting! thanks for the great recipe.

  • Comment by admin — January 29, 2011 @ 1:39 pm

    hahaha….so great to hear! :) thanks for sharing sasha! ;)

  • Comment by Amanda — January 31, 2011 @ 7:33 pm

    me again, after making my second batch, I decided to do the math and figure out the fat, I make mine in 18 muffin batches and it came out to about 3 grams of fat per muffin for me, so it would be slightly more or less depending on if you have a 12 or 24 muffin batch. Hope this helps anyone else who’s wondering. :) Also, I use sugar b/c I don’t want alternate sweetners while breastfeeding, but the first batch I mixed the chocolates in and used 1 cup of sugar, but the 2nd batch I used around a 1/3 cup of sugar but put the chocolates on top and me and my husband both like it better this way, It doesn’t taste less sweet, it tastes more sweet, b/c the first thing you taste with each bite is chocolate! :) Will definately switch to a nonsugar sweetner when I ween though! :) Thanks alot!

  • Comment by Olivia — February 1, 2011 @ 6:02 pm

    Thank you SO much for linking me over to this recipe!! Your correct in that I do absolutely LOVE vitatops so I’m definitely trying out your recipe! I just polished off all of my oats today (the horror!) so as soon as I get those, your recipe is first on my list of foods to make! SUPER YUM! Thank you so much:) and thanks too for stopping by my blog:)

  • Comment by Jessica — February 21, 2011 @ 5:20 pm

    Yesterday was the second time I’ve made these. Unfortunately I forgot the sweetener!!! They didn’t taste so good. I fixed them by making a ganache out of semi-sweet chocolate and 2% milk. I cut the muffins in half, poured a spoonful of ganache inside, put the halves back together, and poured another spoonful on top. YUM!

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  • Comment by Karla — March 17, 2011 @ 8:25 am

    I can’t believe I am going to admit this on a healthy living blog, where everyone seems to love vitamuffins, but I think they taste kind of off. I eat them, but wouldn’t say they’re fabulous. I can’t wait to try these…chocolate without a medicine taste will be heaven!

  • Comment by Ana Maria — March 17, 2011 @ 11:59 am

    these are great! I’m a huge fan of chocolate muffins from hillers, and these blow them out of the water and i can make them in my pjs!

  • Comment by Mary Beth — March 17, 2011 @ 12:12 pm

    On the to do list for sure!

  • Comment by Cheryl — March 21, 2011 @ 8:52 am

    I cant believe how low cal these are..

  • Comment by aruna b. — March 22, 2011 @ 10:04 am

    these look so delicious! I’m going to make them over the weekend!

  • Comment by Mary — May 28, 2011 @ 6:16 am

    Question: How about fat,fiber and protein counts? I’m on Weight Watchers and am trying to figure out how many points I’d use for your recipe. It sounds delicious because chocolate is my weakness! Thanks!

  • Comment by christa — June 11, 2011 @ 1:27 pm

    I made 12 muffins and wondered if the bake time is different. They have baked 19 minutes at 350 so far and I am going to check them again. They are a little ont he runny side. Alos, no flour and any kind of oats? If not using splenda use 2 T. stevia???

  • Comment by admin — June 11, 2011 @ 5:54 pm

    hey christa.. yes to the baking time, however, every oven is different, and everything cooks different depending on weather, altitude, etc, so that could be what’s going on! :) Just bake them until a toothpick comes out clean! (also i would try rotating your pan in the oven, it sounds like you have ‘hot spots’ that cooks things unevenly! :)

    as far as the flour goes, you are correct! there is no flour in them! just oats! and as far as the sweetener, yes you need to use wayyyy less stevia in proportion to the amount to splenda…its much stronger! however, try to just sweeten according to taste bc every stevia is different! :)

  • Comment by Dana Jenkins — June 18, 2011 @ 5:56 pm

    Tried these muffins today. HOMERUN!!!! These are wonderful, another recipe that makes me realize I am not missing anything while eating healthy. My husband is so laughing at my excitement on cooking these foods but he is enjoying my excitement because he worries about my health. I am almost 50 and have been eating unhealthy all my life, we had a grocery store when I was a child and I eat all the candy, chips and junk food I wanted. I have many unhealthy years to make up for. Thanks again to God for giving us Katie and these recipes. Yay!!!!!!!

  • Comment by admin — June 19, 2011 @ 4:13 am

    dana…what an amazing compliment, i cant even start to express what that means to me! all i can say is~ you go girl! keep up the good work! :)

  • Comment by jackie — August 1, 2011 @ 3:09 pm

    I love these! i have already made them a few times. i substituted pumpkin for the applesauce and added some flax. my three little boys love them too! thank you thank you.

  • Comment by admin — August 2, 2011 @ 7:10 am

    thanks jackie! :) always glad to hear kids love my recipes…now that’s passing a true ‘test’! :)

  • Comment by JaneG. — August 2, 2011 @ 6:20 pm

    I tried Vitatop Deep Chocolate muffins and they were delicious. I came across your recipe. I believe your recipe is healthier… I will try these tomorrow – thanks :-)

  • Comment by rachelD — August 10, 2011 @ 5:46 am

    im confused by the sugar amounts for this recipe, how much does it require? (if im using only stevia)? THANKS! :)

  • Comment by admin — August 11, 2011 @ 5:31 am

    Rachel, for stevia use ~ 1/4 + 2 tbs (so just use 1/4 cup and an additional 2 tbs stevia!) hope that helps

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  • Comment by VeggieGirl — October 5, 2011 @ 3:32 pm

    Just printed this recipe to try! Also printed the recipe for the Peanut Butter ‘Cake’ Pancakes :)

  • Comment by Rachel — October 11, 2011 @ 8:08 pm

    I have tried a few of your protein shakes (except for the ones that call for cocoa powder) and love them…do you use baking cocoa in the shakes or cocoa powder, like nesquik? Also, I am trying these muffins tomorrow and was just wondering, do you use a full cup of splenda?? That seems like a lot to me. Thanks so much, I am so happy to have found you and your recipes!!

  • Comment by Meg — October 13, 2011 @ 6:42 pm

    Made these today! My hubby and I loved them! I used butterscotch chips and added one packet of 25 cal hot chocolate mix. Yum!!

  • Comment by Maggie — October 17, 2011 @ 5:44 am

    These are so delicious! My co-workers love them! They are a wonderful pre-(or post) workout snack :) Thanks, Katie!

  • Comment by leana — November 2, 2011 @ 1:15 pm

    Can you tell what type of oats you use? thank you

  • Comment by admin — November 3, 2011 @ 3:00 am

    @leana i used old fashioned rolled oats…. just be sure they are not quick oats!

  • Comment by Natalie — November 11, 2011 @ 8:55 am

    Hey! i’m trying to make these as we speak, but i’m not sure if i need 1 + 1/2 tsp baking powder and soda or 1 to 1/2 tsp?

  • Comment by admin — November 11, 2011 @ 12:23 pm

    hi natalie… 1 plus 1/2 tsp of each! :)

  • Comment by Paula Ainsworth — January 1, 2012 @ 5:25 pm

    I just made these and they are AWESOME! I did use a blender, although not all the batter would fit in the blender at once. I used quick steel cut oats–they are good but next time I will try the old fashioned rolled oats–I didn’t see that post until I was done. I did get 24 muffins–12 made in a regular muffin pan and 12 made in a “muffin top” pan. Both looked exactly like Vita Muffins when they came out of the oven! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! Vita Muffins always gave me that chocolate fix, but I haven’t bought them for awhile because of the cost. I also made your pumpkin trifle for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. I’m so happy I found your website. Happy New Year!

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  • Comment by Katie — February 5, 2012 @ 8:50 pm

    Your recipes are amazing!! I love the Vitatop muffins as well and wondered if you would be able to post a recipe for a raisin bran muffin similar to this one? That would be amazing. Thanks again for all the great recipes!

  • Comment by Amanda — February 13, 2012 @ 8:20 pm

    Just need to clarify the stevia amount. Are you using a cup for cup stevia blend like Stevivia? Because Stevia on its own is used in like the 1/16 tsp. or 1/8 tsp. or a few drops, NEVER in cups!!! Thanks for clarifying!!

  • Comment by admin — February 14, 2012 @ 4:43 am

    good question amanda. i put 1 cup sweetener of choice or 1/4 cup + 2 tbs stevia (and i use the blend)…so i would say maybe 12-14 packets or to taste if your using packets! :)

  • Comment by Caitlin — February 14, 2012 @ 11:49 am

    I made these this morning for our Valentine’s breakfast and they were AMAZING!! So moist and rich – it was like eating chocolate cake for breakfast! There will definitely be a repeat of these :) The turtle cheesecake is chilling in the fridge for dessert tonight and I can’t wait to try it too.

    Thanks for sharing your healthy recipes with us!

  • Comment by Rachel Loth — February 14, 2012 @ 6:18 pm

    I made these today for V day and they were SO good!!! The batter looked runny so I did add a little extra oats but they came out perfectly. Oh and I used about 1/2 cup honey and added some powdered stevia as well. Yum! Will make again!

  • Comment by admin — February 14, 2012 @ 8:10 pm

    thanks rachel! dont worry though, i promise the recipe works without the extra oats! :)

  • Comment by Jackie — February 16, 2012 @ 12:12 pm

    Ah I’m sorry, I’m another person with a question about the sugar. So can I just use 1/4 cup regular granulated sugar plus 2 Tblsp stevia? I think that’s what it is saying but I want to be sure…

  • Comment by admin — February 16, 2012 @ 12:20 pm

    hey jackie… I actually suggest either 1 cup sugar sub or sugar OR 2 tbs stevia… if your using stevia i’d use a small amount to start, and add more to taste… every stevia brand is different! :)

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