Gluten free, dairy free, chocolate free muffins

Oh my!! No kidding, these muffins are gluten-free, dairy-free, and chocolate-free and THEY ARE DELICIOUS!!! After we found out that we had to completely change our way of eating, my husband and I were quite depressed! I knew I would have to bake and cook more and well...he just likes to eat! We both thought we were going to starve! But, the cooking and baking hasn't been as bad as I thought and I never dreamed these things would taste so well. I assumed that most of it would taste like cardboard! But, praise the Lord, it doesn't!!! My husband likes the taste of the food and so do the kids (and we all know that kids are the pickiest creatures on earth when it comes to food.) We are not going to starve after all!
I followed the recipe on the back of the box. Instead of chocolate chips, I added carob chips. Years ago, I tried carob and I thought it was pretty nasty. But knowing that anything from the cacao bean was a no-no for us now, I decided to try them again. I looked at the health food store in our area and their carob chips had traces of milk in them. Well, dairy is a no-no for us to! So, last evening, we went to a Mennonite grocery in the country. I was sooo excited to find they had carob chips without dairy AND they were reasonably priced!!! Woohoooo! Now, what about the taste? They taste very much like chocolate! I am so happy! Wow, what a change from my experience years ago.
These muffins are AWESOME! Happy and healthy eating y'all!!! :)