# Fluffy Gluten-Free Kefir Chocolate-Chip Cake

**By Merve Tığlı** · 2026-07-12

A gluten-free, refined sugar-free chocolate-chip cake with a secret to its fluffiness: kefir. Baked as muffins in the air fryer.

**Makes about 12 muffins**

### Nutrition (per muffin, estimated)

-   Calories: ~185 kcal
-   Protein: 4 g
-   Fat: 10 g
-   Carbohydrates: 20 g
-   Fibre: 2 g

_Estimated values._

### Ingredients

-   2 eggs
-   ½ packet (5 g) baking powder
-   1 cup kefir (the secret to the fluffy texture)
-   1½ cups wholegrain buckwheat flour
-   4 heaped tablespoons coconut sugar
-   ½ cup vegetable oil
-   4–5 tablespoons sugar-free dark chocolate chips

### Method

1.  Beat the eggs, oil and coconut sugar; add the kefir and keep beating until creamy.
2.  Add the dry ingredients and fold in with a wooden spoon.
3.  Spoon into paper muffin cases.
4.  Bake at 180 °C in the air fryer for 25 minutes (a regular oven works too).

_Originally shared on [our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKyX94eSovA/)._

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> Source: [nFit Diet & Nutrition](https://shop.nfitdiet.com/blogs/nfit-recipes/gluten-free-kefir-chocolate-chip-cake)