I'm In Chocolate Muffin Heaven

So... I have been craving chocolate muffins ever since I've been diagnosed.

Why?
I have no idea. I don't think I've ever even eaten a chocolate muffin.
But I've been craving one, nonetheless.

Today, I had my chocolate muffins.
I looked online for recipes for gluten-free chocolate muffins, and all of them that I looked at seemed to call for like 4 kinds of flour. I do not have that many in my cupboard yet. I have 1. Rice flour.
I decided to adapt my search, and look simply for a traditional chocolate muffin recipe, and that I would substitute ingredients, and try my little experiment with my new bag of guar gum. (I was a little surprised that it came in a bag, rather than like, a spice container or a jar. I don't know why.)

Found a recipe that sounded fantastic:

http://www.food.com/recipe/double-chocolate-banana-muffins-9327?scaleto=8&mode=null&st=true

Or, here is the adapted version (with my addition of guar gum, to prevent crumbly muffins):

• 1 1/2 cups rice flour
• 1/2 teaspoon guar gum
  
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/3 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  (the Kroger brand chocolate chips are dairy-free)

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients.
2. In a small bowl, combine bananas, oil and egg.
3. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
4. Fold in chocolate chips.
5. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups three fourths full.
6. Bake at 350 deg F for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done.
   (10-15 minutes for mini-muffins)

As I said, I'm in chocolate muffin heaven.... These turned out simply *perfect!*