Cacao Powder is allowed in the later stages of the GAPS protocol. To make these muffins GAPS compliant, you'll need to put a little more effort at sourcing the clean(er) chocolate. This Pure7 brand is honey sweetened and is free from junk. Or you can skip the chocolate and instead use fermented cacao nibs instead for more bold muffins. If you would like to cut down the sugar content, I love using Lily's baking chips.