Gluten Free Dairy Free Chocolate Beet Muffins. Who new that these moist and tasty gluten free and dairy free chocolate beet muffins would be a great substitute for traditional red velvet cupcakes! They were a hit with everyone we gave them too, especially the kids! No dyes or artificial colors! Beets not only give your muffins a truly natural red color, but also make these muffins a healthy, (shhh), fiber rich, velvety delicious treat! We’ve always been a fan of Red Velvet cakes, until we learned about the problems that artificial colors and dyes cause in our bodies. It didn’t take much to figure out that red beets can color our muffins and add the moisture to make them oh so gooey good!