Everybody loves chocolate and everybody loves muffins, right? At least everybody I know does. Chocolate muffins do not really scream healthy. You might already know that I like to make otherwise indulgent recipes somewhat more healthy without losing any flavor. I did the same this time by making the muffins 100% plant-based and choosing the oat flour carefully, also gluten-free.
These muffins have a funny story behind them. A few weeks back we had our first sunny and warm day this year, and I used this to work in my garden. I also had a yoga class to teach that evening but somehow I managed to get into such a zen mode, that I just didn’t look at the time at all. So, when my partner asked me 5 minutes before my class was about to start if it was canceled today I was super surprised by how late it was. Luckily the studio is really close to my house and I was only late 5 minutes after a nice run. So as an apology for being late (I hate being late), I baked the muffins for my students. They approved and now I can share the recipe with all of you, my yoga and healthy food-loving friends.
Sugar-Free Vegan Chocolate Muffins
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Yields: 12 muffins
Ingredients:
3 ½ + 2 oz dark chocolate, divided
3 ½ oz peanut butter
2 bananas
1 ½ oz coconut oil
½ cup almond milk
1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
3 ½ oz oat flour
3 ½ oz almond flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 360 F and prepare a muffin tray with 12 holes.
Mash up the bananas (feel free to use a fork or make it extra smooth and use a stick blender.
Add 3 ½ oz of melted dark chocolate, peanut butter, coconut oil, almond milk, and vinegar.
In another bowl mix all the dry ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until incorporated.
Divide the batter between muffin holes and top with the rest of the dark chocolate.
Bake for 25 minutes and enjoy warm or cooled down.
By Kadri Raig
Kadri is a food blogger and yoga teacher from Estonia. She loves to spend time in the kitchen, but most of her recipes are simple and don’t take more than 20 minutes of active cooking time. She thinks that everybody can find time to cook healthy food at home, it is just a question of planning. "I work in an office full time, teach yoga 7-8 hours a week and write a blog. So if I manage to cook most of my meals, then so do you!" Connect with Kadri and enjoy many more of her delicious healthy recipes on her website here: www.kahvliga.ee.