With Greek yoghurt, wholemeal flour, hidden veg and zero refined sugars, this chocolate muffin is a great healthy on-the-go snack for you or your child.
Chocolate Muffins (with hidden veg)
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Category
Breakfast, Snack
Author:
Maurice
Servings
12
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
16 minutes
Sometimes we just want a chocolate muffin. It’s simple to make, moist, and holds its shape well. And it’s chocolate! What more is there to say, enjoy.
Ingredients
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4 Orange Veg Blocks, defrosted
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1¼ cups of wholemeal flour
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½ cup plain flour
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¼ cup cocoa
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¼ teaspoon fine salt*
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon bicarb soda (also known as baking soda)
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⅓ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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2 eggs (room temperature if possible)
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½ cup maple syrup (that’s a tiny amount per muffin!)
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¾ cup Greek Yogurt
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½ teaspoon vanilla essence
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½ cup of choc chips (Optional only)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celcius on bake.
Lay your muffin moulds into your 12 cup muffin tin.
Add to a large bowl: wholemeal flour, plain flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb soda and salt. Whisk well.
In another bowl add the maple syrup, oil, eggs and vanilla essence. Beat well. Finally, add the defrosted Veg Blocks and the Greek yoghurt. Mix well.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon until combined. Add the optional choc chips if desired, and fold them through.
Pour the batter into the 12 moulds.
Place in the oven for 16 minutes, or until a pierced skewer comes out clean.
Leave the tray of muffins to cool on a cooling rack.
Eat fresh for 24 hours, or store in the freezer.
Recipe Note
*To increase your potassium intake, and to reduce your sodium intake, I use ‘potassium’ salt. Potassium is good for us and sodium (regular salt) isn’t. What’s really interesting is that potassium has a similar flavour enhancing effect as sodium. So that just begs the question, why don’t more people use it! (Check the ingredient deck of the salt, but typically it will be 50% potassium and 50% sodium. The common ones available are Diet Rite and Heart Salt.)