Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Chocolate Berry Loaded Mini Muffins

Chocolate, strawberries, bananas and blueberries come together deliciously in these irresistible desserts! To top it off they are vegan, gluten free and a good source of protein.

 

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Coconut Oil 
  • 1/2 cup Soy Plain Unsweetened Yogurt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 
  • 2 ripe bananas - Mashed
  • Stevia / sweetener to taste
  • 1/2 cup vegan carob chips
  • 1/4 cup raisins 
  • 1 cup fresh Strawberries - Sliced
  • 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
  • 3/4 cup rice flour and 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 1/2 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp flax meal
  • 2 tbsp protein chocolate protein powder (of choice; we used hemp.) 
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon 
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease muffin pan 
  2. Mix the oil, yogurt, vanilla, banana and sweetener together well.
  3. Mix the Carob chips, raisins and berries into the wet mixture.
  4. Mix the dry ingredients together and slowly combine to wet until mixed throughout.
  5. Fill the muffin batter into the muffin pan. Bake 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes clean. (I also pressed some onto a cookie sheet.)
  6. Stir together wet ingredients and fruit
Warning: The mini muffins are dangerously delicious, they are very easy to keep popping into ones mouth. ;0)