Description
Delight in these Paleo and Vegan Chocolate Tahini Muffins, packed with rich cacao and wholesome cassava flour, sweetened naturally with maple syrup. Moist, fluffy, and nutty, these muffins make a perfect healthy treat for breakfast or snack time.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup tahini
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ¾ cup water (or plant based milk)
Dry Ingredients
- ⅔ cup cassava flour (100g) spooned & leveled
- ⅓ cup cacao powder (25g) spooned & leveled
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Add-ins
- ¼ cup dark chocolate chips, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with silicone muffin liners for best results; paper liners can be used but may fan out after cooling.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together tahini, maple syrup, vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, and water until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Gradually whisk in cassava flour, cacao powder, baking soda, and salt until batter becomes smooth and uniform.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips: Using a spatula, gently fold the chopped dark chocolate chips into the thick batter.
- Portion Batter: Scoop the muffin batter into the lined muffin pan slots, filling each about ¾ full. This recipe yields approximately 10 muffins.
- Bake Muffins: Bake the muffins in the preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool Muffins: Remove muffins from oven and allow them to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Storage: Store the cooled muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week to maintain freshness.
Notes
- Measure cassava flour by weight for best results, as different brands can vary in texture and absorption; Otto's Cassava Flour is recommended.
- This recipe is tested with cacao powder; substituting with cocoa powder might alter the muffin texture.
- Silicone muffin liners provide the best fit and prevent paper liners from fanning out after cooling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
