Coconut is an ingredient that I love. It is very versatile and easy to use in different types of recipes, sweet or salty. For example, I love to use coconut and its derivatives to prepare smoothies, curries, vegan béchamel, cakes, and even homemade popsicles.
It is a food with an incredible flavor, full of healthy fats and that gives a unique aroma to any preparation. These cacao and coconut muffins that I propose are fabulous and perfect to start the day with energy, in addition to being 100% vegans are perfect for all audiences.
I hope you like it!
P.S.: If you love coconut, as much as I do, I also recommend you these gluten-free coconut muffins.
Cacao & Coconut vegan muffins
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Ingredients
- For the muffins:
- 1/4 cup of grated coconut
- 1/2 cup of almond meal
- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 1/2 cup of rye flour
- 1/4 cup of tapioca flour
- 3/4 cup of coconut or almond milk *
- 4 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
- 5 tablespoons of birch xylitol or stevia to taste
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar
- To decorate:
- 1/4 cup of grated coconut
- 4 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 4 tablespoons of raw cacao powder powder
- 2 tablespoons of birch xylitol or stevia to taste
Instructions
- For the muffins: Preheat the oven to 338º F (170ºC).
- In a large bowl, mix the flours, the cacao, the sweetener, the bicarbonate and the cream of tartar. Mix well.
- Add vegetable milk little by little, mixing so that no lumps remain. There should be a homogeneous and creamy mass. If necessary, add a little water.
- Add the coconut oil and mix again.
- Divide the dough into muffin molds. It is best to use a tray of muffins with 1-use paper molds or silicone molds.
- Bake for 25 or 30 minutes.
- For the decoration: while the muffins are in the oven undo the coconut oil in a pot and add the cocoa powder, little by little and the sweetener. Mix well until there is a chocolate sauce.
- When the muffins are cooked, decorate them with the chocolate sauce and grated coconut and let the sauce solidify.
This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 3; With these quantities, you got 6 healthy fat servings and 6 grain servings for <20 pounds, or 4 healthy fat servings and 4 grain servings for >20 pounds.
Notes
* In this recipe coconut or almond milk counts as a condiment.