Hidden Veg Choccy Muffins
My daughter was deeply offended when she found out what was hidden in the muffins... Then instantly asked for another!
INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
1 ripe banana
½ cup baby spinach
1 cup grated zucchini – squeeze out excess liquid
½ cup grated carrot
⅓ cup olive oil or melted coconut oil)
¼ cup milk of choice (I used almond
¼ cup greek or coconut yoghurt. Or coconut cream from can
¼ cup maple syrup or honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups gf plain flour
½ cup cacao powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
Choc chips (measure with your heart)
Preheat the oven to 180°C fan-forced.
In a blender or food processor, combine banana, eggs, oil, milk, yoghurt, maple, vanilla and spinach until smooth.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, cacao powder, baking powder and cinnamon.
Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and gently fold to combine.
Place a clean tea towel on the bench and finely grate the zucchini and carrot. Gather the tea towel in your hands so the grated veg is in a ball inside then squeeze tightly over the sink so as much liquid as possible comes out.
Add the grated veg and choc chips and mix until just combined.
Spoon into a silicone muffin tray and bake for 20–25 minutes.
VARIATIONS
I think this would be great with a few frozen raspberries pressed into each muffin right before going into the oven!