RECIPE - No Added Sugar Choccyliscious Muffins

Sometimes you just want something gorgeous and CHOCOLATE right?
Well as many of my facebook followers would know this year I am really cutting back on SUGAR. But I still love to eat and cook and love baking and of course my choccy fix.
I also like to give my kids "treats" that are not full of junk, numbers and sugar.

These muffins really are super moist and melt in your mouth.

Enjoy! XX

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates (check packet to make sure no added sugar or anything nasty), soak overnight, covered or for at least 3 hours in enough water to just cover them.
• 1 cup natural yoghurt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup Planet Organic Natural Cocoa
• 1 free range egg
• 1/4 cup Natvia Stevia powder
• 10 drops liquid stevia in chocolate
• A couple of drops pure vanilla or vanilla stevia drops
• 1 & 1/2 cups wholemeal SR flour
• 1/4 cup Walnuts
• 1 Sweet William No Added Sugar chocolate bar, chopped

Method

• Pre heat oven to 180'c.
• Line a muffin tray with muffin cases.
• In a bowl use a hand mixer to combine butter, stevia drops, stevia powder.
• Best in egg.
• Mix in the cocoa powder.
• Add in the yoghurt, make sure mixed through and then drain and add in the dates.
• Very carefully add in  the flour until just combined.
• Spoon mixture into muffin cases.
• Top each one with some walnuts and chopped chocolate.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until muffins are golden on top and bounce back from your touch.
• Allow to cool on wire racks.
• Serve.

Notes

• Stevia can be swapped for honey.
• Mix chocolate and walnuts carefully through mixture before adding flour for flavour hits through the muffins as well.
• Get a big chocolate hit by serving with a mug of hot chocolate made with Planet Organic natural cocoa and stevia to sweeten.
• Freezable.
• Great for school lunches.
• Can be made gluten free with a gluten free flour, you may need to adapt recipe though, possibly include another egg etc.

Toddler Tips

• Use a miniature muffin tray to make toddler friendly sized ones.

Why not get excited about cutting back the sugar and join my facebook - sugar free for 1 week fun event! Have a sugar free recipe? Come share it with us or just come and join in the fun event! xx
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You can get the Stevia sweet drops, Planet Organi Cocoa Powder and Natvia Stevia Powder used in this recipe from the Maleny IGA