Chocolate and almond butter muffins...cake
So these were going to be muffins, but then I decided to make a loaf instead. Why you might ask? Especially since I just rebranded the blog with a flying muffin... because I didn't feel like cleaning the muffin tin afterward and I was out of cupcake liners. Yup that laziness is how I roll.
I was browsing around on How Sweet it is (who also has a love of muffins) and found this recipe. I had to make them!! Just a few changes... like almond butter instead of peanut butter, and flax egg instead of egg whites. The loaf is delicious, especially served with a scoop of icecream. YUMMM
Whole Wheat Almond Butter Fudge Muffins
recipe by How sweet it is (slightly adapted by me below)
Makes ~1 loaf
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup splenda (or use white sugar)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking powder
dash salt
1 1/4 cups fat-free milk
1/2 cup no stir MaraNatha almond butter
1 Tbs ground flax seeds plus 3 Tbs water
2 Tbs canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 tablespoons applesauce
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 400.
Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugars, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through vanilla); add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Stir in applesauce. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon batter into 9" loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until loaf springs back when touched lightly in center. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.
Did you all dress up for Halloween?
John and I went as Jesse James and Bombshell McGee... awesome.
I was browsing around on How Sweet it is (who also has a love of muffins) and found this recipe. I had to make them!! Just a few changes... like almond butter instead of peanut butter, and flax egg instead of egg whites. The loaf is delicious, especially served with a scoop of icecream. YUMMM
Whole Wheat Almond Butter Fudge Muffins
recipe by How sweet it is (slightly adapted by me below)
Makes ~1 loaf
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup splenda (or use white sugar)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking powder
dash salt
1 1/4 cups fat-free milk
1/2 cup no stir MaraNatha almond butter
1 Tbs ground flax seeds plus 3 Tbs water
2 Tbs canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 tablespoons applesauce
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 400.
Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugars, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through vanilla); add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Stir in applesauce. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon batter into 9" loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until loaf springs back when touched lightly in center. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.
Did you all dress up for Halloween?
John and I went as Jesse James and Bombshell McGee... awesome.
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Another great looking and healthy recipe Steph!
That's the kind of laziness I can sympathize with. I often use whatever pan is on top in the pan locker because it's such a pain to dig one out of the bottom.
Looks like a tasty, stick-to-your ribs loaf! I do have loaf pans...
This looks delicious Steph! I still haven't tried baking with flax meal! I keep forgetting. Would love to see Halloween pics! I was a kitty.
Muffins are totally cake. I love it when people agree with me on that.
Can I still eat it for breakfast?
Thanks Mags!
Rachel... sometimes you just don't want to have to clean that darn muffin pan!
Reeni- Awww I bet your were an awesome kitty! maybe I'll post a pic on FB, it was a half scandalous outfit LOL
Mariko you can totally eat this for breakfast!
Looks so good!
Have you ever though of putting all these recipes into a cookbook?
Bryan C
Sweet chocolate fantasy! I wanna eat chocolates! And that will be later! Ha!
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MMm can you bring me a slice to foodbuzzfest?
Bryan- would love to be able to!
Daphne- gotta love chocolate!
Gillian- would totally if I hadn't eaten it all already haha! I wish I had more time to bake stuff to bring!! and I wish I could bring a jar of jam in my carry on!
Ohhh, another I would like to try! Thumbs up!
Sounds yummy;thanks for sharing.
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this looks great! I love that you turned it into a loaf because you didn't want to clean. totally something I would do too!
Love the new look of the blog, too! Very cool!
Sign me up for a muffin loaf. That looks like a good one.
Great meeting you at Foodbuzz Fest.
I love the new look of this blog ..also love the loaf idea...not because I am lazy but because I am scared my son would litter everything around...
It looks do good!
It's awesome. Easy to make.
It looks do good!
Sign me up for a muffin loaf. That looks like a good one.
Great meeting you at Foodbuzz Fest.
this looks great! I love that you turned it into a loaf because you didn't want to clean. totally something I would do too!
Love the new look of the blog, too! Very cool!
Sounds yummy;thanks for sharing.
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