Double Chocolate Date and Pecan Muffins

These were fabulous!!

  • 1 cup Oats
  • 1 1/2 cups Flour
  • 3/4 cup Coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt
  • 3 TB Cacao powder
  • 3 TB Boiling water
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/4 cup Maple syrup
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 stick butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 peanut butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup yogurt, room temperature
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 cup Chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup Pecans, toasted, chopped and cooled
  • 10 Dates, chopped

Turn oven on to 350 degrees. Grease two muffin tins (or use a silpat muffin mold).

Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk to combine.

Boil water and pour over the cocoa powder. Stir to combine. Once cooled, add eggs, vanilla and maple syrup. Whisk lightly.

Add 1/2 the chocolate egg mixture, the butter and the peanut butter to the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix with the paddle attachment on medium for 1 minute. Scrape down the bowl and add the remaining chocolate egg mixture and half the yogurt. Mix on medium for 30 seconds. Scrape down the bowl. Add the remaining yogurt and the cottage cheese. Scrape down the bowl. Mix on medium for 30 seconds. Scrape down the bowl and add the chocolate chips, pecans and dates. Fold in with a spatula and scoop into a prepared muffin tin.

Bake 25 minutes or until the center is set. Enjoy!

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