November 9, 2010

Avocado Chocolate Chip Muffins

This is what happens when you have an overripe avocado and banana, an unopened bag of chocolate chips, a baking itch, and entirely too much time on your hands.


Avocado chocolate chip muffins
Ingredients

- 1 3/4 cup sprouted spelt flour
- 1/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp salt

- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 flax egg
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Up to 3/4 cup non-dairy milk

Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
- Mash avocado and banana by hand or in a food processor until smooth. Combine mixture with remaining wet ingredients and slowly add the wet to the dry. Mix until just combined, adding non-dairy milk in tablespoon increments until batter is wet, but not runny. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spoon into a greased (and/or lined) muffin tin and fill about 3/4 of the way up. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Makes 10-12








Do not fear the avocado! It didn't turn my muffins green or make them taste like guacamole; the flavors in this muffin are very subtle. They're dense, wonderfully gooey and just sweet enough to make for a nice, hearty breakfast companion or a late night chocolate fix. In fact, I think I'll have another one now - breakfast is calling me.



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14 comments:

  1. These sound delicious! I love how you incorporated healthy fats from the avocado in here.

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  2. Those muffins sound awesome! I'll have to try this.

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  3. These sound and look amazing! I've always been afraid to bake with avocado but I'll have to give it a go.

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  4. @Evan Thomas

    Thanks! Do it, I promise it works super well. I also really like avocado in raw desserts.

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  5. @Michelle

    Thank you! Let me know how they turn out if you try 'em.

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  6. Mmmm, this looks phenomenal! I love using bananas in baking...strange because I really don't like plain, raw bananas!

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  7. @Faith @ lovelyascharged

    Really? I don't think I've gone a day without a banana in months!

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  8. I love bananas! So do the girls. I also love avocados. Will have to try this one out. Looks great!

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  9. now this is something that I MUST try! What a brilliant idea! I am a new follower

    xo

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  13. Can't wait to try them!
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