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Chocolaty Plum Muffins

Chocolaty Plum Muffins

Perfect autumn season chocolaty plum muffins that are plant-based, oil-free and sugar free. You have to try it, or you will missed your own perfect autumn!

It’s autumn and at least here in Spain plums are still in season. I order them organic along with apples, pears, grapes, carrots, potatoes, chard, leek, cabbage etc. from a local farmer. It is so heart warming to see Miguel at our doorstep with the abundant veggie box every Saturday; his boots still dirty from harvest and a smile on his face.

I think I might be obsessed with muffins – I bake them 2-3 times a week and create a new recipe at least once a month. So, it is not a surprise that some of the plums went into muffins as the rest were enjoyed raw.

Last year, when it was plum season I delighted you with Cardamom-Plum Muffins, but this time I had a desire for chocolaty cacao muffins.

Chocolaty Plum Muffins

My plum muffins with chocolate are plant-based, oil-free and sugar-free. You can also make them gluten-free by using gluten-free oat flour.

Finally, please let me know in the comments below if you have any questions, and also tag me in social media whenever you try one of my recipes! I’d love to see your creations! Instagram @thenutriplanet and Facebook @nutriplanet.health.hub

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Chocolaty Plum Muffins

Chocolaty Plum Muffins Recipe


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Perfect autumn season chocolaty plum muffins that are plant-based, oil-free and sugar free. You have to try it, or you will missed your own perfect autumn!


Ingredients

Scale

DRY

WET

  • 10 figs
  • 280 ml water or plant-based milk (I use unsweetened oat milk)
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 2 tbsps. applesauce, unsweetened
  • 1 heaped tbsp. peanut butter
  • A pinch of seal salt

ADD LATTER

  • 3 big plums, cut into 4 pieces
  • 50g dark chocolate, chopped

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, cover the chopped figs with 280ml water or plant-based milk and let soak for about 30 minutes.
  2. In a big bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder, cacao, and cinnamon.
  3. Place the figs with the soak water, bananas, peanut butter, salt and applesauce into a blender and blend until smooth.
  4. Add the wet mixture to the bowl of dry ingredients, and mix until all the dry ingredients have disappeared. Finally mix in chopped chocolate.
  5. Spoon the batter into a silicone muffin pan or parchment muffin papers in a metal pan. Place a plum quarter in every muffin case, by pressing it down with your finger.
  6. Heat oven to 350 F (175 C). Bake for 30-35 minutes. The muffins will be done when cracks appear, and when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for at least 15 to 20 minutes before removing.
  • Method: Baking

Tips for my chocolaty plum muffins:

  • you can use carob powder instead of cacao
  • store the leftover muffins in freezer. Heat up in oven whenever needed.
  • grind your flours yourself using the same amount (weight) of buckwheat groats and oats

Enjoy!

Chocolaty Plum Muffins
Nele from Nutriplanet

Nele Liivlaid: founder of Nutriplanet.org She has been into healthy eating for many years, but developed a more profound interest in nutrition and related diseases when she started reading The China Study and other special books on nutrition. After being in real estate and hospitality business for more than 10 years she decided to totally change her path to spread the word about healthy and sustainable nutrition and lifestyle.

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2 Comments

  1. is it safe to use peanut butter? when peanut itself has the aflatoxin?
    does the plant base diet allow nuts? honey or maple syrup?

    • Nele Liivlaid

      Hello Joyce,

      Aflatoxin us produced by the mold Aspergillus flavus. Besides nuts, it can also occur in legumes, seeds, corn, wheat and other crops, as well as some spices, such as chili and paprika. So, it’s not the peanuts you should be afraid of, but the mold. Buy quality products and store your foods properly to be on the safe side.

      Whole food plant-based diet includes all plant-based whole foods including nuts and seeds. However, it is advised to exclude high-fat foods, such as nuts and avocado from your diet, if you are prone to heart disease.

      Animal-based foods, refined foods, and foods high in sugar such as syrups and honey are best to kept to a minimum. Dr. T. Colin Campbell in his book The China Study and Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his book Eat To Live say that if those foods make 10% of your daily calories, it won’t harm you, but it is better not to make a habit of eating these foods.

      I hope my answer was of any help to you.

      All the best!
      Nele Liivlaid

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