Choc Protein Muffins

Vegan-friendly recipe is oil-free, rich in flavour, high fiber, protein-packed and delicious, but you do you and substitutions are suggested and welcomed.

Ingredient:

  • 1 cup buckwheat flour

  • ½ cup organic cacao powder or organic carob

  • ¼ cup Body Fuel Vanilla Pea protein powder (can substitute with hemp or Vanilla Whey Protein powder)

  • 1 tsp Organic baking powder

  • ¼ tsp Organic baking soda

  • Pinch salt

  • 3 ripe mashed organic bananas

  • 2 tbsp Organic Maple Syrup

  • ¾ cup Water or Oat mylk

  • Handful Organic Cacao Nibs (Omit if using Carob)

Method:

  • Preheat oven to 180 Celsius

  • In a large mixing bowl, sift the buckwheat flour, cacao powder, vegan protein powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir all ingredients together
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  • In a separate mixing bowl, mash 3 bananas with a fork, add maple syrup, mylk, and mix till combined
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  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry and thoroughly mix together
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  • Add the cacao nibs if using and stir through.

  • Line a tray with cupcake holders and add roughly one heaped tbsp per cupcake.

  • Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes or till cooked through.
Transfer to a cooling rack, allow to cool, and enjoy 🧁

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