Double Chocolate Flaxseed Mini Muffins
May 1, 2024These double chocolate flaxseed mini muffins are the perfect healthy snack for toddlers and pack well in school lunches for kids. Filled with chocolatey goodness, these muffins are a healthy dose of fiber and omega-3 fatty acids thanks to the ground flaxseeds in the recipe.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup whole flaxseeds (40 g) or ½ cup flaxseed meal
- ½ cup water
- 1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour (175 g)
- 3 TBS cocoa powder (25 g)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup coconut oil (70 g) melted
- ½ cup almond milk (100 g) room temp
- ¼ cup coconut sugar (50 g)
- 1 TBS apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Put an oven rack in the middle position of the oven. Heat the oven to 350℉. Grease or line with paper baking cups a 24-cup mini muffin tin.
- Grind the flaxseeds until fine in a small food processor, blender, or spice grinder. Combine the ground flaxseeds and water in a large bowl. Let sit 5 minutes.¼ cup whole flaxseeds, ½ cup water
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour, 3 TBS cocoa powder, 2 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt
- In the large bowl with the soaked flaxseeds in it, add the melted coconut oil, room temp almond milk, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla. Whisk to combine.⅓ cup coconut oil, ½ cup almond milk, ¼ cup coconut sugar, 1 TBS apple cider vinegar, 2 tsp vanilla
- Pour the flour mixture in with the flaxseed mixture. Mix until combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.½ cup mini chocolate chips
- Divide the batter among the cups of the mini muffin tin. Put in the heated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Let cool 10 minutes. Enjoy!