Pumpkin and cocoa muffins

Pumpkin and cocoa muffins

Shall we start the weekend by baking some pumpkin muffins? At home we wanted to turn on the oven to cook something that would allow us to indulge ourselves sweetly. A sweet whim but no added sugar in order to make the recipe healthier.

The pumpkin and the cream of dates and figs They add enough sweetness to these muffins that you don't need to add sugar. Don't worry if you don't have dates or figs; You can use only one of them to sweeten these muffins or substitute both for raisins, much easier to find in any supermarket.

Obviously, using one or the other the flavor of these pumpkin and cocoa muffins will be slightly modified but it is something that you should not worry about. Cocoa has a very powerful flavor and will prevail. In addition, beyond the flavor, the muffins will conquer you for their texture, tender and smooth. Do you dare to try them?

The recipe

Pumpkin and cocoa muffins
These pumpkin and cocoa muffins are ideal to give yourself a sweet treat. They are whole grain and do not have added sugar.

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Recipe type: Dessert
Rations: 12

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Ingredients
  • 50g. pitted dates
  • 50g. dried figs
  • 245g. roasted pumpkin
  • 4 eggs
  • 35g. pure cocoa
  • 70g. oatmeal
  • 70g. extra virgin olive oil
  • 16g. chemical yeast
  • 12 drops of dark chocolate

Preparation
  1. We put dates and figs to soak in hot water before starting to prepare the recipe. After 10 minutes, we drain.
  2. We preheat the oven to 180ºC and we prepare the muffin molds, inserting paper capsules into the holes of the metal mold.
  3. In a bowl we crush all the ingredients, with the exception of the chocolate drops, until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
  4. Once the mass is obtained, we fill the capsules up to ¾ of its capacity.
  5. To finish we sink a drop of chocolate in each one of them.
  6. We take to the oven for 20 minutes or until the knife comes out clean. Then, we turn off the oven and let it warm for 10 minutes in the oven with the door open.
  7. Then, we take out the paper capsules and place them on a rack to finish cooling.

 

 

 


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