Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Muffins

chocolate muffins made with protein powder

PREP TIME10 minutes

COOK TIME20 minutes

TOTAL TIME30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup protein powder (any protein powder will do)
• 2/3 cup coconut palm sugar
• 1/4 cup raw cacao powder
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 cup semi sweet dairy free chocolate chips + more for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Combine flour, protein powder, coconut palm sugar, cacao powder, baking powder and sea salt in a bowl. Whisk well to combine, then add 1 cup of chocolate chips and stir to distribute evenly.
3. Mix eggs, applesauce, and almond milk until well combined
4. Pour wet mixture into dry, stirring until it is all mixed together
5. Grease muffin tins or use muffin liners (like I did)
6. Fill muffin tins 3/4 of the way full with batter
7. Garnish tops of muffins with additional chocolate chips

Bake at 400 degrees for 17-20 minutes, or until done.

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