food: dark chocolate pumpkin muffins ? food, drinks & travel.

04 Mar 2012

by eat-drink-fly.com in food & cooking, paleo, wheat free Tags: coconut, gluten free, paleo, recipes, sweet treats, wheat free

this one definitely gets a solid gold star under paleo baking.

i downloaded another paleo cookbook for my ipad, this one was The Primal Blueprint Cookbook

and can i just veer off for a minute to mention how very much i love having cookbooks on my ipad.? it?s awesome and takes us far less space in my bookshelves than regular cookbooks.? i?m not sure i can ever go back to hard copy books.

anyways.? i saw this recipe for Pumpkin Nut Muffins and i thought to myself, yes, i would like to eat that.
the biggest thing about paleo baking is that it takes a lot of eggs.? not necessarily a bad thing, but it?s weird to wrap your head around cooking with 1/2 cup of flour and 6 eggs.? but, it makes for a delicious protein packed muffin that tastes like dessert, but satisfies you like a meal.
so without further ado, here?s the recipe as i made it? and since i doubled the chocolate chips, they make the title now.

Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

• 1/2 cup coconut flour, sifted
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cooked pureed pumpkin
• 6 eggs
• 4 tbsp of coconut oil or melted butter
• 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey (i used honey)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup good quality dark chocolate chips

Makes 12 muffins

1. preheat oven to 400.? grease muffin tins well.? i used a circle of parchment at the bottom to help them remove easier as well.? it worked excellently.
2. sift to combine dry ingredients; flour, baking soda spices & salt in a separate bowl
3. beat pumpkin puree and add eggs one at a time until well blended.? add vanilla, honey and melted butter/coconut oil.? mix thoroughly.
4. add dry ingredients to wet and stir until no lumps remain.? add nuts & chocolate chips
5. spoon into muffin tins and made for 18 minutes or so (mine were done at 15 mins)

the end result was far less pumpkin-y than i imagined, but really really good.? not crumbly like my paleo brownies were, but a perfect balance of dense and fluffy.? great texture overall.

they were best right out of the oven (what isn?t?) but i just microwaved a leftover one for a snack and it was still great.
even my super skeptical, pumpkin heating husband scarfed one down in short time and declared them tasty.

this made for a nice weekend treat and will make a great breakfast for work over the next few days or afternoon snack.
now that i know the recipe is a winner, i?ll make a double batch next time and freeze some for quick reheats later.

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