Chocolate Coconut Muffins

As you know, I am not the best baker but I have been doing such a good job improving that I am really hoping to get better. I have been starting with the same base for my baked goods because it seems to be working well and giving the best result, moist, sweet, fragrant baked goods. I am hoping to make such an adjustment for a banana bread recipe I found that I would like to tweek. I have been so fortunate to get my cacao from Ghana which is far richer than the ones I find here. Being one of the world’s largest export of cacao beans, of course the best quality comes from Ghana. Knowing that getting a hands on this type of powder is difficult, I suggest looking into Ghanaian stores in your city which I guarantee you will find one. But if not, the regular one is fine. Anyway here are some great muffins that will keep your house warm and smelling fragrant.

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Chocolate Coconut Muffins

Desert

By Afia – Serves: 10-12 muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 30 minutes – Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp of cacao powder
• 1 and 1/2 cups organic all purpose flour
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tsp of allspice (nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon
• a pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp of coconut oil, melted
• 3/4 cup almond milk (or any plant milk)
• 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax seeds, 3 tbsp water)
• For the sauce: 2 tbsp of cacao powder, 1/4 maple syrup, 1 tbsp peanut butter powder, 1 tbsp of water to loosen the syrup

Instructions

1

First prepare you flax egg. In a bowl for your wet ingredients, combine 1 tbsp of ground flax seeds to 3 tbsp of water and let it sit

2

In a large mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients: the flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, spices, cacao and salt

3

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix well.

4

Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper and grease the edges with some coconut milk

5

Bake in the oven at 350 for 20-30 min. To check if ready poke a toothpick through the bread and pull out making sure there is no batter on the stick.

6

For the chocolate sauce mix the maple syrup, peanut butter and cacao powder and add a little bit of water if mixture is too thick.

7

Drizzle the syrup on top and enjoy.