I’m not going to lie, I am super happy to be back to my vegan baking experiments. I love trying out new recipes using dates and bananas as sweeteners with extra dark chocolate and all the oats and seeds and nuts.
I really love having a treat at night and not feeling like I am busting my sugar budget. It’s really amazing what you can make with some date paste and cocoa powder.
A friend shared this DELICIOUS chocolate muffin recipe with me and I cannot believe I haven’t shared it yet.
The best part is, all the ingredients are mixed together in the blender-how easy is that?!
I went home immediately after trying these muffins and had to make my own batch, they were gone in just a few days! They’re so good for you, you could even call these breakfast muffins.
- 1 3/4 c oats
- 3 egg whites
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (I omitted)
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt ( I omitted)
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 T vanilla
- 1 1/2 t baking pwder
- 1 1/2 t baking soda
- 1/2 t cream of tartar
- 1/4 t salt
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- Blend all ingredients together then pour in muffin tins and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
These cookies are perfectly sweet from the dates and dark chocolate but do not have the texture of a traditional chewy chocolate chip.
The oatflour used in this recipe makes these cookies more granola like than cookie but still equally satisfying! Leave a comment below if there is a healthy treat you love that I need to try!
VEGAN CHOCOLATE CHIP OAT COOKIES:
1 cup rolled oats
pinch salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla extract
6 tbsp milk
4 tbsp date paste*
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Directions: In a coffee grinder or food processor, pulse oats until fine flour. Combine all dry ingredients then whisk in wet ingredients. You will need to thoroughly whisk (stir) in date paste:) Fold in chocolate chips. Bake at 350 for 7 minutes.
Run/Bump Update: 21 weeks woohoo! Time’s starting to fly. I’m still running just about everyday (everyday that I don’t cross train), Bowen and I ran four miles this am. He was WAY out ahead of me but I finished so that’s something 😉 Does anyone have experience with second trimester running? I am having serious leg fatigue and just overall find it MUCH harder than ever-leave a comment below if you have any tips! Have a sweet weekend!
look at our little friend that ran with me, don’t worry we found it’s rightful home..
