Chocolate Flaxseed Muffins with Apples
So Halloween is over but let me tell you it was a special one. And let me warn you that I will be bringing it up quite often, within or out of context, bragging about what I did. I, ahem, carved my first pumpkin ever—a beautiful jack-o-lantern with a crescent moon and stars. It doesn’t sound all that scary, I know, but I’m still proud of it. It was quite a task and I cut myself twice but it sure was a monumental accomplishment for me. Admit it’s not so bad for a start, especially from someone who hasn’t heard about Halloween until she was twelve and hasn’t celebrated it she was twenty-three.
Besides my pride of my amateurishly executed pumpkin, I am happy about how these muffins turned out. They would have made a gorgeous Halloween treat topped with some orange frosting but of course I didn’t think about that until Halloween was well over, two days later. I love the seedy taste and coarse, husky texture of flax meal especially when combined with chocolate and softened by sweet tiny bites of apple.
Chocolate Flaxseed Muffins with Apples
Yields 12
1/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup golden flaxseed meal
1/4 cup brown rice flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 large apples, cored, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12-muffin muffin pan with paper liners.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cocoa powder with the butter, sour cream, honey and vanilla extract until well combined. Beat in the eggs. Add the flax meal, brown rice flour and baking soda and mix again until you obtain a homogeneous batter. Fold in the cubed apples.
Distribute the batter among the 12 cups. Bake until set, 17 minutes.
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Rachana — 11/05/2010 @ 11:42 am
Delicious muffins.
Susan — 11/05/2010 @ 12:01 pm
I would love these cupcakes. I am disappointed we did not se a picture of your carved pumpkin!!! By the way, Red Lentil Soup is on the menu for today. It is a bit colder today, isn't it? Have a good weekend.
Kimberly Peterson — 11/05/2010 @ 1:21 pm
Lol you and your pumpkin.. so cute :p
Caffettiera — 11/05/2010 @ 2:05 pm
Congrats on your first carved pumpkin! Did you take any pictures of it? I never made one and I am afraid it will be really difficult to cut.
Jennifurla — 11/05/2010 @ 2:49 pm
These are lovely, I loev carving pumpkins….especially to roast the seeds
Eliana — 11/05/2010 @ 3:21 pm
Hmmm – they look and sound delicious.
pierre — 11/06/2010 @ 9:08 am
ils sont bien mieux sans le frosting orange ! Bravo Pierre
myfrenchkitchen — 11/06/2010 @ 3:02 pm
Love that top photo!! Et comme ca sent très bon, les muffins..et je suis sure, ils sont bon pour la santé.
bisous
Ronelle
Nisrine Merzouki — 11/06/2010 @ 3:48 pm
Susan and Caffetiera, I just threw away the pumpking today. I didn't take any pictures :(
Pierre et Ronelle, c'est vrai qu'ils sont bons pour la santé surtout avec les graines de lin et sans le frosting :)
Barbara — 11/06/2010 @ 7:36 pm
Nice healthy, flavorful muffins, Nisrine!
Hurrah for your first pumpkin-carving!
Trix — 11/07/2010 @ 12:17 am
Lovely muffins – you're right they would be fun with orange icing. Next year! Please post a photo pf your pumpkin, it sounds lovely.
theUngourmet — 11/07/2010 @ 4:01 am
I am a huge fan of muffins and I love using flax in my recipes as well. These look terrific! I'll have to give them a try this next week.
Indie.Tea — 11/07/2010 @ 6:45 am
Congrats on your pumpkin craving :)
The muffins look and sound delicious – very comforting and good.
Lucy — 11/09/2010 @ 6:10 pm
I haven't combined chocolate and apples before but your muffins look delicious! Must give these a try soon :)
Sophie — 12/04/2010 @ 2:11 pm
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,..Looks incredibly tasty!!
You also have a COOl foodblog!!
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