Sunday, July 8, 2012

Chocolate Avocado Muffins!

Some of my close friends know how I feel about Avocados...I'm obsessed with them! They are like candy to me! I was looking at some baking recipes with Avocado and started experimenting with my own! Avocados are packed with all that good fat ,it acts like butter in this recipe! These muffins are so satisfying they could pass as dessert. Take a look!

Recipe By: Maria Capellan

Tools:  2 Medium bowls
             Spatula
             Blender or small food processor
             Muffin tin

 Ingredients: 


Dry:
           1/2 Cup Millet flour
           1/2 Cup Brown rice flour
           1/4 Cup Tapioca Starch (flour)
           1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
           1/4 Tsp Baking Soda
           1 Tsp + 1/4 Tsp Baking Powder
           1/2 Tsp Salt          


Wet:
           1 Ripe Avocado ( good size)
           1/3 Cup Agave Nectar
           1/2 Cup Almond Milk
           1 Tsp Vanilla
           1/2 Tsp Instant Espresso powder
           1 Flax Egg ( 1 Tbsp ground flax +3 Tbsp warm water) let sit 10 min

Extras: A good handful of Dairy free chocolate chips(or cocoa nibs) and walnuts! (Optional)



Directions:   Preheat Oven @ 350 degrees


1. Make flax egg and set aside
2. Mix dry ingredients in a medium bowl


 Note: Your Ripe avocado should look like this!
3. Cut up avocado and place in blender with all other wet ingredients
4.The mixture should look like this
5.Lets have a threesome with all these ingredients!
6. Works out like this, makes a thick batter!
7. Scoop batter into muffin tin filling them a little over halfway

8. Bake 20-23 Minutes makes 10-12 Muffins

9.Refrigerate up to 3 days Enjoy!


Easy Banana Bread!!




Here is an easy recipe for banana bread! One of my favorites anytime of the year! This bread stays good for up to 4 days (refrigerate) but it is even better grilled in a pan the next day with a Vegan butter spread. You can try adding walnuts or chocolate chips in it, I'm sure it would taste amazing!

Recipe By:  Maria Capellan



Tools:  2 Medium bowls
             Spatula
             Wire whisk
             Line a 5 x 9 bread pan with parchment paper

Ingredients: 

Dry:   1 Cup Brown rice flour
           1/2 Cup Almond flour
           1/4 Cup Tapioca Starch (flour)
           1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
           1.5 Tsp Baking Powder
           1 Tsp Cinnamon
           Pinch of each: Salt-Cloves-Nutmeg


Wet:  2 Medium Ripe Bananas
           1/4 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
           1/4 Cup Agave Nectar
           1/4 Cup Almond Milk
           1 Tsp Vanilla
           1 Flax Egg ( 1 Tbsp ground flax +3 Tbsp warm water) let sit 10 min


Directions:   Preheat Oven @ 350 degrees

1. Make flax egg and set aside
2. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl

3. In a separate bowl mash bananas with a fork then add the other wet ingredients and whisk

4. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet

5. Pour into bread pan and bake 35 minutes

6. Test bread with a toothpick the tip should still be moist