PALEO CHOCOLATE ORANGE MUFFINS
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 248kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup Purecane or maple syrup or honey
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 3 eggs room temp
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Zest from one orange
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips plus extra to sprinkle on top of the muffins!
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil melted and cooled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line a muffin tin with liners or grease well.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, orange juice, eggs, orange zest, vanilla extract, and melted coconut oil.
- Next, add the almond flour, cacao/cocoa, and baking soda. Stir until just combined, but don’t over mix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into the muffin tin.
- Sprinkle a few extra chocolate chips on top!
- Bake for 16-18 minutes, until batter comes out clean with a toothpick.
- Let cool completely.
- Garnish with extra orange zest if desired.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg
