WEEKEND, soo good to see you! This week has been really productive, and I’m pretty pumped for Daylight savings to end this weekend – more sunlight later into the night, wooohoo.
Today’s all about muffins – muffins, muffins, muffins. The first time I made these babies was a couple of weeks ago, and they were super moist and bursting with flavor. However, I forgot to store them in the refrigerator/freezer, and they went bad (after I had only eaten TWO of them!). Alas (that seemed like a perfect place to use that word, haha), I’ve been daydreaming of these muffins for the past couple of weeks.
This past Sunday, I went on a meal prep frenzy, and during that time I made these chocolate avocado blueberry muffins.
You can find the recipe for these muffin babes here.
Prep work
Muffins are usually pretty easy to prepare, and these were no different. Note: since this is a paleo recipe, it is important to ensure that you have all the necessary ingredients to make these muffins as called for. Luckily, I had everything I needed on hand except for almond flour, which I went to the store and got the day before I baked these treats.
Texture
Because I like most baked goods a little gooey, I usually bake them a few minutes less than the recommended time. For these muffins, I baked them for 15 minutes, then checked them by sticking a toothpick inside the middle muffin, and there was still batter residue so I popped them back in for 2 more minutes. Once I popped the muffins out of the oven and let them cool, I excitedly tried one.
The first batch that I made had a slight heaviness to them, they were quite moist still. This second batch turned out drier, slightly fluffier, and had a grainier
Flavor
The blueberries give the muffins a surprising burst of tartness mixed with the richness of the chocolate chips. I didn’t quite love the tartness + richness combination, so for the second batch I just used the chocolate chips and didn’t add in the blueberries. I enjoyed the flavor of the second batch more, but the muffins were drier without the blueberries. I think I’ll try making a third batch and will play around with the ingredients a little bit.
If you enjoy eating Paleo and are looking for a Paleo treat or just want to try some muffins loaded with healthy fats from avocados, you should give this recipe a try.
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