“Living with cookies in your home is like living with a bomb under your pillow.” Sophia Rossi once tweeted this, and I believe it is one of the most truthful things anyone has ever said. On the internet. In regards to cookies.
Well, folks, I’ve got a nuclear bomb under my pillow. Except it’s not made of cookies…it’s made of muffins. Delicious, chocolately muffins. So delicious, that I don’t think I can even call them muffins. They’re more like…fluffy cookies. They certainly aren’t the prettiest looking things in the world, but my goodness are they delicious…!
not the most attractive, but oh-so-delicious
These started as an idea of modifying this recipe to make it healthier. I managed to save some calories and add in some protein (3.4 grams per “muffin”)–they still aren’t as healthy as I wanted them to be (207 calories each & 19 g of sugar), but I think the Universe was telling me I needed to indulge by bringing this idea to my brain. So don’t think, friends–just bake. And eat! If you’re really wanting to make it a little healthier, I’ll add in some possible modifications along the way.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chocolate soy protein powder (inspired by this post about the benefits of soy protein!)
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour (to make this healthier, replace this with more or all protein powder)
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup brown sugar (healthier version: replace this with agave nectar)
- 1 egg
- 1/8 cup apple sauce (I used cinnamon flavor, but plain is fine)
- 1/8 cup butter, softened (healthier version: replace this with more apple sauce)
- 1 + 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 1 cup vanilla almond milk (unsweetned)
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (healthier version: use only 1/2 cup chocolate chips, or skip them entirely
Put all of the oats in a bowl, and mix with 1/2 cup of the almond milk. Let it sit while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
Whisk the brown sugar and egg together, then add in the vanilla extract, apple sauce, and softened butter. Whisk it until it gets as smooth as it can!
Add in the soy protein, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, oats (now soaked with milk), and the last 1/2 cup of almond milk. Mix together. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Put about 1/4 cup of the mixture into each muffin cup.
Bake for 15-18 minutes (I needed 18). Let them cool a bit…
…and then dig in!! With a glass of milk, of course. You’re gonna need it.
Having never cooked with soy protein before, I wasn’t sure how it would taste. I was so blown away by how decadent these are!! They are so rich and chocolately, so it’s good to know that at least some of the ingredients are healthy.
Next time, I want to try the healthier modifications & see how they taste. Something tells me it’ll be just as delicious!
If you try these, let me know how they turn out! And if you have ever cooked with soy protein, I’d love to hear about your experiences.
walk in love. 