Double Chocolate Vegan Chocolate Muffins

By Peggie

Double chocolate vegan chocolate muffins. These bakery-style muffins have a gorgeous domed top and are ultra moist and decadent.

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups (220-g) All Purpose Flour*
• 1/2 cup (42-g) cocoa powder (unsweetened)
• 1 cup (200-g) brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons Instant Coffee Powder
• 1 cup (240-ml) vegan buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup (80-ml) coconut oil (melted)
• 1/4 cup (60-g) Applesauce
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar*
• 1 cup (175-g) vegan chocolate chips and chunks (Mixed)*, plus more to place on top.

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and spray a muffin tray with non-stick spray. Set aside.

Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl and add the brown sugar, baking soda, salt and instant coffee powder.

Prepare the vegan buttermilk by adding 1 tablespoon lemon juice to a measuring jug and then adding soy milk up to the 1 cup (240-ml) line. Allow it to curdle. Add to the mixing bowl.

Add in the vanilla, melted coconut oil, applesauce and vinegar and stir into a thick batter.

Add in the chocolate chips and chunks and fold in.

Divide the batter evenly between the muffin partitions and then add a few more chocolate chips and chunks to the tops of the muffins.

Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean (melted chocolate is fine but wet batter is not).

Transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool and then enjoy!


NOTES:
*Weigh your flour for the most accurate results.

*You can use apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar.

*You can use either chocolate chips or chunks but I liked using a mix because as you can see from the photos, you have the different colors and textures of the two different types of chocolate. For chunks just chop up a bar of your favorite chocolate. If you are going to do half/half like I did, then use 88g chocolate chips and 88g chocolate chunks.