Monday, 4 February 2013

Skinny(ish) Chocolate and Hazelnut Muffins!

I want to eat my cake and be healthy too! Dieting generally sucks but if you balance your cake intake out with plenty of exercise it does't have to be all bad. So with that attitude I thought I'd try and make a healthier version of the delectable treats. 

What you'll need:
Makes 6
-1tbsp cocoa powder
-100g self-raising flour
-50g caster sugar
-1/2 tsp of bicarbonate soda
-1 egg
-100ml skimmed milk
-2tsp Starbucks Hazelnut syrup (perks of the job)
-Chopped nuts (this was a last minute choice and I only have brazil nuts, but I'd say hazelnuts are the better option)

The Baking Of:
-Pre-heat your oven to 170c
-In a large bowl mix together your dry ingredients (flour, b.soda, cocoa & sugar)
-In a separate jug beat together the wet ingredients (milk, syrup, egg & oil). Then mix the two together to make a creamy batter.
-It's a wet batter, so you may want to put the mix back into the jug and pour it out into muffin cases. 
-Before you pop them in the oven, sprinkle over the chopped nuts. Whack 'em in and bake for approx. 15-20mins. 

I know they're skinnier than normal cakes, but that doesn't mean you have to eat them all at once! 

Enjoy!

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