Double Chocolate Vegan Muffins With Strawberry Smash Frosting Food

VEGAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400F (200C). For medium-sized muffins, line 12 wells of a muffin pan with paper liners or lightly grease the pan. For larger sized muffins line or grease only 9 wells of a muffin pan.
• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, instant espresso powder and salt. Then add the plant-based milk, light oil, and apple cider vinegar and stir until just combined. Don't over mix! Now gently fold in the chocolate chips.
• Divide the batter evenly among the 12 or 9 wells of the prepared muffin pan. Bake 20 to 26 minutes for until the muffins have cracks on the top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. *Test several spots with the toothpick as you may hit a melted chocolate chip which could mislead you into thinking they aren't cooked. If making 12 muffins the timing will be on the lower side and if making 9 muffins it will be on the higher side. Let the muffins cool in the pan before removing.

VEGAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease 12 muffin tins with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and baking powder.
• Melt the margarine and 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips carefully in the microwave. While this mixture cools, mix the egg replacer, vanilla, oil, and soymilk in a separate bowl. Add the margarine-chocolate chip mixture to this bowl once it has cooled for a couple of minutes.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Make sure the batter is cool, and then stir in 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips.
• Spoon the batter into the muffin tins. Make sure strawberries are washed and cored, and press one into the center of each batter-filled muffin tin. Cover completely with batter.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of chocolate chips evenly over the batter and gently press into the tops just enough to hold them in place.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes, then gently remove from muffin tin.

VEGAN STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Grease 12 muffin tins.
• Mix together dry ingredients.
• In another bowl, mix soymilk, oil, and vanilla, but be careful not to over-mix. It should be a bit lumpy.
• Mix the wet and dry ingredients, fold in the strawberries, and spoon batter into muffin tins.
• Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out dry.
• Allow to sit for at least 10 minutes inside the pan, then remove them and place on a cooling rack.

BERRY-SMASH MUFFINS (STRAWBERRY MUFFINS)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 F.
• Put a paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease just the bottoms of 12 muffin cups.
• Slightly smash strawberries in large bowl, using fork.
• Stir in sugar, oil and eggs until mixed.
• Stir in other ingredients just until moistened.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown or toothpick poked in center comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Loosen sides of muffins from pan if needed, and take them out of the pan.
• Makes 12 muffins.
• Tip: If you do not have fresh strawberries, you can use frozen strawberries that you have thawed and drained.

FRESH STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Comine and sift dry ingredients.
• Add butter, applesauce and egg - Mix lightly.
• Stir in strawberries.
• Turn into greased muffin tin.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.