Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 2 cups less 2tbsp white whole wheat flour (or all-purpose/plain flour)
  • ½ cup+1tbsp cacao/cocoa powder
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ⅕ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ cup+1tbsp dark chocolate chips
  • 7.05 ounces dates (pitted, roughly chopped)
  • 5 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 5 tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk (any)
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instruction

  • .Preheat the oven to 375 F/ 190 C/ gas mark 5. Lightly grease a 12-hole muffin pan or line with paper cases. Set aside.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cacao powder and salt until thoroughly combined.
  • Stir in the chocolate chips. Set aside.
  • To the food processor add the chopped dates, eggs, half the milk, sour cream, oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Pulse until there are no large chunks of dates left (the mixture should be speckled with small pieces of dates). Transfer the mixture into a large bowl and whisk in the remaining milk.
  • Using a whisk gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until thoroughly combined (do not overmix the batter). The batter should be think and lumpy.
  • Spoon equal amounts of the batter into the muffin cases and bake in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes, then remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack.