Chocolate Chickpea Protein Muffins - MaxiNutriton Recipe

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 10-12 mins
Serves: 6 servings
Meal Occasion: Snack/Dessert

These dark chocolate muffins are tasty and delicious made with chickpeas instead of flour. Using pureed, canned chickpeas creates a moist, nutty and cake-like muffin because the chickpea starch holds water so well.

Ingredients

1 tin of chickpeas drained
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
1 table spoon of cocoa powder
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of baking powder
2 scoops of Maximuscle Promax Chocolate
20g dark choc chips

Preparation

Blend the chickpeas in a blender until they form a sort of smooth paste
Add all the other ingredients to the blender with the chickpeas, except the dark chocolate
Blend until a smooth paste is formed
Add the mixture to muffin cases and then drop in some dark chocolate chips to each case
Pop in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees centigrade and bake for 10-12 minutes.