Sugar free, chocolatey and fruity. And super easy to make. Omnomnom!

It’s raining again (what a surprise) and I recently discovered some unsweetened dried blueberries in my local supermarket. So I thought, why not trying to bake a healthy version of the much loved Blueberry Muffins?

Half way trough combining all the ingredients, I realized that there’s something missing – chocolate! I know that the traditional American Blueberry Muffin recipe doesn’t have cocoa in it but I love a bit of healthy chocolate in my muffins so I added some :)

My sugar free journey is going ok so far. I had some sugar this week which promptly left me in a really whiny mood the next day. It might be hard from time to time, but I certainly feel so much better without sugar. And I discovered some really lovely things that I wouldn’t have touched if I’d still eat sugar. Such as agave syrup and dates. And honey! My breakfasts usually contains at least one crispbread with honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top, perfect for that 9 o’clock tea.

Sugar Free Chocolate Blueberry Muffins

serves 12

150g butter

4 tbsp honey

150g flour (I used spelt flour)

1tsp baking powder

2tbsp cocoa powder (sugar free)

3 eggs

75g dried blueberries, unsweetened

6 dried dates, chopped

cinnamon, allspice

few drops of vanilla

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and line a muffin tray with paper muffin cases.

Melt together the butter and honey. In a big bowl, combine the flour and the baking powder. Add cocoa powder and a pinch of cinnamon and allspice, combine. Add the liquid butter and vanilla and mix thoroughly. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and add them to the muffin dough. Lastly, add the dried blueberries and chopped dates.

Bake for 20 minutes (and do the washing up while they’re in the oven).

Calories: 139

Carbs: 14g

Fat: 6g

Protein: 3g

Sodium: 79mg

Sugar: 9g

As you can see, they don’t have too many calories and they’re still sweet enough to enjoy them with your afternoon cuppa. I love the hint of allspice in it, might add a few more blueberries next time though because they’re just so good!

Enjoy!

Love, Becca x