These vegan Double Chocolate Berry Muffins are intensely chocolatey with juicy little pockets of berries. They are wholegrain too, and low in fat. Soy-free, nut-free, vegan recipe.



These Vegan Double Chocolate Berry Muffins are moist, tender, perfectly and mildly sweet, infused with the goodness of berries and chocolate, and all whole-wheat. Try and top that.I came up with this recipe over the weekend, looking for a healthy yet decadently delicious muffin that would do double-duty as a breakfast food and also a teatime snack for Desi and me. In went something Desi loves (berries) and something I love (chocolate). Because I was doing the baking I got to cheat a little: I added chocolate twice. Once as cocoa powder, and again as chocolate chips. Hey, isn't chocolate good for you?



There is very little sugar in this recipe but the berries (try and get sweet ones) and the chocolate make these vegan Double Chocolate Berry Muffins taste sweeter than you'd expect it to be. Since 'tis the season for summery berries, I added the three kinds that I had in my refrigerator: blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries. You can go with one or the other, or use different berries altogether. Raspberries are always a great combination with chocolate and I'd have used them, if I had some on hand. I love adding berries to muffins also because they create juicy little pockets inside the muffin, especially blueberries.

When Desi bit into this muffin, he asked me if it was a cupcake. I don't think he believed me when I came clean. You can be sure your kid-- big or small-- will love it too.

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