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Gluten-free Chocolate Ricotta
Muffins
Ingredients for 12 muffins
(Room temperature)
(Room temperature)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cup milk*
- 1 TBS pure vanilla
- 1/4 cup sunflower or coconut oil
- 1 1/3 cup sprouted rice flour
- 1 cup quinoa flour
- scant 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder**
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup semisweet choco. chips (optional)
*Note: You can easily substitute soy, rice or goat milk for the cow's
milk in this recipe. And, decrease amount for altitudes below 5000'.
**This recipe is for altitudes of 7000' and up. Add 1/4 to 1/2 tsp more
b. powder for lower elevations (below 5000').
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F with rack in oven center. Spray a 12 tin
muffin pan with non-stick spray.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk the ricotta cheese and then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the milk, vanilla extract, and oil, mixing well. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. Add the ricotta mixture to the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Fold in the chips if using. Using an ice-cream scoop or two large spoons, divide the batter evenly amongst the 12 muffin cups.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 26 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk the ricotta cheese and then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the milk, vanilla extract, and oil, mixing well. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. Add the ricotta mixture to the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Fold in the chips if using. Using an ice-cream scoop or two large spoons, divide the batter evenly amongst the 12 muffin cups.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 26 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
