Chocolate Beetroot Muffins Recipe

Not much to add to this recipe really: only that it’s just like a regular chocolate muffin recipe with added fresh beetroot. Another of the hidden veg recipes I used to regularly make for the kiddos. When I used to do this, they had almost next to nothing fresh or in fact, any vegetable intake. Amongst trying everything from setting a good example and letting them play with the food – we did try everything, but only hiding them worked. These days they do eat a little bit better but there’s still room for improvement. I’m left with all the hidden veg treats like this Vegan Sweet Potato – Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe and I still make them every now and then. These chocolate and beetroot muffins or cupcakes were always a big hit and I love them too. 

A winning combo: chocolate and beetroot

They look fantastic, boasting with a bright red velvet colour and they are more nutritious too: packed with all the goodness of the beetroot. They are moist and have an intense chocolate flavour – honestly, you would never guess they contain beetroot! As you might know this, my son is and always was extremely picky and a sensory eater. But he did not notice any overwhelming vegetable taste, even though his receptors are pretty good to pick any hidden veg up! He kept eating them until they lasted. (I’d stay they are ok for a few days like 2-3 in a tin.)

Beetroot is also really nice in brownies, and of course in many other things, like this unusual beetroot soup (that isn’t borscht). 

Tips for making chocolate and beetroot muffins

You can use different kind of sugars, or carob powder instead of chocolate powder too, although he latter isn’t probably very kid friendly as it’s not chocolate in the end of the day. 

The balance between the beetroot and chocolate is very important, so don’t get carried away and sneak more beetroot in.

You can also add walnuts or pecans, they would go very nicely with the beetroot and chocolate.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Beetroot Muffins

These chocolate beetroot muffins are just as delicious as the regular chocolate muffins but more nutritious!

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, European

Servings 16 muffins

Ingredients

  

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• 120 g fresh beetroot peeled and grated
• 180 g all purpose flour
• 130 g soft brown sugar
• 60 ml milk
• 2 medium eggs
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder or carob powder
• 50 g salted butter melted
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 60 ml olive oil
• 100 g dark chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 200 Celsius.

  Peel and grate the beetroot by using a cheese grater with small holes or use a food processor for this job.

  In a mixing bowl mix together the flour, the cocoa powder and the baking powder.
  
• Add the sugar to the mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the melted butter with the milk. Add the eggs and the oil too and whisk together.
  
• Combine everything in the mixing bowl and divide the batter evenly into muffin cases.
  
• Bake them for 25 minutes. (This might be a little more or less depending on your oven - check them with a toothpick to see that they aren't sticky anymore.)
  

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