Recipe

Chocolate hazelnut flourless muffins

Delicious and decadent chocolate hazelnut flourless muffins. These beauties are the perfect addition to your morning or afternoon cuppa.

Sep 02, 2015 5:59am
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 25 mins cooking
  • Makes 12
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Ingredients

Chocolate hazelnut flourless muffins
  • 125 gram reduced-fat dairy spread
  • 2 45g bars sugar-free dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup low-gi sugar
  • 2 tablespoon granulated stevia-based sweetener
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 3/4 cups hazelnut meal (ground hazelnuts)
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted, plus 2 teaspoons extra
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 45 gram unroasted hazelnuts

Method

Chocolate hazelnut flourless muffins
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a 12-hole (-cup)muffin tray with paper cases. Placedairy spread and chocolate in a smallsaucepan; cook and stir over low heatfor 2 minutes or until melted and smooth. Stir in sugar and sweetener; mix well.
  • 2
    Add egg yolks; mix well. Stir in hazelnut meal, cocoa and milk; mix until smooth. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a large, clean, dry bowl until soft peaks form. Fold through chocolate mixture until just combined.
  • 3
    Spoon mixture into prepared holes. Top each with 3 hazelnuts; bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack.Serve dusted with extra cocoa powder.

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