Chocolate & Almond Butter Cupcakes

Chocolate& Almond Butter Cupcakes

Makes 14-15 cupcakes

These rustic cupcakes are so fluffy, that they are more like little chocolate soufflés, with an almond butter heaven in the centre. They are quick  to prepare, not too sweet, yet they are rich in flavour and soft like clouds.

You don’t even need a mixer for this recipe. Just the cupcake tin, a couple of bowls, a whisk and a saucepan.

Ingredients

300g plant based milk

Juice of half a lemon

100g apple sauce

50g coconut oil or plant based butter (choose non-hydrogenated or homemade)

3tbsp maple syrup (or vegan honey)

1tsp vanilla extract

1tsp instant coffee

270g plain flour

150g xylitol or coconut sugar

4tbsp raw cacao powder

2tsp baking powder

1tsp baking soda

1/2tsp salt

14-15tsp roasted almond butter

Method

Preheat the oven at 180C.

Place the milk in a jug, stir in the lemon juice and set aside to curdle for a while.

In a small saucepan, melt the coconut oil or butter, then mix in the apple sauce, the syrup, the coffee and the vanilla extract.

In a separate large bowl, stir the flour, the xylitol or sugar, the cacao powder, the baking powder, the baking soda and the salt.

Pour the butter mixture and the milk mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well using a whisk.

Line a cupcake tray with cupcake liners and fill them generously with the prepared batter.

Dollop a teaspoon of almond butter in the centre of each cupcake.

Bake in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.

If you like, you can dust them with a little icing sugar.

Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!