Diet chocolate-cherry muffins
12 servings
60 minutes
Dietary chocolate-cherry muffins are a harmony of rich chocolate flavor and sweet-sour cherry filling wrapped in tender, airy dough. This recipe is an adapted version of classic American muffins created for those who watch their diet but don't want to give up desserts. Using oat, rice, and corn flour makes them healthier, while kefir adds special softness to the baked goods. The cherry filling thickened with cornstarch adds juiciness and brightness. They are perfect for breakfast, a snack, or alongside a cup of aromatic coffee. These muffins are a true find for sweet tooths wanting to indulge without harming their figure.
1
Grind the oatmeal into flour.
- Rolled oats: 100 g
2
Add rice flour, corn flour, cocoa, vanillin, cardamom, and baking powder, and mix.
- Cornmeal: 50 g
- Rice flour: 50 g
- Cocoa powder: 2 tablespoons
- Vanillin: pinch
- Ground cardamom: 0.5 teaspoon
3
Combine eggs with kefir and sweetener, whisk until smooth.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Kefir: 300 ml
- Sugar substitute: to taste
4
Add the dry mixture, mix thoroughly, the dough should be like medium-thick sour cream, if necessary, add more flour or kefir to achieve the desired consistency.
- Cornmeal: 50 g
- Rice flour: 50 g
- Kefir: 300 ml
5
Place the frozen cherries in a saucepan and put it on the heat. When they start to melt and release juice, mix starch with water and pour it over the cherries, then cook while stirring constantly until thickened.
- Frozen cherries: 200 g
- Cornstarch: 1 tablespoon
- Water: 20 ml
6
In silicone muffin molds, place 1–1.5 tbsp of chocolate batter, then 1–1.5 tsp of cherry filling, and then cover with more batter to completely cover the cherry layer, filling the molds to 3/4.
- Cocoa powder: 2 tablespoons
7
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes.