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| Gluten Free Lighter Cherry and Dark Chocolate Muffins |
The hardest thing for me after I stopped eating gluten was the lack of snacks. Most store bought gluten free snacks taste similar to cardboard and still cost an arm and a leg. After trying every type of snack that I could eat at the store I finally gave up and started cooking all my snacks from scratch. Cooking gluten free from scratch proved to be more difficult than I thought it would be. The type of flour and the amount of leavening ingredients can have a great impact on the outcome of the food. This week I tried a new recipe for gluten free Lighter Chocolate Cherry Muffins from Everyday Food magazine.
This recipe has 9 ingredients. It takes 40 minutes of total time, 15 minutes of which is active and makes 12 servings. I did make a number of modifications to the original recipe. First the original recipe was not gluten free. I ended up making two versions of this recipe, one with gluten for the rest of my family and another batch gluten free for myself. For the gluten free version I used gluten free Bisquick. My baking time was longer than the recipe stated, by approximately 5 minutes. The gluten free version actually rose better and came out lighter than the gluten version. I think the regular version needed 1/2 cup more baking mix than the original recipe used.
These muffins taste a little bit sweet, but not anything like a cupcake. If you are looking for a sweet muffin, this recipe wouldn't fit your needs. The muffins turned out light with a hint of sweetness from the cherries and chocolate chips. I liked that the muffins weren't overly sweet so they were perfect for breakfast with a cup of coffee.
For the recipe go to Lighter Chocolate Cherry Muffins.
These sound really interesting. I like muffins too, but they have to be traditional muffins as they're supposed to be made, not the big, sugary, oily/buttery kind that have become so popular. I'll have to keep this recipe in mind.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about traditional muffins. The ones at stores are always overly sweet.
DeleteChocolate AND cherry - YUM! I don't care if they are lighter or not, I'd eat them either way :)
ReplyDeleteI like the combination of cherry and chocolate too, it's yummy :)
DeleteSounds like they would be perfect with a pot of tea. I'd devour them!
ReplyDeleteThey would be great with tea or coffee :)
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