aquafaba

Blackberry season is in full swing here. Muffins are always in season though, right? That’s why I had to make these seasonal sweets extra special with my fave vegan magic, aquafaba. Aquafaba is the brine from a tin of chickpeas, and when whipped it creates a beautiful fluffy egg substitute, just like egg whites for meringue. I’ve used it a lot in waffles lately, but I’m really enjoying trying it in baked recipes too. Next time you open a tin of chickpeas, save the brine! You can also make your own if you soak and cook your chickpeas at home.

Feel free to sub the flours for gluten free, a good all purpose gluten free would work well. I used a combination of plain and rye flour in these, I really love the flavour of rye flour.

These are refined sugar free, favouring coconut sugar over traditional cane sugar. I haven’t used white sugar in what feels like years now and to be honest, I don’t miss it at all. Coconut sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness without overpowering the flavour of blackberries. I like to enjoy a muffin with my cup of coffee for breakfast, so I prefer them to be naturally sweetened. I like to sprinkle a little coconut sugar over before baking to give them deliciously crackly muffin top. I’ve also added cinnamon and a little lemon zest, which just brings these muffins to life.

I’d love to hear what you think if you make them, or if you did anything differently. Please comment below or take a snap and tag me on Instagram! I always love to see your creations.

Blackberry muffins

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

35 mins

 

Author: Bo's Kitchen

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 12 muffins

Ingredients

• 1.5 cup plain flour
• 1 cup rye flour
• 2.5 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• pinch salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 5 tbsp aquafaba
• ½ cup oil, coconut, rapeseed or avocado
• 1 cup coconut sugar plus 4 tbsp, for topping
• ¾ cup almond mylk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups blackberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180•c. Line a muffin tin with paper cases or coat with oil.
2. Add all dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl and stir well.
3. In a well cleaned medium bowl, add aquafaba and whisk with an electric whisk until frothy and foamy, for about 3 minutes. Add in the oil slowly whilst whisking, followed by the sugar. Whisk through almond mylk and vanilla and everything into the dry mix. Use a wooden spoon to combine and mix until just combined, it's okay if there are some lumps.
4. In a small bowl, mash ¼ cup of blackberries to a pulp. Add to the batter and fold through the remaining blackberries, holding some back for topping.
5. Fill lined muffin in with the batter and top with blackberries and a few tbsp of coconut sugar.
6. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing. Enjoy right away or cool completely before storing in an airtight container. Will keep for two days, but best eaten when fresh.

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