(THM-S SNACK) Very Chocolate Muffins w/Chocolate-Coconut Frosting

VERY CHOCOLATE MUFFINS with CHOCOLATE-COCONUT FROSTING

This one has become one of my favorite "go-to" snacks. I enjoy two of these muffins for breakfast or a snack with coffee. Quite filling and fast! I make up a big batch of these over the weekend, in no time FLAT, for a smoother week, filled with easy "Grab N Go" foods!

Very Chocolate Muffins w/Coconut Frosting

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Recipe-

Ingredients: 1 Cup Almond Flour

1/2 Cup Coconut Flour

1 TBSP Cinnamon

1/2 Cup Flax Meal

1-2 Scoop Protein Powder ( I use Swanson, as it is THM approved, and the reason that I say 1-2, is because it really doesn't change the consistency, but using more, will add to the nutritional value, as well as add a few more calories per muffin)

1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder

2 tsp. Baking Powder

Sweetener ( No sugar! I use a mix of Stevia Powder and Erythritol, but you could simply use your own Truvia to desired sweetness. I have realized that I use less and less sweetener, as I've moved farther away from refined sugar, so I used about 4 shakes of Stevia and 3 TBSP Erythritol in this recipe for muffins)

1.5 tsp. Xanthan (or Guar) Gum

1/2 tsp. Sea Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1/4 Cup  Coconut Oil ( gently melted-I use the microwave for this-20 seconds)

2 Cups Unsweetened Almond Milk

1 Cup Egg White (from carton)

1/2 Cup Water (For a lighter muffin, you could add a little more water. These are pretty dense.)

MIX-Dry ingredients together. Add the wet ingredients. Mix well. Pour about 1/4 cup of the batter into prepared/sprayed muffin tins. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, or until firm/done. I stick a knife in the center to see that it is done, when it is dry as I pull it out. Now, let these cool, before frosting them.

FROSTING-Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Coconut Oil (The less expensive option would be the Unrefined, and this would also give you a more flavorful frosting! Be sure to melt this in the microwave for about 20 seconds)

1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder

1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Pinch Sea Salt

1 Cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut

Sweetener to desired taste (I use 3-4 shakes Stevia Powder and 1/4 cup Erythritol. You could use about 1/4 cup Truvia)

Note-You could back off by "half" of the Coconut and, instead, use 4 oz. of Cream Cheese. I've done it and it's great!

Mix it all together well. It's going to be very thick. Add just about 1/4 Cup of Hot Water and continue to mix it well, so it is ready to spread.

Note-This "Frosting" is very much like the THM "Skinny Chocolate"! Very good for you!!

This entire mix YIELDS about 28-32 muffins. Store in the refrigerator.