There should be room for fun in every eating plan, and, Mama, these muffins bring the fun! They are rich, they are moist, and they are Delicious. (With a capital D!)

Full confession: these muffins are basically cupcakes. Yes, they’re made with roasted beets, which are loaded with betacyanin, an antioxidant shown to calm inflammation and help ease post-workout muscle soreness, but—and it’s a big BUT—they’re also made with all-purpose flour and brown sugar, both of which happen to be highly processed carbs.

Oh, and chocolate. These suckers are slammin’ with chocolate from three different sources: Mama Love Chocolate Protein, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips.

My kids LOVE them. I love them. And I'm almost 100% positive that you will, too.

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Flax meal (plus 5 Tbsp. water to make flax eggs)
• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
• ½ cup Cocoa Powder
• 1/3 cup Mama Love Chocolate Protein
• 1 ½ tsp. Baking Soda
• ¼ tsp. Salt
• 1 cup Beets, roasted
• ½ cup Almond Milk, unsweetened
• 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
• ¼ cup Coconut Oil, melted
• 1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips (plus more for topping, if you'd like)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a standard muffin tin with paper cups. Make two flax “eggs” by mixing flax meal with water; set aside to thicken, about 10 minutes. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, Mama Love Chocolate Protein, baking soda, and salt. Put roasted beets, almond milk, brown sugar, coconut oil, and flax eggs into a blender and process on high until smooth. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir well; batter will be thick. Add in chocolate chips. Distribute batter evenly among 12 muffin cups, and sprinkle with additional chocolate chips, if you'd like. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts

Servings: 1 muffin

Calories: 152

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.