Eggless Chocolate Ricotta Muffins

5 from 6 votes

If you are a die-hard chocolate fan then this chocolate ricotta muffin recipe is for you. Adding ricotta cheese and buttermilk makes it light and moist at the same time giving these muffins an unique texture.

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Cooling Time5

Total Time50

Method: Baking

Course: Muffins

Servings: 12 Muffins

Ingredients

Part 1:

1 cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt

Part 2:

¾ cup ricotta cheese (see My Notes for vegan version)
⅓ cup buttermilk
1 cup milk (I used 2%)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup avocado oil (any oil of your choice)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease it with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl mix together the dry ingredients mentioned in Part 1.
In another medium sized bowl sitr together the wet ingredients listed in Part 2.
Fold in the wet mix into the flour mix and stir until just combined.
Spoon ⅓rd of a cup of batter for each muffin and bake it for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.
Transfer the muffin tin to a cooling rack and leave it for about 5 minutes if you have used paper liners. Remove the muffins from the tin and place it on the wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

I didn't have whole wheat pastry flour in hand so used a mix of whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour.
You can also add some white chocolate chips to make these triple chocolate muffins.
For a vegan version, pureed silken tofu can replace the ricotta cheese, ⅓rd of a cup of non-dairy milk mixed with ¼ teaspoon of vinegar for the buttermilk and any non-dairy milk for the 2% milk should do the trick. I have not tried this but I think it will work out pretty good.
I usually prefer serving whole wheat muffins the next day allowing for the flavors to settle down. So I would suggest baking these or any other whole wheat muffins a day ahead.

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