Chocolate Raspberry Muffins

It has been quite a challenge prepping recipes for this blog.  I have to slow down and be very intentional about noting all the tweaks I make to individualize the recipes so that they can be recreated. For those of you in the glutenated world out there (OK, I made that word up!), go ahead and sub wheat flours!  In fact people, sub away....food preferences are so individual, just because I think something is amazing for my taste buds, you may need to tweak to make it so for yours.  The jury is still out on chocolate for me.  I love, no ADORE dark chocolate...but my little one keeps on reacting.  But maybe, just maybe, I figured it out.  Get this, because this was a surprise for me...baking powder?  Regular ole baking powder**  is made with cornstarch!  Will wonders never cease?  Can they put corn in everything?  Geez Louise....sure makes my job difficult!  You know another surprise?  It's in powdered sugar too!   Today my little one is recovering from another corn reaction because I did a silly restaurant thing and didn't ask about the ingredients: Spaghetti Factory has gluten-free noodles, but...they use a corn and rice blend!   I know better, but sometimes it happens.Well, enough about my corn woes, who wants to make some scrumptious dark chocolate raspberry muffins?  An amazing combination: dark chocolate and raspberry.  They marry well in these little gems, a cross between a muffin and a cupcake, they are begging for a cup of fresh coffee to be served along side them, enjoy! (Inspired by a glutenfreegoddess recipe)

** ( I made my own baking powder from 2 parts cream of tarter, 2 parts arrowroot starch, 1 part baking soda)

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a muffin tin.

Whisk dry ingredients in a mixing bowl:

1/3 cup Brown Rice Flour 

1/8 cup teff flour

1 cup sorghum flour

1/4 cup millet flour

1/4 cup potato starch
1 teaspoon guar gum

(Or replace gluten-free flours and gum with apx 1 3/4 cups wheat flour)

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons grain free baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

Add in and beat:

1 cup palm sugar (or other granulated sugar)

1/4 cup canola oil or melted coconut oil

1 cup milk-I used So Delicious Coconut Milk

1 tablespoon Ener-G Foods Egg Replacer or chia meal whisked with 1/4 cup warm water  OR 1 egg

1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

2 T flax meal (for added nutrition!)

1 cup frozen or fresh raspberries

1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips

Mix until the batter is smooth.  If the batter feels too thick, add in  a little milk a until it becomes smooth- Spoon the batter into muffin cups.  Bake in the center of a hot oven until firm. About 18-20 minutes. Remove the baked muffins from the pan as soon as possible and cool on a wire rack (this keeps the bottoms from steaming).

This recipe was shared on Wellness Weekends,  Lunchbox Love