I have been cooking with quite a lot of beetroot recently and this is by far one of my favourite recipes. This Chocolate and Beetroot Muffins Recipe is based on a Stephanie Alexander one I found here.
As they are quite a moist muffin, the freeze very well.
Chocolate and Beetroot Muffins Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 medium beetroots
- 1 1/4 plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 60 grams butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 1/2 cup soft brown sugar
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Add patty pan cases to muffin tins – we made 18 muffins from this recipe
3. Peel the beetroot and grate. If you don’t want pink hands, I recommend wearing gloves!
4. Add flour, baking powder and cocoa into a large mixing bowl.
5. In a separate bowl whisk eggs and milk.
6. Soften the butter. I place it the microwave for a short burst if I haven’t removed it from the fridge earlier in the day.
7. In another bowl add butter, oil and sugars. Beat with electric beater until creamy.
8. Add about a third of the flour mixture to this and stir gently in.
9. Then add about a third of the egg mixture and stir. Repeat until you finish up the mixtures.
10. Add the grated beetroot to a large bowl and add the mixture. Stir until well combined.
11. Add the mixture to the patty cases.
12. Bake for about 20-25 minutes.
13. Cool on a rack and enjoy.
Do you have a favourite beetroot recipe?
- 2 medium beetroots
- 1¼ plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 60 grams butter
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- ½ cup soft brown sugar
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Add patty pan cases to muffin tins - we made 18 muffins from this recipe
- Peel the beetroot and grate. If you don’t want pink hands, I recommend wearing gloves!
- Add flour, baking powder and cocoa into a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl whisk eggs and milk.
- Soften the butter. I place it the microwave for a short burst if I haven't removed it from the fridge earlier in the day.
- In another bowl add butter, oil and sugars. Beat with electric beater until creamy.
- Add about a third of the flour mixture to this and stir gently in.
- Then add about a third of the egg mixture and stir. Repeat until you finish up the mixtures.
- Add the grated beetroot to a large bowl and add the mixture. Stir until well combined.
- Add the mixture to the patty cases.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes.
- Cool on a rack and enjoy.