Double Chocolate Rye Muffins with Coconut Cream and Date Syrup

The moist, tender chocolate muffins are best enjoyed still warm from the oven, but they will keep for a week in an airtight container and they freeze well. Serve them with some pomegranate seeds if desired. Besides date syrup, you can use honey or maple syrup instead. For a healthier and less sweet version, replace some of it with a ripe banana or applesauce.

Dry Ingredients	Wet Ingredients
200 g Dark rye flour 80 g White spelt flour 40 g Dutch-processed cocoa powder 2 tsp Baking powder 1 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Coarse sea salt, plus a pinch to sprinkle on top 100 g 50%-70% Cacao dark chocolate, coarsely chopped	3 Medium eggs, at room-temperature 250 ml Full-fat coconut milk 150 ml Date syrup 150 ml Cold-pressed olive oil

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper cases or grease a jumbo 6-cup muffin tin with olive oil and dust with a bit of flour.
Sift together the dry ingredients except the salt and chocolate in a large mixing bowl. Add half the sea salt and reserve the remainder for topping. Add half the chocolate and set the rest aside.
Beat the eggs in a separate bowl for about a minute. Then add the coconut milk, date syrup and olive oil while constantly whisking. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and use a spatula to carefully fold everything until combined.
Divide the batter among the muffin cases and top with the remaining dark chocolate. Bake for about 18 minutes for smaller muffins and 22-25 minutes for the jumbo ones until well risen and spongey and the chocolate has melted. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining sea salt.

49 comments:

babYpose 5/12/21 00:51: Looks so luxurious and delicious, and the sweetness are from dates n coconut cream sounds so tempting.. Have a lovely day Angie.
Tom 5/12/21 02:19: ...they look fabulous!!!
J.P. Alexander 5/12/21 03:16: Se ven tan ricos. Gracias por la receta la haré pronto. Te mando un beso
Christine 5/12/21 06:18: Looks delicious
Lola Martínez 5/12/21 10:36: Cuando he leído el título de la receta se me han agrandado los ojos, la harina de centeno es una de mis preferidas y todo lo que se prepara con ella queda exquisito. Estos muffins están para no dejar ni las migas.
Un beso.
Sherry's Pickings 5/12/21 11:01: these look so delicious angie. love the flavours.
Margaret D 5/12/21 11:27: They look lovely and bet they are yummy.
DEZMOND 5/12/21 13:38: Looks so sinful that eating one would probably require about a hundred hail marys!
My name is Erika. 5/12/21 14:48: These look yummy. I made some double chocolate muffins the other day but they are not as interesting as these. I did use a recipe that used the cake mix as the base; that is the only interesting part. Hope you are having a great weekend. Hugs-Erika
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 5/12/21 15:09: I admire how you wonderfully incorporate rye flour (Which is more associated with savoury things to me) into sweet recipes! These muffins look decadent and delicious!
kathyinozarks 5/12/21 15:37: Good morning, Perfect for the holidays sounds delicious too
Bill 5/12/21 15:48: They look yummy!
Kitchen Riffs 5/12/21 17:24: Pretty! And different -- I've had rye and chocolate in pancakes, don't believe I've had that combo in muffins. Nice! This looks good -- thanks.
Cooking Julia 5/12/21 23:38: These muffins are so tempting...
Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake 5/12/21 23:46: Such rich and tempting muffins! I'd love to start my day with this glorious chocolate treat.
Brian's Home Blog 6/12/21 00:23: Oh yea, I'm ready for a treat!
foodtravelandwine 6/12/21 03:51: I want one!!....I want more than one!....delicious and I love the recipe!!......Abrazotes, Marcela
Ann 6/12/21 07:20: Oh it looks so good
and the inside looks so tender, Yummy !!

Ann
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Nancy Chan 6/12/21 08:48: Your chocolate muffins look delicious. Now I am thinking of coffee with one of your muffins.
speedy70 6/12/21 09:22: Super golosi questi muffins!!!
Paola 6/12/21 12:28: With Coconut Cream ... really look so delicious. Brava!!!
Hena Tayeb 6/12/21 21:26: These look so amazing.
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary 6/12/21 22:32: Oh WOW! These look crazy good, Angie!!!! This is seriously one decadent muffin experience I do NOT want to miss! Need a few of these in my life!
rodzinatestuje 6/12/21 23:06: It looks really yummy!
savorthebest 7/12/21 03:12: wow these muffins look so dark and rich!
gluten Free A_Z Blog 7/12/21 05:33: You had me at chocolate! They look delicious.
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Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviews 7/12/21 06:22: A batch of six - keep for a week - you jest of course! - more like six hours! :)

These look so moist and delicious, just right for a chocolate lover addict like myself.

Coconut Cream is also a new to me addition to a dish, so I'm up for trying that too.

Thanks for sharing and have a lovely day! :)
Lovely 7/12/21 07:06: This looks super yum!
xoxo
Lovely
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Eva Taylor 7/12/21 11:52: These look so decadent, so rich with chocolate. Love them.
Eva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com/
The Velvet Runway 7/12/21 12:25: These look so delicious! I can imagine how great they taste warm from the oven!
Julia x
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Veronica Lee 7/12/21 16:28: Yummm! I'd love to sink my teeth into one of these!
Julie 7/12/21 17:01: wow!! these muffins looks so very chocolaty and delicious..loved it.
Choclette 7/12/21 18:01: Ooh, these look sumptuous indeed Angie. I love using rye flour in baking, it always produces a much smoother texture than I expect.
shirleysimplerecipe 7/12/21 18:09: Hi, Angie looks yum 😁! I like muffins 🙂.
tigerfish 8/12/21 01:07: I want...1 double chocolate rye muffin! No, can I double up , make it two? ;p
Raymund 8/12/21 03:05: That muffin looks amazing Angie! Loving it
Evi @ greenevi 8/12/21 15:01: Wow these look so chocolate-y! Love that you used coconut milk here
thepaintedapron.com 8/12/21 15:26: Ohhh, my mouth is watering!
SavoringTime in the Kitchen 8/12/21 16:47: I wish I could grab one to eat right now. Beautiful muffins, Angie! ♥
Pam 8/12/21 18:25: Gorgeous!!!
David 8/12/21 18:51: Angie, Your double chocolate rye muffins look amazing! We've never baked anything using rye flour...very interesting. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Pedro 8/12/21 22:10: Delicious and appetizing, very tempting!
Greetings
Lowcarb team member 9/12/21 00:42: They look amazing, many thanks for sharing the recipe.

All the best Jan
Tisa Jacob 10/12/21 03:33: White spelt in cupcakes too ?! Wow, you make healthy look extremely delicious!
bread&salt 10/12/21 21:07: They look really fingerlickingly delicious!
bread&salt 10/12/21 21:11: They look really fingerlickingly delicious!
Federica Simoni 11/12/21 08:55: che belli e golosi!!
Roz | La Bella Vita Cucina 11/12/21 22:02: I love the crumb of these muffins! Super moist, almost like a small chocolate cake!