Muffins with Carob Sauce and Cream Cheese


Servings: 4
Prep time: 50
INGREDIENTS
  • Ingredients for the muffins:
  • - 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • - 4 tablespoons of carob flour
  • - 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • - 3 tablespoons honey
  • - 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • - 1 egg
  • - 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • - 200 g of soy milk natural
  • - 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • - 50g chopped walnuts and raisins
  • - single molds
  • For the carob sauce:
  • - 1/2 cup of carob flour
  • - 2 tablespoons honey
  • - a few drops of natural vanilla extract
  • - hot water q.s.
  • For the cheese cream:
  • - 200 g ricotta
  • - 2 tablespoons honey
  • - 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. First prepare the cheese cream, put all the ingredients in a blender and mixing until the mixture is smooth.
    Keep aside for decoration.
  2. Then prepare carob sauce: In a bowl, mix the flour, carob and honey.
    We add hot water gradually (spoons), until you get the desired consistency.
  3. For the muffins, mix in a bowl, the flour with the baking soda, walnuts and raisins, chopped.
  4. Separately, slam the egg with honey, oil, vanilla and lemon zest, and incorporate all to the ingredients
    prepared at point 3.
  5. Gradually add the milk, stirring until you have a batter of medium density.
  6. Using a spoon, put in single molds without getting to the edge, they will grow in size while cooking.
  7. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes or until when inserting a toothpick in the center it comes out dry.
  8. Let them cool down and decorate with the cheese cream and carob sauce.