Name: Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 1 flax egg (1 TBSP flaxseed + 3 TBSP filtered water); 1 1/2 cups hazelnut meal (or sub almond flour); 1/4 cup raw cacao powder; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp baking powder (optional); 1 package Fruit Bliss Organic Turkish figs (~1/2 cup), de-stemmed; 3⁄4 cup unsweetened almond milk; 1 smashed banana (or sub applesauce for varied results)

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Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins with dried figs and smashed banana. The perfectgrain-free easy bite-sized snack for fall!

This week has been rainy and dark and wet, guys.

It’s the kind of rain that really sets in, the damp dank that latches onto your heartstrings and threatens to color ’em gray.

Instead of wallowing in the gloom, Harper and I have kept ourselves busy in the kitchen!

Well, we also took a long flooded walk this evening that left us both dripping, but if you have to choose your rainy day therapy, definitely go with baking.

Especially since I’m excited to share a new fall baked good with you that’s figgin’ delicious.

These Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins have a short ingredient list and even shorter stature, but a BIG taste.

Who’s ready to get figgy with it?

What You Need to Make Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins

Fig-puns aside, these little muffins are magic.

One of my favorite chocolate bars from Mom’s Organic Market has a mix of dried figs, hazelnuts, and cacao.

That scrumptious bar became the inspiration for these muffins that mimic the flavors in baked form!

The recipe is also gluten and grain free with the use of hazelnut flour instead of your typical oats.

They have zero added sugars or oils and are naturally sweetened with dried figs and banana.

Compact and light, they’re perfect to snack on throughout the day for a whole foods treat packed with nutty protein, antioxidants, and fiber.

Fruit Bliss Organic Turkish Figs

If you were eying those sexy Fruit Bliss Organic Turkish Figs up top, I really don’t blame you.

Their organic fruits are sun-dried and naturally sweet, with zero preservatives and chemicals.

The secret to perfectly rehydrated dried fruit…is water!

I love that their fruit is dried and then packed with water (the only added ingredient!) to keep them fresh, moist, and gooey right out of the bag.

Usually I’d recommend soaking your dried fruit in a little hot water rehydration therapy before adding to the recipe, but not with Fruit Bliss!

You can dump the whole bag of figs in as is– just be sure to remove the stems.

How to Serve Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins

Enjoy these Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins as a cute-as-can-be snack, breakfast, or dessert.

I like to have a couple as a midmorning snack with a little dollop of nut butter on top.

For some fun variations, try mixing in chopped hazelnuts or dark chocolate for texture.

If you don’t have dried figs on hand, dates work well, too, to sweeten things up.

Not into mini muffins? Yeah, they are kind of a tease, aren’t they?

Use this batter to make regular muffins and increase the bake time to 25-30 minutes.

Enjoy!

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