Blackberry & Apple Muffins with 'Creamy' Cacao Almond Icing

Last year I made teeny tiny chocolate baby cakes with strawberry icing, this year I went with huge blackberry & apple muffins with cacao almond icing! Yum yum yum. 

Happy Birthday!

I used Katie's single lady blueberry muffin recipe but tweaked it to make it an apple and blackberry muffin...and gluten, fat & sugar free of course. I loved it, I under-baked to make sure it wasn't dry and the intensely sweet 'creamy' icing was most definitely a winner.

Creamy Cacao & Almond Icing

 

Makes 6 serves
1 cup cooked chickpeas
2 tbsp almond butter
stevia to taste (I think I used 30 drops)
1/2-1 tsp vanilla paste/extract
1/4 cup cacao powder
1/8 cup warm water

• cook chickpeas (I always have some in the fridge/freezer)
• combine ingredients in food processor
• pulse to chop chickpeas well
• blend while drizzling in liquids (water/stevia)
• blend for 1 more minute even when you think it's done to get it perfectly smooth
• ice muffins/cakes/eat with fruit
• enjoy!

Hope you're having a lovely day too!