SUGAR FREE LOW CARB HAZELNUT MUFFINS

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

40 mins

Perfect for every occasion, but especially ideal for Mother's Day, these lovely sugar free low carb hazelnut muffins will win everyone's hearts.

Author: Antya

Recipe type: Sweet Bites

Cuisine: Sugar Free. Ketogenic. Low Carb. LCHF. Grain Free. Gluten Free.

Yield: 14

Ingredients

250g mascarpone
120g erythritol (U.S. option HERE)
2 tsp pure stevia powder (U.S. option HERE)
3 large eggs
100g unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla paste
60g lupin flour (U.S. option HERE) (world-wide delivery option HERE - use code QUEENKETO5 for discount at checkout)
2 tsp baking powder
85g natural whole hazelnuts (U.S. option HERE)
50g unsweetened dark chocolate (U.S. option HERE)
1 tsp hazelnut oil
Sukrin icing 'sugar' (or make your own)

Instructions

roast hazelnuts or place them in a halogen oven (U.S. option HERE) at 200ºC for 5 minutes; then remove skin and allow to cool down.
reserve 14 whole hazelnuts and crush the rest (it's easy if you use a zip lock bag and meat hammer); set aside.
melt butter and set aside.
mix mascarpone with erythritol and stevia, then add eggs one at a time, blending with a hand whisk.
whisk in melted butter and vanilla paste.
add lupin flour and sifted baking powder, whisking to a smooth consistency.
add crushed hazelnuts and mix with a spatula.
pre-heat oven to 160ºC fan (175ºC static).
melt chocolate and hazelnut oil in the microwave on low setting.
pour chocolate over mascarpone batter and swirl in (DO NOT OVER MIX).
spoon batter into 14 muffin silicone moulds (if using tin moulds make sure you butter them first) and place one whole hazelnut on top.
bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges start to get darker.
allow to cool before sprinkling a little icing sugar.

Notes

Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to enable accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use in the UK. For U.S. option click HERE.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Calories: 206 Fat: 19g Net Carbs: 1.8g Protein: 5.5g

Recipe by Queen Keto at https://queenketo.com/sugar-free-low-carb-hazelnut-muffins/