Which topping will you chose for these Vegan Chocolate Muffins?

I don’t know about you but I’m feeling all the autumn feels right now.  And these vegan chocolate muffins with warming spices, a zing of orange and a choice of two toppings are really hitting that autumn spot!

Life’s about balance right?  I eat my veggies (inevitable when you’re plant based).  I eat my fruit (inevitable when you love fruit).  And every so often (not as often as I’d like but probably more often than I should) I also eat a vegan chocolate muffin.  Or a chocolate brownie.  Sometimes a cookie (sometimes even a cookie for breakfast).

There’s a quote by Ann Wigmore (author of The Wheatgrass Book) : “The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.”

Everything I make I try and make as healthy as possible.  I also believe that most things can be enjoyed in moderation.  And a vegan chocolate muffin in moderation can be just as good for the soul as a Quinoa Salad can be for your body.

So what’s so good about these vegan chocolate muffins?

• I didn’t get them exactly right till my third attempt.  Not tooting my own horn here but I’ve cooked for long enough now that ‘most’ recipes work first time.  Some need a minor tweak.  Most are good to go straight out of the box.  Three tries isn’t unheard of (I’m looking at you here Raspberry and Almond Cake) but when I’ve made something and it’s failed twice before you can be darn sure it’s going to be something worth making in the end.
• Sweet Freedom Choc Shot Orange Spice.  I’m a little bit in love with Sweet Freedom and their fantastic range of natural sweeteners and all things chocolatey.
• A choice of toppings!  Why?  Two reasons: because the crumble topping is just about as divinely autumnal and sweet as a crumble topping’s gonna get.  And because the Sweet Freedom Choc Pot frosting I used on this Vegan Chocolate Cake, turned a fairly plain cake into a piece of chocolate heaven.  Why wouldn’t I want that for these vegan chocolate muffins as well?!

So if you need a bit of good for your soul, tastes divine, rich and dark chocolate muffin look no further.  All you need to decide is crumbly crumble or smooth and chocolatey ?

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