Chestnut and apple muffins with orange and cocoa

Name: Chestnut and apple muffins with orange and cocoa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 100 g of chestnut flour; 40 g of wholemeal spelt flour; 3 g of baking powder; 10 g of unsweetened cocoa; 0.5 g of salt (1 g); 200 g of grated apple with the skin (about 2 small apples); 50 g of orange juice; 2.5 g of grated zest of untreated orange (half an orange); 30 g of cane sugar; 25 g of rapeseed oil; 2 g of rapeseed oil for the molds

In short: Vegan little cakes made with chestnut flour and grated apple, with a note of orange and cocoa. Soft inside and a little crisp at the edges. Serve warm.

Serves: 4. 40 minutes.

Castagna, Mela

Ingredients

100 g of chestnut flour
40 g of wholemeal spelt flour
3 g of baking powder
10 g of unsweetened cocoa
0.5 g of salt (1 g)
200 g of grated apple with the skin (about 2 small apples)
50 g of orange juice
2.5 g of grated zest of untreated orange (half an orange)
30 g of cane sugar
25 g of rapeseed oil
2 g of rapeseed oil for the molds

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Updated on 25 October 2026