‘We have a surprise for you,’ my parents told me. I was 10 years old and had spent my first two days in the USA inside our small hotel room in New York, suffering from a high temperature. From behind her back, my mum pulled out the biggest chocolate muffin I had ever seen. I had only known European muffins before and this was about three times bigger. I threw myself on it and somehow managed to eat the whole thing in no time. I remember lying on my bed with greasy chocolate fingers and a swollen belly, thinking that if all chocolate muffins were like this one, then I definitely had to move to New York City when I was older.
Our muffins are not as big but they are decadent enough to fill your belly, warm your heart, smudge your fingers with chocolate and put a broad smile on your lips. At a quick glance they look like the naughtiest treats in town, but they are actually pretty good for you – our muffins are stuffed with wholegrain rye, coconut milk and natural sweeteners. If you steal one straight from the oven, the bitter, dark chocolate will still be runny on the top ... and you don’t have to move to NYC to try it. — David