I woke up this morning CRAVING carbs. I thought about another pancake recipe, then remembered I have cherries in my fridge from last week that needed to be eaten. I decided to make muffins for the week. I make my own almond meal, and like to add in a ¼ cup of flax to it for added healthy and tastey goodness. You can use standard almond flour or meal of you choose. (mealing it yourself with a professional grade blender does save money and takes no more time then pulling it out and cleaning up the residual fall of the flour). This will be a favorite for your family and friends who question your paleo life.
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups almond/flax meal
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp ground Himalayan sea salt (1-2 cranks on grinder at fine setting)
2 eggs room temperature
1 ripe banana
½ baked sweet potato
2.5 tbl coconut oil
2 tsp agave
1 tsp vanilla extract
1.5 tsp organic cider vinegar
1 cup fresh cherries pitted and quartered
1 tbl fresh raw honey
In large bowl, add first three ingredients, mix and create a basin in the center. Puree in blender (I use my Ninja for all my food prep) sweet potato and banana. You can mash these, I just like the ease of using the blender cup as it is already out from making almond meal. In medium mixing bowl combine wet ingredients, eggs, fruit puree (banana and sweet potato), agave, vanilla, vinegar. Mix together and pour at once into dry ingredient basin. Push ingredients together until batter forms Add honey to cherries and coat. Fold in cherry mixture. Pour into greased muffin tins and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. My oven is convection and runs hot so I am at the lower end. Adjust as needed. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups almond/flax meal
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp ground Himalayan sea salt (1-2 cranks on grinder at fine setting)
2 eggs room temperature
1 ripe banana
½ baked sweet potato
2.5 tbl coconut oil
2 tsp agave
1 tsp vanilla extract
1.5 tsp organic cider vinegar
1 cup fresh cherries pitted and quartered
1 tbl fresh raw honey
In large bowl, add first three ingredients, mix and create a basin in the center. Puree in blender (I use my Ninja for all my food prep) sweet potato and banana. You can mash these, I just like the ease of using the blender cup as it is already out from making almond meal. In medium mixing bowl combine wet ingredients, eggs, fruit puree (banana and sweet potato), agave, vanilla, vinegar. Mix together and pour at once into dry ingredient basin. Push ingredients together until batter forms Add honey to cherries and coat. Fold in cherry mixture. Pour into greased muffin tins and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. My oven is convection and runs hot so I am at the lower end. Adjust as needed. Enjoy!