First understand WHY I love making muffins:
- most forgiving recipe…If I’m not exact with the Fruit/veggie mix…the recipe still tuns out
- Easy to freeze and have on hand, for quick grab n eat meals. Makes my kids feel independent, and some times I am just too busy to enjoy a gourmet meal (crazy eh..mother of soon to be 5 no time to eat..weird) I grab 2 of these and I’m good.
- Utilize those fruits n veggies that are RIPE and about to go bad
- Produce I’ve used: squashes, zucchini, spinach, strawberries, bannanas, sweet potatoes, peaches, blueberries, pears, mangos, pineapple, apples, carrots.
- I then take and blend in my VITAMIX
Recipe:
- Turn on oven to 325′
- 1 1/2 C Honey (you can use sugar, raw sugar, Xylitol (natural sweetener your body processes more like a protein, and is beneficial for teeth enamel), or Stevia (If you use stevia start small and you can always add more later..it’s strong)
- 3 eggs
- 3 C. Flour
- (Sometimes I’ll split 1/2 and 1/2 between fresh ground flour, and oat bran) Click here to find out why I started grinding my own wheat into flour: http://melissaknorris.com/2013/05/how-to-choose-a-flour-mill-grind-your-own-whole-wheat-flour/
- TrimShake Meal Replacement for added protein and nutrients (I either subtract amount from flour and add, or will add a little extra blended fruits n veggie mix, to keep the consistency)
- (Sometimes I’ll split 1/2 and 1/2 between fresh ground flour, and oat bran) Click here to find out why I started grinding my own wheat into flour: http://melissaknorris.com/2013/05/how-to-choose-a-flour-mill-grind-your-own-whole-wheat-flour/
- 2-3 C. blended or grated fruits n veggies
- 1 t. Baking soda
- 1/4 t. baking powder
- 1 Tbls molasses
- 1 C. Organic coconut oil (I use a kids omega sometimes and will split in 1/2 with that oil, to get a larger variety of Omegas)
- 1 Tbls. Vanilla
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- 1 t. Salt (I use an earth salt like sea, or himalayan)
- 1 Tbls Cinnamon or 8 drops Cinnamon Essential oil (Make sure it is safe to take internally on the label)
- OPTIONAL ADD INS:
- Sub 2 Tbls. of Ground flax seed
- 1/2 nuts (optional, I use a coffee grinder if I want the nuts super fine and un-noticeable)
- 1/2 C non-dairy semi-sweet chocolate chips: http://enjoylifefoods.com/our-food/baking-chocolate/chocolate-for-baking-mini-chips/
- I first mix the “wet ingredients” together. Next with a spoon lightly mix in the dry ingredients. You don’t want to over-mix muffins leaving them “bumpy” is ideal.
- Make Muffin tins Non-Stick: Click here (Link to non stick page)
- Bake regular size muffins for 25 min (may vary depending on sea level)
- Bake mini muffins for 15-20 min (my 2 year old prefers this size)
- Great Essential Oils to Customize your flavor:
- doTERRA CPTG Ginger Essential Oil
- doTERRA CPTG Cinnamon Essential Oil
- doTERRA CPTG Lemon Essential Oil
- doTERRA CPTG Wild Orange
- doTERRA CPTG Peppermint
- doTERRA CPTG Spearmint
