Healthy Pumpkin, Carrot, Craisin Muffins (Sugar Free)
I have an 11 year old picky eater. I make muffins to sneak in healthy food in his diet. He loves these muffins and has no idea they are sugar free
This is a double batch about 36 muffins
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup barley flour* (or almond flour)
- 1/2 cup lintel flour* (or almond flour)
- 2 cup oats (long cooking)
- 1.5 cups almond milk
- 8 large Dates (shredded in Blendtex with carrots below)
- 1 cup carrot s (shredded in Blendtex with dates above)
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 cup Truvia (Steiva that measures like sugar)
- 1 cup craisins (optional)
- 1 cup walnuts (or pine nuts or pecans)
- 2 large egg, beaten (I’m may try 3 eggs next time)
- 2/3 cup coconut oil
- 1 can 15 oz solid-pack canned pumpkin
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl; then stir in oats, carrots, dates, and raisins.
- In a medium bowl, combine egg, oil, milk and pumpkin, blending well.
- Stir pumpkin mixture into dry ingredients until just moist. Fill muffin tins with batter and bake for 22 to 25 minutes, until tops spring back when lightly touched.
I go the original recipe from http://www.food.com/recipe/pumpkin-oatmeal-muffins-302200?oc=linkback
I altered this quite a bit. I added carrots and dates. Used Steiva instead of brown sugar They used 1.5 cups almond flour. I was out of almonds so I used lintel and barley flour. I used coconut oil and almond milk because they are healthier. If you don’t add raisins add a few more dates for sweetness.
Color Coded Muffins
Some in my family don’t like raisins and some that don’t like nuts. So, I bake batches without each and put them in different color papers so they can get the right ones.
Using Bean Flour in Cooking
- White beans or fava beans have a milder taste, making white bean flour or fava bean flour suitable for use in most recipes calling for white flour. Substitute 1/4 of the white flour for bean flour.
- Bean flour made from kidney, pinto, garbanzo, chana dal or black beans has a stronger flavor and is more suitable for inclusion in meat loaves or when making vegetable patties or vegetarian loaves.
- Bean flour can be whisked into soups and stews, adding flavor and goodness and can be used to thicken these dishes.
