I love to cook but when it comes to baking I seem to have trouble getting it right. My blueberry muffins come out too juicy or not quite done on the bottom. So I decided to try something different with the blueberry muffin recipe that I had. I figured it could not get any worse, so I put cinnemon into the recipe. Why cinnemon? I had heard that there was a dare (yes a dare) that no one could swallow a teaspoon of cinnemon. Probably because it absorbs all of the moisture in your mouth which makes it pretty hard to swallow . I thought that maybe the same thing would happen to the extra moisture in the muffin, that it would be absorbed….and it was.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 1/2 cups of blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup Monk fruit
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk (at room temperature)
- 3 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used 1 teaspoon)
- 1 tablespoon cinnemon
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
DIRECTIONS
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with 12 muffin liners
- In a large bowl, stir together the almond flour, Monk fruit, baking powder and salt
- In a smaller bowl, mix together the coconut oil, almond milk, eggs and vanilla
- Once mixed, combine the liquids to the dry ingredients
- Add the cinnemon to the batter and once mixed in, fold in the blueberries
- Using a tablespoon, portion out the batter into the muffin liners and place the muffin pan on the middle rack of the oven.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Test with a toothpick and if still wet, bake for an additional 5 minutes
Having made 12 muffins, then each muffin will only have 3 net carbohydrates. They are soft and delicious. I couldn’t believe the difference in texture just by adding the cinnemon. And because they are low carb and only contain almond milk, these muffins are great for those with diabetes or who are lactose intolerant. It’s wonderful for dessert or just a snack,
I hope you enjoy these muffins as much as we did and please, don’t try to swallow a teaspoon of cinnemon.
ENJOY
Carb Controlled Cuisine 