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ingredients
1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled and shredded
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup Lankato Monk Fruit (sugar substitute)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tsp. chia seeds
1 Tsp. hemp seeds
3 tablespoons Land ‘O Lakes canola butter, melted and cooled
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup shredded carrot (1 carrot or purchased already shredded)
1/3 cup Dried Figs, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
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NOTE: It might be that a lot of my clients are bed and breakfasts or that I have been playing with figs a lot lately, but I went in search of the perfect healthy, breakfast muffin. I was inspired by a recipe I found on a Fig Growers website. It originally had shredded coconut in it (I’m not a fan) and it ground up the walnuts. I really like the crunch of nuts in my muffins, so I didn’t do that. While I added double the nuts originally called for, I went on to lighten up the recipe a lot more by using Lankato Monk fruit as the sweetener and Land ‘O Lakes butter. I also cut back on the portion size a bit. This recipe was supposed to make four muffins but I made 6. I kicked up the “goodness” factor and added chia and hemp seeds for those omega 3s. At the end of the day, those easy and simple swaps really have helped me stay on track with food consumption. As you can tell, I have some products that I use all the time. I found them years ago and use them all the time. I can’t tell the difference most of the time (and if I can, I use full butter or “real” sugar) It’s all about balance for me and the ‘ole 80/20 rule of eating as healthy as possible 80% of the time. While I’ll have this for breakfast, it is also a great snack and has a decent dose of protein from the egg, nuts, chia and hemp seeds. They freeze well. I wrap them in saran wrap and then put them in individual baggies in the freeze. Who says healthy can’t be delicious. These are good!!!