From the Sugar Happy Kitchen: Low Carb Keto Apple Walnut Cinnamon Muffins with Vegan Option

The origin of muffins comes from the United Kingdom. The American version is considered more of a cake, softer than their overseas counterpart, which resembles an English Muffin.

I like this particular recipe because it is filling. The glycemic index is low at 35, while the glycemic load is 6. 

The load index is significant for people watching their blood sugars as it tells you how quickly it will raise your blood sugar. A glycemic load (GL) less than 10 is considered low.

The dense texture of the walnut cinnamon muffins is very filling when you eat one with a hot morning beverage. It is the perfect quick meal to get my day started.

Look at the nutritional ingredients to make sure it fits your prescribed dietary program. 

Let me know what you think of them.

 

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of almond 

1/2 cup of swerve brown sugar

1/4 cup of coconut oil or butter

1 teaspoon of baking soda 

½ teaspoon of salt 

3 eggs or an equivalent substitute

1 teaspoon of cinnamon 

1 teaspoon of cardamom

1 teaspoon of Vanilla 

1/2 cup of finely chopped Honey crisp apple

½ cup of coconut milk

¼ cup of raw walnuts

 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350

In a mixer- Blend brown swerve sugar with coconut oil

Add Vanilla and 3 eggs or an equivalent egg substitute and blend.

I a separate bowl, add almond flour, baking soda, a teaspoon of salt, cinnamon, and cardamom,

Mix dry ingredients in the blender with the wet ingredients.

Add finely chopped Honey crisp apple, coconut milk, and raw walnuts.

Grease muffin pan

Place 12 scoops of batter in the muffins pan

Place Muffin pan with batter in the oven for 25 minutes.

Check to see if muffins are cooked by putting a toothpick in the muffin. The toothpick should be dry when you test the muffins.

Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts:

Serving Size 12

11.51 net carbs per cookies

334.0Calorie, Total Fat 276.3g, Sodium 116.74mg, Total Carbohydrates 16.6g, Fiber 5.09mg, Total Sugar 9.33g, Protein 9.57g

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From The Sugar Happy Kitchen: Vegan Keto Blueberry Muffins With 3.17 Net Carbs

By Nadia Al-Samarrie

If you like baked goods for breakfast with your tea or coffee, you are sure to love this easy keto low carbohydrate blueberry recipe with 3.17 net carbs per muffin.

 

Ingredients

2.5 cups of almond flour

1/4 Coconut flour 

I/4 Teaspoonpsyllium powder mix with 3 tablespoons of water

1/4 Cup Swerve brown alternative sweetener

1.5 Teaspoon of baking powder

1/4 Cup of coconut oil

1/3 Cup coconut milk or cream

1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest

1/2 Teaspoonbaking soda

1/2 Teaspoon salt

I tablespoon of Swerve brown sugar to brush on top of prebake muffins

3 Tablespoons ofRed Mill Egg Replacer

Oven 350 bake 25-35 min depending on your oven

1 /2 of blueberries

 

Instructions

1- Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit

2- Mix Swerve brown sugar with coconut oil well in a bowl 

3- In a separate bowl, mix almond and coconut flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt

4- Blend the brown sugar coconut oil from instruction #1 with the flour in instruction number 2.

5- Add coconut, milk, and mix

6- In a separate bowl, mix I/4 teaspoon of psyllium powder with 3 tablespoons of water. Then blend in with a bowl that has ingredients 

7- Add Lemon Zest and lemon juice and mix

8- Add fresh blueberries and mix

9- In an oven-safe muffin pan, scoop 12 spoons of mixture and place into pan and place into the oven

10- Place one tablespoon of Swerve brown sugar on top of 12 unbaked muffins

11- Bake for 25 minutes

12- Let sit to cool before eating

13- Muffins will be moist

 

Nutrition Facts:

Serving Size 12

178 Calorie, Total Fat 16.32g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 165.8mg, Total Carbohydrates 5.92g, Fiber 2.75g, Total Sugar 1.41g, Protein 4.97g

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Struggling With Quick Healthy Breakfast Options?Start Your Morning With These 10 Healthy Muffins Ideas!

Keeping fit is no easy task. However, for the sake of your health, the pan and difficulty are worth it. There are a lot of aspects to keeping yourself in good health. You could try exercising, yoga and meditation, in the guidance of expert yoga teacher and trainer. However, none of these will mean anything if you don’t eat right food.

Today, one of the most consumed pastries is muffin. If you want to lose weight, there’s a very high chance that you’ve been told to keep off muffins. However, we have helped compile a list of foods that include muffins which you can enjoy and which pose no threats to your health or fitness goals.

1. Pumpkin Oat Muffins

You don’t necessarily have to stick to basic or bland tastes whenever you are consuming anything with muffin flavors in it and the Pumpkin Oat Muffin is a perfect example of just how exciting and delicious the addition of muffins can be when added to the perfect breakfast. With the addition of applesauce and pumpkin puree, these cakes will have a more sophisticated and appealing look and taste. They also get a lot of moisture content due to the presence of sufficient oil. All in all, they will rock your taste buds for sure.

2. Pineapple Ginger Oatmeal Muffins

Please, try your possible best not to fall too much in love with these scrumptious-looking (and tasting too, if I might add) muffins. In my opinion, I think the most amazing thing about these little beauties is that there is no sugar added to them. However, this is probably because they don’t need it at any rate. Due to the presence of the pineapple, you can rest assured that they’ll still taste awesome regardless of the sugar absence.

3. Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

If you’re looking for a beautifully crafted and mastered mix of flavors, you can give Blueberries and Oatmeal a fair consideration. With an abundance of superfoods like walnuts and chia seeds, Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins can provide you with more than enough energy that you’ll need for your day without eventually taking a toll on you.

4. Eggless Whole Wheat Banana Muffins

With this treat, you don’t have to worry about the absence of eggs. Instead, the muffin batter is perfectly held together by mashed bananas. These mashed bananas also help in creating a solid texture. The crushed walnuts, apart from providing that much needed crunchy feeling to the whole meal, also provides the protein that you would have gotten from the absent eggs.

5. Apple Zucchini Muffins

Remember zucchini bread? Well, these muffins share a striking similarity to it in terms of both appearance and taste. With a lot of oats and Greek yogurt, you can be sure of an abundance of protein and probiotics. You can also add a little bit of Zucchini for some Vitamin C and Manganese.

6. Blueberry Peach Quinoa Oatmeal Muffins

Give your classic blueberry muffin a much needed healthy facelift for a change. Made with quinoa flour (which, by the way, possesses a much bitter taste than the regular flour), this gluten-free muffin contains a little mote of protein and much lesser carbs than what you’ll otherwise get from your average muffin oatmeal treat. However, the added Quinoa shouldn’t restrict of scare you; it’s still a delight to the taste buds.

7. Vegetarian Upside Down Citrus Muffins

Upside down isn’t a bad way to start the day, is it? With 200 calories and an assortment of exotic citrus, this recipe contains an extremely low amount of calories [1] and will do pretty well for your taste buds. Bai Bubbles and a carbonated drink give these muffins their famously dome-like appearance and also provide a naturally sweet flavor that is only made even better by fresh oranges.

8. Carrot Oatmeal Muffins

In case you’re not familiar with these beautiful treats, you can look at the like mini carrot cakes. Shredded carrots are used to add a little moisture to the muffins while simultaneously bringing some needed fiber and Vitamin A to the table. If you’re looking for a muffin treat to just bake and store ahead of time, Carrot Oatmeal Muffins are the go-to choice for you. You can also add some walnuts for that crunchy feeling.

9. Chocolate Truffle Pumpkin Muffins

If you’re trying your best not to make a batch of cupcakes, these lovelies will serve as an awesome alternative. With a chocolate treat embedded in each one, you can be sure that great taste is just one of the many things that they gave to offer.

10. Sweet Potato Almond Butter Muffins

With 8 grams of fats and protein apiece, these vegetarian treats provide a well-balanced diet. However, these 8 grams of fats come from very health and non-harmful sources such as almond butter, coconut oil, and flax seed, so you don’t have to worry about adding some unwanted weight.

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