Free of refined sugar, these muffins are sweetened naturally with dates, and get a protein boost from both chia seeds and almond flour.
Ingredients
Makes 12 muffins
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 2
In a cup, mix ground chia seeds with 1/2 cup water and let sit until it forms a gel, about 5 minutes. In a high-powered blender, combine white beans, pitted dates, banana, half of the thawed strawberries (leaving the other half to be put in the muffins whole), chia seed gel, and vanilla and almond extracts. Once blended, combine with the dry mixture and stir thoroughly until well combined.
Step 3
Drain the remaining strawberries and stir in, along with the blueberries and raspberries, so they are evenly distributed throughout.
Step 4
Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake papers and, using a spoon, scoop in batter. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes and serve warm.
Step 5
To make cookies, drop batter by spoonfuls onto a foil-lined cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Reviews (3)
Back to TopOverall really good ingredients and flavor. Consistency is a little different...more like a Lara bar, so I think there is this disconnect when you take a bite of “muffin” and it is not muffin consistency. The directions also say you can make as a “cookie” so I may try that next time just so it is more like a bar. Also it says to serve warm. I would definitely wait until they’ve cooled (and even better next day) because consistency almost makes it seem like inside is not cooked (but it is) when warm. Overall I like this recipe and will definitely make it again. I did cut back the water to 1/4 cup to mix with chia seed based on previous reviewer mentioning "the various fruits saturated the batter."
Lisa
Indiana
10/30/2022
The excess water from the various fruits saturated the batter, and the batter didn't rise.
oureuphoriant
Edina, MN
6/26/2019
I will definitely make these again - they were simple and taste great!
Anonymous
New Haven, CT
1/25/2019
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