{"id":545,"date":"2012-06-14T20:54:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T01:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivaciouschef.com\/?p=545"},"modified":"2015-11-01T12:05:15","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T17:05:15","slug":"morning-glory-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivaciouschef.com\/?p=545","title":{"rendered":"Morning Glory Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"

As weekdays mornings are getting earlier and busier, we’re searching for healthy, high protien, and high fiber breakfast foods to take on the go. I love to grab a Greek yogurt when I can, but most mornings I don’t even have time for that. Enter these muffins benefiting from protien from the pecans, fiber and sweetness from the dates and apples, fiber and omega-3 fats from the flaxmeal, and on and on. These muffins will get you through the morning at full capacity.<\/p>\n

Morning Glory Muffins\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1 \u00bd c unbleached white flour
\n\u00be c flaxseed meal
\n\u00be c old fashioned oats
\n1 c brown sugar
\n2 tsp baking soda
\n1 tsp baking powder
\n\u00bd tsp salt
\n2 tsp cinnamon
\n\u00bd c dates, chopped small*
\n1 c pecans, toasted and chopped roughly
\n1\u00bd c shredded carrots (about 5 medium)
\n1\u00bd c shredded peeled apples (about 3 small)
\n\u00bd\u00a0c milk
\n2 eggs, beaten
\n1 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n

Preheat the oven to 350\u00ba.<\/p>\n

In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, flaxseed meal, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, baking power, salt, cinnamon, pecans, and dates. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and vanilla; then add the apples and carrots. Add the wet ingredients into the dry, and fold until just combined \u2013 do not over mix.<\/p>\n

Lightly grease a muffin pan, and fill to the top. Sprinkle oats and pecans on top for looks and crunch. If using a medium\/standard size muffin pan, bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. If using a small size muffin pan, bake for 15-20 minutes. These are very moist muffins.<\/p>\n

* buy whole dates and chop then yourself; the pre-chopped ones don’t work as well.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Adapted from the Bob’s Red Mill Flaxseed Meal bag.<\/p>\n

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