Eat Live Grow Paleo Muffins- blueberry plus variations

Category	breads
Classification
Added By	phyllis.watson@gmail.com
Added On	Fri Nov 15 23:10:39 UTC 2013
Prep Time	30 minutes
Yield	12 regular sized muffins
Source	Eat Live Grow Paleo
Comment	These are yummy

Ingredients

6 eggs at room temperature
1/2 cup melted butter
juice of one lemon
1/4 cup water
2/3 cup sifted coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sweetener: honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup protein powder - vanilla, but other flavors work, too
1 cup blueberries
grated rind of 1 lemon

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Grease 12 muffin pans or use muffin cup liners

Melt butter in microwave and cool while you whisk the eggs and the lemon juice together. Then add the melted butter and mix this in well. If adding a liquid sweetener, mix this in as well.

In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients, including coconut sugar if you are using this. Make sure you sift the coconut flour since this does tend to clump and sifting will make your muffins a lot lighter.

Now pour the egg mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well. You don't have to worry about over mixing like you would with regular muffins, but I would still try not to mix more than necessary because you want your muffins as light as possible.

Finally, mix in the blueberries and then divide among your greased muffin tins. You can also top with a sprinkle of coconut sugar if you are using this.

Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the muffins are just starting to get golden on top.

Variations:

Raspberry Muffins: substitute raspberries for the blueberries

Chocolate Walnut Muffins:
Add 2 tablespoons cocoa. Or use chocolate protein powder and one tablespoon of cocoa. If batter is too dry add a little water. Mix in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts instead of the berries.

Carrot Cake Muffins:
Instead of the berries add 1 cup grated carrot and 1/4 cup raisins. To the dry mixture add a teaspoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground allspice.

Pina Colada Muffins:
Substitute coconut milk for the water and using pineapple chunks for the fruit. A teaspoon of rum flavoring is optional.

Banana Nut Muffins:
Replace the berries, lemon juice and lemon zest with 2 medium-sized very ripe bananas, mashed. Add 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans.

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