Whole Wheat Strawberry Muffins
The best tasting Mediterranean diet friendly Whole Wheat Strawberry Muffins that can also be made as a healthy or vegan recipe
Servings: 18 regular sized muffins
Servings: 1g
Ingredients
- Whole Wheat Flour- 3 cups.
- Baking Soda- 2 teaspoons.
- Ground Cinnamon- 1 teaspoon.
- Unsweetened Applesauce- 1 ½ cups. .
- Honey- ¾ cup. Alternatives to using honey include
- maple syrup ¾ cup or agave syrup (use ⅔ cup). However, you could easily use regular sugar (1 cup) or a sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar (also 1 cup)
- Neutral Oil- ½ cup plus one tablespoon. I mentioned above that acceptable neutral oils in the Mediterranean diet include avocado oil safflower oil, and Grapeseed oil
- Vanilla Extract- 1 teaspoon.
- Strawberries- 2 cups. Prepare your strawberries by hulling them and then slicing or chopping them.
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl , use a fork or whisk to mix together the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, blend together the applesauce, honey, oil, and vanilla extract.
- For the next step, we will add the dry ingredients from the first bowl (flour etc) to the large mixing bowl with the applesauce mixture. Do this by adding half of the dry ingredients at a time, stirring gently between additions.
- Lastly, use a rubber spatula (or similar utensil) to gently fold in the strawberries.
- Fill your prepared muffin cups ¾ full. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow these muffins to cool before serving.
Recipe Notes
As mentioned, acceptable neutral oils in the Mediterranean diet include avocado oil, safflower oil, and Grapeseed oil.
Also mentioned is that we will sweeten these muffins using honey as a sweetener
Alternatives to using honey include maple syrup or agave syrup (use ⅔ cup). However, you could easily use regular sugar (1 cup) or a sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar (also 1 cup).
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Sodium: 142mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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