Mincemeat Cashew Carrot Muffins
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- Number of Servings: 18
Ingredients
50g 100% Bran cereal¼ cup boiling water1 tbsp chia seeds (Salba)1/3 cup boiling water50 ml oil 150 ml skim milk 1 tsp orange zest1 tbsp vanilla1 tbsp honey2/3 cup sugar ¾ cup mincemeat (I used my green tomato one: https://www.grouprecipes.com/72197/green-tomato-mincemeat.html)400 g carrots, grated 200g whole wheat flour1/2 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp apple pie spice 2/3 cup toasted, salted cashews, chopped
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease muffin cups.
Place bran cereal in a large bowl.
Pour ¼ cup boiling water over the bran, and let stand 5 minutes.
In another small bowl, pour 1/3 cup boiling water over the chia seed, let stand 5 minutes.
Add soaked chia (it will be like a gel), oil, milk, zest, vanilla, honey, sugar, mincemeat and carrots to the soaked bran, beating smooth
Whisk together the dry ingredients and add to the wet blend, stirring until just smooth.
Fold in cashew pieces.
Bake for 20–25 minutes, then cool 10 minutes in tin before turning out and cooling completely.
Number of Servings: 18
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Place bran cereal in a large bowl.
Pour ¼ cup boiling water over the bran, and let stand 5 minutes.
In another small bowl, pour 1/3 cup boiling water over the chia seed, let stand 5 minutes.
Add soaked chia (it will be like a gel), oil, milk, zest, vanilla, honey, sugar, mincemeat and carrots to the soaked bran, beating smooth
Whisk together the dry ingredients and add to the wet blend, stirring until just smooth.
Fold in cashew pieces.
Bake for 20–25 minutes, then cool 10 minutes in tin before turning out and cooling completely.
Number of Servings: 18
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 153.5
- Total Fat: 5.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.2 mg
- Sodium: 64.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 25.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
- Protein: 3.3 g
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