Cherry Almond Muffins - Low Carb

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 197.2
  • Total Fat: 17.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 62.0 mg
  • Sodium: 177.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 6.3 g

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Introduction

These make a great grab-to-go breakfast, or savor them with your morning coffee or tea. These make a great grab-to-go breakfast, or savor them with your morning coffee or tea.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 C. almond flour - finely ground
    1 t. baking soda
    1 t. Lite Salt

    4 eggs - separated
    1 C. unsweetened applesauce
    1/3 C. coconut oil - melted
    24 servings liquid stevia or monk fruit extract
    1 t. almond extract (optional)

    1 C. pitted sour cherries

Tips

You can substitute any kind of berries for cherries, or skip the fruit and add cinnamon. You can make a crumb topping with almond flour, butter, sweetener and cinnamon.


Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix first 3 ingredients, set aside. Mix egg yolks, apple sauce, coconut oil, stevia or monk fruit extract, and almond extract. Beat egg whites until soft peaks.

Prepare muffin pan with papers and non-stick spray on top of papers. Now mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients until just barely mixed. Fold in beaten egg whites gently until barely mixed. Use 1/4 c to spoon into prepared muffin pan. Bake until toothpick come out clean plus 2 minutes.

Serving Size: 12 Muffins

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KANDIS11.