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Superfood Muffins with Mulberries and Flaxseed

March 23, 2015 by Maggie Jones 7 Comments

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Refined-sugar free superfood muffins with mulberries and flaxseed
So I’m not a baker. I’m not very good at it and I don’t really enjoy it. It’s a little strange because I consider myself a pretty darn good cook but all the rule following and precision required for baking just doesn’t align with my strengths. I love being able to improvise over the stove so the idea of combining a bunch of ingredients, putting them in the oven and crossing my fingers just isn’t my style. And usually for me, finger crossing doesn’t help.

Fruity, sugar-free muffins with mulberries and flaxseed
These muffins are different. I love making them. I originally adapted them from a WebMD recipe and no matter how I alter it it just seems to work.  My latest favorite incarnation is using dried mulberries. If you haven’t tried mulberries before they taste a lot like fig and are filled with loads of healthy goodness.

Superfood muffins
I’m not a big fan of the term “superfood” since it usually just refers to “real food.”  Well, these muffins are filled with real foods – apples, pineapples, flaxseed and more.  Heck, add some nuts if you’re into that sort of thing.

These refined sugar-free muffins are chock full of superfoods
These last about a week sealed up in the fridge and are perfect size for an on-the-go breakfast or filling snack. Give them a try and let me know what you think!

Superfood Muffins with Mulberries and Flaxseed

Yield: 12 muffins

Serving Size: 1 muffin

Calories per serving: 195

Fat per serving: 4.9g

Superfood Muffins with Mulberries and Flaxseed

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c pineapple tidbits
  • 1/2 c chopped apple
  • 2 tbs oil (I use MCT)
  • 2 egg whites or 1/2 c egg beaters
  • 1 c 0% Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 c dark molasses
  • 4 oz dried mulberry berries
  • 1-1/4 c unbleached white flour
  • 1/2 c whole-wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 c ground flaxseed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F.

Line a muffin tin with paper liners and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Combine pineapple with juice, apples, oil, egg, egg whites, yogurt, and molasses in a large bowl and beat until fluffy.

Stir in dried mulberries,

Combine flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flaxseed in a medium bowl.

Beating on low speed, add dry ingredients to wet ingredients just until combined. Note that the batter will be a little lumpy.

Spoon batter by 1/4 cupful into prepared muffin pan.

Bake until muffins are golden brown and springy to the touch, about 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Calories 195
Total Fat 4.9g
Saturated Fat 2.7g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 184mg
Potassium 253mg
Total Carbohydrates 31.4g
Dietary Fiber 3.9g
Sugars 10.9g
Protein 7.3g
Weight Watchers Points: 4
PointsPlus: 5

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Comments

  1. Anne Marie says

    March 25, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    I have to disagree Maggie – from the looks of these muffins, you ARE in fact a great baker! 🙂 I can’t wait to try these, as I love muffins but don’t love all the unhealthy goodness that usually comes with them. But these, with all of the real food goodness…come to mama!

    Reply
    • Maggie Jones says

      March 27, 2015 at 12:55 pm

      You are much too kind! I do love a forgiving recipe like this one!

      Reply
  2. Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits says

    March 27, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    I would never doubt your baking skills if you whipped up a batch of these for me! I must admit that I feel like I need to work on mine though. One day, I’ll be able to bake a beautiful cake!

    Reply
    • Maggie Jones says

      March 27, 2015 at 12:53 pm

      Are you kidding! I’ve seen your baking 🙂

      I submit:
      http://healthynibblesandbits.com/banana-chocolate-peanut-butter-swirl-bread-pecan-praline/

      Reply
  3. Sherri@The Well Floured Kitchen says

    March 29, 2015 at 6:03 am

    I love these muffins! I’ve never seen dried mulberries- but I bet they would taste great other berries too! You are right that “real” food is superfood- that’s my philosophy too!

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    September 15, 2019 at 11:25 am

    When preparing the wet ingredients, I recommend leaving the apples and pineapple out until you have beat the batter to the point of being fluffy. I ended up fishing the fruit out with a slotted spoon because the beater was splashing batter everywhere, even on the lowest speed. Yikes!! My batter never got truly fluffy, but that didn’t seem to hurt the results, as the muffins rose up quite nicely. I also used crushed pineapple instead of tidbits, to better incorporate pineapple goodness throughout the batter. They taste is mildly sweet and hearty…nice with butter or nut butter. I love how nutritious they are!

    Reply
    • Maggie Jones says

      September 15, 2019 at 3:54 pm

      Oh! That is a great idea!

      Reply

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