Naturally sweetened with dates, this new take on a cafe classic incorporates a variety of nourishing ingredients, including carrots, apples, nuts, seeds, and high-protein buffalo yogurt, which keeps these muffins tender.
New kid favorite
A favorite snack for kids, muffins are a simple way to get nutrient-dense ingredients into their growing bodies―in these muffins, buffalo-milk yogurt, hemp, chia, and spelt flour. These muffins are nut-free, making them safe for most school and camp lunches.
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This recipe originally appeared on alive.com as “Bakery-Style Buffalo Yogurt Morning Glory Muffins.”
Bakery-Style Buffalo Yogurt Morning Glory Muffins
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (about 20) pitted Medjool dates
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 large carrots peeled
- 1 apple cored
- 1 cup buffalo-milk yogurt or kefir
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 2 large organic eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups spelt flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine-grain salt
- 1/4 cup hemp hearts
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds or poppy seeds
- 1/2 cup raisins
Instructions
- Adjust oven racks to the middle and upper third of oven. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 - 12-cup muffin tins with muffin liners or grease with additional avocado oil.
- In bowl of food processor, add dates and hot water. Let sit for 20 minutes to soften, then blend into paste. If dates are very dry, you may need to soak them longer. Switch to grating blade and process carrots and apple. Alternatively, purée dates and hot water in blender, transfer to large bowl, and add hand-grated carrots and apple.
- Transfer date mixture to large bowl and add yogurt, oil, eggs, and vanilla, stirring well until fully incorporated.
- In separate bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, hemp, and chia. Fold flour mixture into date mixture until almost fully combined. Fold in raisins until incorporated and no streaks of flour remain.
- Using spring-loaded cookie scoop or two large spoons, divide batter among muffin papers. Bake, rotating twice, for 20 to 25 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
