Muffins

Cacao Nut Muffin

Shy Strawberry
January 08, 2016

These delicious cacao nut muffins make the perfect healthy breakfast or snack. They’re super simple to create and great to make in preparation for the week ahead. I’ve just added 1 tablespoon of cacao powder to mine to give them just a hint of a chocolate flavour, but feel free to add more if you’d prefer a stronger flavour. If stored in an air tight container, they should last for up to 1 week. Hope you enjoy! :)

2 cups/500g almond butter
2 bananas
2 tbsp. maple syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. cacao powder
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
Handful chopped nuts
Handful of gluten free oats
Preheat the oven to 200C. Add all the ingredients (except the nuts and oats) to a blender and blend until smooth. Stir in the nuts. Add muffin cases to a baking tray and fill each case 3/4 the way to the...
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Nutritions

Calories
782

Sodium
386mg
16% DV

Fat
7g
11% DV

Protein
29g
59% DV

Carbs
161g
54% DV

Fiber
16g
66% DV
Dairy-Free Sugar Free Vegetarian Gluten-Free

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Calories
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Sodium
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Fat
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67% DV

Protein
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107% DV

Carbs
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14% DV

Fiber
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