These Easy Peazies look like bran muffins and make the home smell deliciously cinnamony while they are cooking. In our homes, they are gobbled up the same day (or in a few minutes), but if you have a smaller family you could freeze individual portions and reheat easily. These are on pages 262-263 of the original Trim Healthy Mama book. This is a multiple-serve recipe that makes approximately 12 muffins. Be sure to check out the Recipe Notes for flavor variations!
Easy Peazy Cinnamon Muffins
Description
These Easy Peazies look like bran muffins and make the home smell deliciously cinnamony while they are cooking. In our homes, they are gobbled up the same day (or in a few minutes), but if you have a smaller family you could freeze individual portions and reheat easily. These are on pages 262-263 of the original Trim Healthy Mama book. This is a multiple-serve recipe that makes approximately 12 muffins. Be sure to check out the Recipe Notes for flavor variations!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place all of the wet ingredients into a bowl and mix for 20 seconds or so.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients and mix well.
- Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes, to thicken it a little.
- Place into greased muffin holes and bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Note
Recipe Notes
Variations: (the "flour" must equal 2 cups total)
- Replace the 2 cups of flax meal with:
- 1 1/2 cups of golden flax meal
- 1/2 cup of ground dried coconut
- Replace the 2 cups of flax meal with:
- 1 cup of golden flax meal
- 1/2 cup ground dried coconut
- 1/2 cup almond meal
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Here are some other flavor ideas:
- Ginger - It is delicious in place of cinnamon. You need to use at least 3 Tbs ginger powder for a strong enough ginger flavor. Serene actually adds a dash of cayenne pepper to her ginger muffins for added zest. A dollop of whipped cream on one of these ginger muffins is an incredible S dessert.
- Blueberry - Add fresh or frozen blueberries to the mix and reduce cinnamon to 1 Tbs You’ll need to bake several minutes longer since the mix will be moister.
- Pumpkin - Add ⅓ cup pumpkin and reduce cinnamon to 1 Tbs. Add 2½ tsp pumpkin pie spice. Yum! You need to bake these for at least 5 minutes longer.
- Cranberry Nut - Cranberries are much lower in carbs than most fruits. However, do not use the dried sweetened version. Cut fresh or thawed cranberries and throw them in the mix with pecans or walnuts. We often buy bags of cranberries when they are in season and freeze them in small baggies for later use.
- Banana Nut - Omit the cinnamon, add banana flavor extract and chopped walnuts.
- If you are at S Helper stage, you can add a few raisins to the original cinnamon version, but only a few! Cut some raisins into halves to make them go further but to give an added hint of sweetness.
