13 Oct Chai Spiced Pumpkin Muffins
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by Thomas King
With fall in full swing, I love making pumpkin treats. I also love chai tea. This combines both, in a muffin that is spicy, but lightly sweet. I like them with a small cup of Bullet Proof Coffee.
Yields 13 Servings Quarter (3.25 Servings) Half (6.5 Servings) Default (13 Servings) Double (26 Servings) Triple (39 Servings) Prep Time 15 minsCook Time 20 minsTotal Time 35 minsFor Muffins:
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin (or use any cooked and well mashed squash such as butternut, sweet potato would also work)
0.25 cup CocoSweet+, MonkSweet+,Fructevia, Steviva Blend (or even a tiny dash of SteviaSweet)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 cup whole grain flour or make them Paleo with almond meal and coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder
0.50 tsp baking soda
2 tsp chai spice blend (see recipe below)
walnuts or pecans for topping
For Chai Spice Blend Combine:
2 tbsp ground cardamom
2 tbsp ground allspice
4 tbsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp ground cloves
6 tbsp ground ginger
1 Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF
2 Line a muffin tin with liners
3 Combine the eggs, pumpkin, sweetener of choice and vanilla in a bowl.
4 Warm the coconut oil in a microwave until it becomes liquid. Mix into the other wet ingredients.
5 Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices to the wet ingredients mixing well.
6 Divide the mix between the muffin liners filling them 3/4 full.
7 Add the nuts on top if desired.
8 Bake for 20 minutes until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Ingredients For Muffins:
2 large eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin (or use any cooked and well mashed squash such as butternut, sweet potato would also work)
0.25 cup CocoSweet+, MonkSweet+,Fructevia, Steviva Blend (or even a tiny dash of SteviaSweet)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 cup whole grain flour or make them Paleo with almond meal and coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder
0.50 tsp baking soda
2 tsp chai spice blend (see recipe below)
walnuts or pecans for topping
For Chai Spice Blend Combine:
2 tbsp ground cardamom
2 tbsp ground allspice
4 tbsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp ground cloves
6 tbsp ground ginger
Directions 1 Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF
2 Line a muffin tin with liners
3 Combine the eggs, pumpkin, sweetener of choice and vanilla in a bowl.
4 Warm the coconut oil in a microwave until it becomes liquid. Mix into the other wet ingredients.
5 Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices to the wet ingredients mixing well.
6 Divide the mix between the muffin liners filling them 3/4 full.
7 Add the nuts on top if desired.
8 Bake for 20 minutes until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Chai Spiced Pumpkin Muffins
