This morning, I dropped my coffee pot on the kitchen floor. It rolled around on its side by my feet, and for a sleepy hopeful second I thought, ‘whew, it survived!’
Then it cracked into two pieces. Happy Monday!
My stockpile of frozen coffee cubes saved the day, along with the healthy pumpkin flax chocolate chip muffins I baked last night.
Pumpkin packs some impressive health benefits. These pumpkin muffins are a frankenstein concoction I adapted from several recipes around the web.
They’re made with oat flour — I make my own by blending old fashioned rolled oats in my Magic Bullet until they’re a flour consistency — and lightly sweetened with brown sugar and semi-sweet mini chocolate chips. They’re packed with fiber, vitamins, and omega-3 (the ‘good’ fat) making them perfect for a grab-and-go breakfast with fruit and coffee.
Pumpkin Flax Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients:
- 1 14oz can pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup oat flour (or old fashioned oats blended until flour consistency)
- 1/3 cup ground flax
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tbs. brown sugar
- 1 tbs. cinnamon
- 1/2 tbs. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F) and spray a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. 2. Mix pumpkin puree and applesauce in a mixing bowl. Add dry ingredients and stir until well combined. 3. Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips. 4. Spoon mixture into muffin tin. 4. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Nice to find a recipe that’s both delicious and healthy. Thanks!
these look delicious, must give them a try!
i’m gonna try these yumm’s :+
I had a brownie from the yoga studio I attend and they used apple sauce and oat flour too AND IT WAS AN AMAZING BROWNIE! <3 I need to try this ASAP.
Those look awesome and Vegan! Something I will definitely be trying!
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These look yummy!
This sounds doable! Esp for a college student not wanting to gain the (sophomore) 15. Thanks for sharing!
Not only do the muffins sound delicious, but, frozen coffee cubes? Brilliant! I wish I had thought of that sooner!
I found it on Pinterest years ago and it totally changed my morning game! I brew a big pot of coffee on Sunday and pour it into ice trays for the week.
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The muffins look so good !!!
Yum
These sound so yummy! I want to try them soon!
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These look amazing, I’m bookmarking this recipe :) Jay x
If you try them, let me know what you think!
Oh wow! This actually looks yummy, something that I’ll have to try
Let me know if you try them!
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This look so good! I can’t wait to try!
These look delicious! I wish I had some for work tomorrow morning :(
Amanda
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I like to bake things on Sunday while I’m relaxing at home, then I have a little stockpile for the week. :) I need to try some recipes that I can freeze for later; if I find some good ones I’ll post them!
Such a smart idea! I will keep a look out for them :)
My oh my! These look like heaven
at least it didn’t crack into a million little pieces – silver lining for your Monday perhaps? The muffins look good!
Ha, so true! I always appreciate a “glass half full” outlook. ;)
These sound amazing! Going to try them out ASAP!
Yum! These sound really tasty!
Yummers!