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Oatmeal Raisin - Blueberry Muffins

My Favorite cookie is oatmeal raisin and my favorite muffin is blueberry so why not combine these two flavorful lovelies into one amazing bite? Another thing I love about this recipe is that it’s old school; doesn’t require any kitchen electrical appliances - just one large bowl, one fork and one spoon. That’s easy clean up!

Wet Ingeredients:

1 banana, mashed
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 C maple syrup
1 C almond milk

PROCESS:
1. In a large bowl use a fork to mash the banana and use a spoon to mix all wet ingredients until smooth.

Dry Ingredients:

1 1/2 C gluten free oats or steel cut oats
1/4 C almond meal or almomd flour
1/4 C flax seeds
1/4 C chia seeds
1/4 C sunflower seeds
1/4 C coconut flakes
2 Tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cardamom
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2-3/4 C golden raisins
1/2 -3/4 C currents
2 figs, chopped
Enough almond butter to put a 1/2 teaspoon in the middle of each muffin - see directions below
1/2 C fresh or frozen blueberries

PROCESS:

1. With a spoon slowly stir all dry ingredients into the large bowl of wet ingredients.
2. After incorporated, taste the batter for spice level.
3. Spray a muffin tin with coconut oil spray.
4. Spoon in the batter 1/2 way up each muffin cup.
5. Spoon in about one tsp of almond butter in each muffin.
6. Drop a few blue berries in each muffin.
7. Cover each muffin with the remaining batter.
8. Top with 4-5 blueberries and press the berries down a little so they stay put in the muffin.

** The batter will not be super firm and these muffins will not rise much.
**This is an easy recipe to adjust so get creative and add nuts, or other spices and other dried or fresh fruit to taste.
These muffins freeze well and defrost in minutes.

Enjoy and take care out there! xxnk