Live Love Nourish Recipe: Fruit and Nut Muffins

Thanks to Casey-Lee from Live Love Nourish for this great recipe. You can see more of her recipes at her website here.


Made with nuts and organic dried fruit with a hint of orange and spice these healthy muffins are a delicious treat to nourish.

Note: This recipe is free from gluten, dairy and refined sugar.

Makes: 6 large or 12 mini muffins

Cook: 20 mins

Ingredients

3 large eggs

Zest of 1 orange

1/3 cup (85ml) freshly squeezed orange juice

1 1/4 cups (140g) MyOrganics almond meal

1/2 cup (75g) MyOrganics dates

1/2 cup (80g) MyOrganics mixed fruit

1/4 cup (35g) MyOrganics walnuts, chopped

2 tsp (6g) baking powder

1 tsp (2g) ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp (1g) vanilla powder

1/4 tsp nutmeg

Slivered almonds or chopped almonds to decorate (optional)

Method

  1. Pre-heat fan-forced oven to 180°
  2. In a mixing bowl combine eggs with orange zest and juice.
  3. Mix in remaining ingredients and combine well.
  4. Pour mixture into a greased muffin tray.
  5. Sprinkle almonds on top (optional) and bake in oven for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

Recipe Tips

These muffins are suitable to freeze. You can also top these muffins with coconut before baking.