Apple Kale Spice Muffins

Submitted by Penny Gibbs on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 17:01

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Dawn Gould, District of North Saanich

Prep time30 minutes

Description

This recipe takes advantage of late local apples and early local kale.  Healthy, hearty and tasty!

Ingredients

  • 1 1⁄2
    c
    flour (unbleached white, whole wheat, or spelt/rice combo)
  • 1
    t
    (each) baking soda, baking powder and vanilla
  • 1⁄2
    t
    (each) salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
  • 1⁄3
    c
    honey
  • 1
     
    egg
  • 1⁄2
    c
    sour milk or lowfat yogurt (plain or vanilla)
  • 1⁄3
    c
    canola oil*
  • 1 1⁄2
    c
    grated or finely processed cored apples and/or carrots
  • 1
    c
    finely chopped kale or raw dark leafy greens (chard, collard greens)
  • 1⁄2
    c
    any dried, unsweetened chopped fruit and/or chopped nuts**

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda and powder, salt and spices.

In another bowl, mix honey, vanilla, egg, yogurt, apples/carrots, kale, dried fruit/nuts.  Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.  Fill 12 greased muffin cups 2/3 full.  Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the muffin comes out clean.

* You can substitute some of the canola oil (and up the nutrition value and flavour) by using apple sauce, or soaked, pureed prunes.

** Go crazy!  You can use the standard raisins, or try ginger, goji berries, craisins, dried blueberries, prunes, mango...  Most health food stores have lots of unsweetened, organic fruits to choose from.