Mini Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry Muffins from Elana's Pantry
Click the picture to see Elana's recipe!

Miss the texture of bread? Me too. I just made this recipe from Elana's Pantry tonight. Muffins that are completely grain-free, refined sugar-free, and paleo approved.
Elana has a lot of great gluten-free and paleo recipes. In fact, she's a New York Times bestselling cookbook author.

I'm flying home for Thanksgiving this weekend, so I needed a snack for the flight that was portable. I modified the recipe slightly so that I could use a mini muffin pan that would fit in a convection oven.

Here are the ratios that I used:




12 mini muffins

Mini Blueberry Muffins 

1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon Himalayan Pink Salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs
1/6 cup agave nectar
1/6 cup grapeseed oil
a (big) dash of vanilla extract
1/2 cup frozen blueberries

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk together with a fork or hand blender
2. Scoop one spoonful of batter into each cup of the muffin pan (batter should be even with the rim)-contents should fit exactly into a 12 cup mini muffin pan
3. Bake at 315 degrees for 10 minutes (contents will continue to cook even after you remove them from the oven, so better so pull them out slightly underdone)

Changes

1. These muffins were good, but don't expect the same texture as a muffin you'd get at Crumbs. 
2. My batch didn't turn out very sweet, so consider upping the agave nectar amount; however, keep in mind that agave nectar, although a natural sugar, is still sugar. 
3. With that being said, I would like to experiment using stevia next time. Stevia is a sweet herb that tastes great and always leaves you feeling regret-less.
4. Keep in mind though that in order to achieve the same consistency as Elana's recipe, the agave nectar most likely will  be needed.
5. I wouldn't eat these everyday, but they are a good treat!

Conversions

1 teaspoon stevia = 1 cup sugar

1 cup sugar = 2/3 cup agave nectar

Therefore:

1 teaspoon stevia = 2/3 cup agave nectar

*who knew logic could be applied to baking?

Give these a try and let us know how they turned out!