From Condiments to snacks to Mains and sides, we move to the last course : Dessert / Sweet Nibbles.
Its the last week of Proteinicious dishes, and this week we see Nuts,Seeds and some other protein sources - all in some dessert / sweet nibble format 🙂 Bookmarked from Sapana's blog, this was a quick to make snack / breakfast and very filling and nutritious as well. I didn't make any changes except to substitute brown sugar with coconut sugar. I had a bag of sunflower seeds that needed to be used, and this was a healthy and delicious way of using them. According to this source, pumpkin seeds are pretty impressive, offering 16 percent of your daily needs in just ¼ a cup.
Prep time : 10 mins, Bake time : 20-22 mins ; Makes : 6
Cuisine : American , Course : Snack / Breakfast, Vegan
Protein source : Pumpkin seeds
What you need:
Dry ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
¼ teaspoon ginger powder
Wet ingredients:
Coconut Sugar - ½ cup
2 tablespoon raisins
½ cup carrots,grated
½ cup apple,grated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup orange juice ( I used the juice from 1 large sized Malta Oranges)
¼ cup oil
To add: ¼ cup sunflower seeds
Method:
Line the muffin pan and pre heat oven to 180 C / 375 F.
Sift the dry ingredients. In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients.
Add the dry to the wet ingredients, folding gently without any dry streaks of flour.
Fold in the pumpkin seeds as well.
Spoon the batter into the prepared moulds, bake for 20-22 mins or till a skewer comes clean. I should have baked them for an extra 2 mins, but the coconut sugar had begun to burn slightly, so next time I would slightly lower the temperature and bake for an extra 2 mins.
Although they freeze well, serve them warm - these are really moist.
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vaishali sabnani says
The name Morning Glory sounds so interesting , very fancy ! And The love all the ingredients going in there . Also I have never used coconut sugar , is it easily available here ?
Kalyani says
It’s available on Amazon Vaishali. But not consistent supply. I got two packets from US and it keeps for over 1 year under refrigeration
vaishali sabnani says
Thanks ! Will check for it !
Srivalli says
This is something thats been pending for so long!..looks so good Kalyani and so healthy too..
cookingwithsapana says
Ahh I remember you telling me that you baked those muffins. Good idea to replace the brown sugar with coconut sugar. They look so yummy.
Gayathri Kumar says
I love to add seeds in bakes as they give an interesting texture and flavour. These muffins look so delightful and the name itself is so beautiful..
Sharmila kingsly says
Just yumm and an awesome breakfast muffin.. The vegan version looks delicious and it has got a nice texture...
Archana says
Wow these are real morning Glory. Look amazing. So should ask my sil to bring coconut sugar.
Srividhya says
Those pumpkin seeds sure does add a crunch. These are really good and perfect grab and go breakfast.
Mayuri Patel says
Delicious looking muffins Kalyani, would love one for my breakfast.
Sowmya :) says
These muffins look so fantastic Kalyani! Love the combination of apples, carrots and coconut sugar....have to log on to Amazon now!
Priya Suresh says
Am sure this muffins will definitely some hungry tummies quickly, the addition of coconut sugar sounds too good Kalyani, lovely muffins to kick start a day.
Unknown says
Delicious looking muffins. Looks very soft and spongy.