Healthy Blueberry and Almond Muffins

Try this recipe for yummy blueberry and almond muffins from Chef Madeleine Shaw; they are the perfect treat to cheer you up in January. The blueberries are rich in antioxidants which are great for your skin and almonds are rich in nutrients which are important for brain health. What’s not to like!

Ingredients

100g coconut sugar or honey

70g coconut oil or butter

4 eggs

300g spelt flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 orange

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

200g frozen blueberries

50g flaked almonds

Directions

Preheat the oven to 170°C.

Place the sugar/honey and coconut oil/butter in a food processor and cream together. Once fluffy and light, add in the eggs and process together.

In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and cinnamon together.

Zest the orange and mix together with the vanilla extract. Pour the orange and vanilla mixture with the wet, and then over the dry mixture and stir well, before adding in the blueberries and half the almonds.

Pour into large muffin paper moulds, sprinkle over some of the rest of the almonds and some sugar, bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Leave to cool then dig in.

If you do get baking don’t forget to tag us in your food pictures using #KentTeachBakes! We’d love to see how you get on.

January is the perfect time to try new things to improve your wellbeing, why not try introducing a new superfood to your diet? Here are 5 foods that can help to reduce anxiety.

Sources:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/health-benefits-almonds
http://madeleineshaw.com/recipes/blueberry-almond-muffins/