These healthy, delicious Buckwheat Carrot Chia Muffins are gluten and dairy free and can be enjoyed for breakfast/brunch or as a snack anytime.
BUCKWHEAT CARROT CHIA MUFFINS
Every now and again I feel a compulsion to make muffins. Quite frequently actually. They make a great mid morning snack so I like to make a batch at least once a week to be able to enjoy them regularly.
Instead of the traditional plain flour I used a mixture of buckwheat flour and ground almonds so the recipe is wheat free. Buckwheat flour has a distinct flavour which can be a little overpowering in some recipes so the ground almonds tone it down. As a result the buckwheat flavour in this healthy muffin recipe is quite subtle.
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This carrot muffin recipe also contains no dairy – I used apple juice instead of milk. I always try to keep the fat and sugar content in all my recipesas low as possible and this one is no exception. These Buckwheat Carrot Chia Muffins are delicious and Sooo good for you too! Enjoy!
For more healthy breakfast recipes using vegetables see my post on How To Eat More Vegetables For Breakfast.
If you like non-traditional muffins try my Blueberry Quinoa Muffins with Wheatgerm.
Or how about these zesty Quinoa Muffins with Lime and Sultanas!
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I am bringing my healthy Buckwheat Carrot Chia Muffins to Got 2 Be Gluten Free, Free From Fridays. Also sharing with Fiesta Friday. This week’s co-hosts are Petra @ Love Food Eat and Zeba @ Food For The Soul
- 2 cups finely grated carrots
- 1 cup buckwheat flour
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 4 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup apple juice
- 5 tablespoons sugar
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Preheat the oven to 400 F/ 200 C/ gas mark 6. Line a muffin tin with 12 muffin cases.
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Combine the flour, ground almonds, chia and baking powder. Set aside.
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In a large bowl whisk together the egg, oil and sugar. Add the apple juice, carrots and stir well to combine. Add the dry mixture all at once and stir until the dry ingredients are no longer visible. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases and bake for 23 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
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What an Awesome muffin recipe..It looks fabulous
What a great recipe! It sounds absolutely delicious, Chia seeds is a big favorite of mine and even better in these muffins! Happy Fiesta Friday 🙂
I may also try these without the egg. They sound so tasty and a great flavour combination.
Thanks! let me know how they turn out:)
Gosh, these muffins look so interesting. They are completely outside of my experience where ingredients are concerned, but you’ve definitely got me curious so I think I shall have to start collecting the necessary! lol 🙂
Thanks Jenny, I admit I don’t use these ingredients too often either but I do like to experiment with food and I feel very happy whenever a new recipe comes together nicely – this one did 🙂
We love chia seeds so I know for a fact that these would be a hit here! I am going to pin this on to my to try board for later x
Thanks Kirsty!
These sounds tasty and easy to make. Wonderful combination of carrots, chia, almonds. Thanks for stopping by the blog.
Thank you! They were delicious and very easy to make:)
These sound delicious. I wonder what would happen if you left the egg out…? Might have to try! Thanks for linking with #CookBlogShare this week x
I never tried making vegan muffins, I suppose they would still be ok, maybe less fluffy? I might give it a try…
Really love these – they sound so healthy and look delicious!! Pinning to my Must Make board! Eb x
Thanks again Eb:)