Friday, January 18, 2013

No Egg, No Oil, No Sugar Blueberry Muffins

I found this recipe on food.com and was interested in the fact of there are no eggs, oil or sugar.

The sweetener used is Agave nectar. Agave nectar comes a from 14 year old Agave plant. The nectar is about 1.5 times more sweeter than sugar and is a great substitute for sugar or honey. I used the amber variety of Madava brand, agave nectar.
The Amber has can be used as syrup and would not suggest using it for sweetening tea. I personally did not like taste. I should've used the light agave, since it almost tasteless. The recipe should make a dozen large muffins.

Ingredients
1 bananas
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup agave syrup
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup almond milk
4 cups frozen blueberries

Directions
 Rinse frozen blueberries under water in strainer until thawed.
 In a mixer on high speed, whip the 1/2 banana and 1/2 cup applesauce until mixed without lumps.
 Add remaining ingredients except for blueberries. Mix until batter is combined. Add 1-2 tsp of almond milk if batter is too dry.
 Mix batter with blueberries by hand.
 Bake in preheated oven at 350F. Bake for 35 mins or until firm.