{"id":45592,"date":"2017-01-06T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=45592"},"modified":"2017-01-04T09:50:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T14:50:14","slug":"low-carb-chocolate-hazelnut-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=45592","title":{"rendered":"Low Carb Chocolate Hazelnut Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing quite like waking up to freshly made muffins on a winter\u2019s morning. Especially if those muffins are low carb and really easy to whip together. 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