{"id":4570,"date":"2010-02-05T07:55:07","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T12:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=4570"},"modified":"2016-01-26T08:30:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T13:30:17","slug":"buckwheat-apple-cinnamon-breakfast-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=4570","title":{"rendered":"Buckwheat Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comfybelly.com\/2008\/12\/upside-down-apple-cake.html#more\">Comfy Belly\u2019s Upside Down Apple Cake<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Preparing these muffins gives off one of the most comforting smells in the world \u2013 apples and cinnamon simmering in butter.\u00a0 When I make them my sons always appear in the kitchen.\u00a0 \u201cWhat are you making?\u00a0 Can I have some now?\u201d they ask.\u00a0 And I spoon out a few of the apples from the frying pan for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only do these muffins smell great, they are also nutritious, thanks to the combination of buckwheat flour, almond flour, apples, and yogurt.\u00a0 There is no sweetener of any sort in the recipe, so if you must have a sweet element in your muffins then I recommend adding dark chocolate chips to the batter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I like to have these in the house for the mornings that are especially rushed.\u00a0 My sons will happily eat them for breakfast.\u00a0 (You can warm them in the oven, halve them and then spread butter, jam, or cream cheese on each half.)\u00a0 I often grab one on my way to the gym, and find it gives me plenty of energy to get through a strenuous hour-long workout.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-39\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-4570\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"f4e22216f8\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_4570_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(4570, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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Sprinkle the apples with 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and mix thoroughly so that the apples are all covered in butter and cinnamon.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Simmer the apples until they are very soft (about 15 minutes).  Stir regularly.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          When the apple-cinnamon mixture is soft, remove from frying pan, and set aside to cool.  Meanwhile, in a large bowl blend eggs, yogurt, and vanilla, and 3 tablespoons of melted butter.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Using a hand blender or a food processor, puree the apple-cinnamon mixture.  Add the puree to the bowl and blend well.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Add the dry ingredients \u2013 almond flour, buckwheat flour, and baking soda \u2013 to the wet mixture.  Mix well.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Spoon batter into buttered muffin pan and bake for 18-20 minutes.\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"zlmeta zlclear asl_meta\">\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" > window.ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/script>\n    \n\n        \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    \n        <p id=\"zlrecipe-yield\">\n            Yield:            <span itemprop=\"recipeYield\">12 Muffins<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    \n        <div id=\"zlrecipe-nutrition\" itemprop=\"nutrition\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NutritionInformation\">\n\n      \n      \n      \n      \n            <p id=\"zlrecipe-carbs\">\n                Carbohydrate:                <span itemprop=\"carbohydrateContent\">15g per muffin (without chocolate chips)<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"zlclear\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"ziprecipes-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">1.3<\/div>\n\n        \n  <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"zl-printed-copyright-statement\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">Copyright \u00a9 2009-2020 Diabetes Media Foundation, All Rights Reserved. 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