Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Muffin in a Mug in a Minute

So, when I went to see my naturopath today, she had a recipe to give out.  It looks AWESOME!  I'm so excited to try it!

This recipe originally used an egg.  When experimenting using egg replacer--the results were poor to say the least!  So, instead, I tried using flax seed meal for egg replacer.  Add the the mug first before everything else and let it gel up. 

So, first combine 1 Tbsp flax seed meal with 3 Tbsp water.  Mix together and let it sit for a minute or two to thicken.
   
Then add:
1/4 c. Flax seed meal (Bob's Red Mill from any grocery store)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 pkg sweetner (maybe Truvia)

Mix together in a coffee mug and then add 1 tsp of melted earth balance.  Cook on high in microwave for 1 minute.  Shake out onto a plate and cut.  Add more earth balance if desired.

Add 1 tsp dark chocolate cocoa powder, 1 Tbsp of water, a few chopped up nuts, another pkg of sweetner and just a few chocolate chips for a chocolate muffin.  Or add whatever you want to the base to make a banana nut muffin or any other flavor you choose.  Just make sure you use the 4 ingredients and build from that.  Very good and very good for you!