Flourless Bean Muffins Sweet Version Recipes

BAKED BEAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F. Put the beans (and the sauce they're packed in), pumpkin puree or banana, brown sugar, milk, oil, eggs and vanilla into a blender or food processor and pulse or blend until smooth, scraping down the sides if necessary.
• Add the oats, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda and salt and pulse until the oats are fairly finely ground. Let the batter sit for about 10 minutes (the oats will soften a bit), and blend again. Take off the lid and if you like, stir in some raisins before scooping or pouring into the muffin tins.
• Pour or scoop into greased or paper-lined muffin tins, filling them all the way to the top. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until raised, golden and springy to the touch. Makes 12 muffins or about 24 mini muffins.

FLOURLESS BLACK BEAN BROWNIE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with baking liners and spray the inside of each liner with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place black beans and 1 egg in food processor and process until beans are well blended.
• Add two other eggs, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla and coffee; process again until smooth.
• Next add in cocoa powder, baking powder and salt; process once more until smooth. Next fold in 1/3 cup of chocolate chips.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips evenly among the tops of each muffin batter.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffins comes out clean. Place on wire rack to cool for 10 minutes, then remove muffins from tin and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Keep muffins for a day at room temperature, then transfer to fridge and place in an airtight container.

FLOURLESS BEAN MUFFINS (SWEET VERSION)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Rinse and drain beans thoroughly. (You can use pinto, red kidney, or white kidney beans- they offer the right "sweetness" to the muffin, and they aren't silky smooth like butter or navy beans); add to food processor.
• Add all other ingredients to food processor.
• Blend until smooth, batter will be runny.
• Portion into muffin pan sprayed with cooking spray. (Can use paper-lined muffin pan as well).
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Additions/Substitutions: use applesauce instead of pumpkin; make savory by omitting sugar and spices, adding pureed squash, add chopped spinach, add shredded cheese (or nutritional yeast) and herbs; flour could be added, up to 1 cup (half regular, half whole wheat); for texture, cooked quinoa or oats could be added to the batter.
• These do freeze well. I put two in a baggie, and I put the lot of baggies in a zipper-sealed bag in the freezer. Pop them in the microwave for a few seconds and you're good to go!

FLOURLESS BROWNIE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Prepare 12 muffin cups by lining with muffin papers or coating with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• Place chickpeas, eggs, maple syrup, cocoa powder, baking soda, coconut oil, and extract in blender or food processor; cover. Blend until smooth.
• Divide batter among 12 prepared muffin cups.
• Top each muffin with about four chocolate chips; push into batter.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (NOTE: Mine actually took about 25 minutes!).
• Cool completely and enjoy!