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Apple Cinnamon Mini Muffins (GF, DF)

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I’ve cut back on sugar and flours lately. But sometimes I just need a little sweet treat. These apple cinnamon mini muffins are the perfect solution. They are sweetened with dates and apples so there isn’t any refined sugar added.

These mini muffins are quick and easy to make in the blender or food processor. All the ingredients except the apple chunks get tossed in and blended up. Then the apple chunks are stirred in and they are ready for the muffin tin.

This recipe makes 24 mini muffins or about 6 regular sized muffins. I like the option for the mini muffins so I can eat one or two instead of a regular sized muffin.

If you don’t have liners for your mini muffin trays I highly suggest getting them. They are inexpensive and make clean up so much easier. I order mine on Amazon.

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Apple Cinnamon Mini Muffins (GF, DF)

These mini muffins are made in the blender or food processor. They are quick and easy to make for a fast, delicious treat.

  • Author: Elaine VanVleck
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 mini muffins 1x
  • Category: Snacks
  • Method: Baking
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Ingredients

1 Banana, very ripe
1/3 cup Apple Sauce, unsweetened
2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil, solid
3 Medjool Dates, pitted
2 large Eggs
1 1/2 cups Almond Flour
1 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Ground Cloves
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
1/2 cup Apple, finely chopped (approximately 1/2 an apple)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a blender or food processor (I like the food processor because it’s easier to get the batter out of) blend the banana, applesauce, coconut oil, dates, eggs, almond flour, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Blend until all ingredients make a smooth batter.

Add the finely chopped apple to the batter and mix together.

Spoon about a tablespoon and a half into each greased or lined mini muffin cup. I always use liners so the clean up time in minimal.

I like to use the other half of the apple to put a couple of apple chunks on top. This is optional. If you are like my husband you’ve already eaten the other half of the apple.

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Store covered or I like to divide them up into baggies for lunches and store them in the fridge.

Keywords: apple, mini muffin, muffins, paleo, gluten free, dairy free, easy, fast, quick

Air Fryer Salt & Pepper Roasted Cashews (GF, DF)

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I love roasted nuts for a snack, but I have a hard time finding brands that use an oil I feel ok eating. And when I do find roasted nuts with an ingredient list that I will eat they are spendy.

This recipe for Air Fryer Salt & Pepper Roasted Cashews makes a tasty snack in ten minutes. I like to turn to healthy fats and protein when I’m having a sugar craving and these work perfectly to satiate my hunger.

I purchase the organic, unsalted, unroasted cashews at Costco, but you can also find them in many store’s bulk sections and Thrive Market carries them too. Make sure you buy unsalted and unroasted in order for this recipe to turn out correctly.

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Air Fryer Salt & Pepper Roasted Cashews (GF, DF)

This recipe makes a quick, healthy snack. I love to eat them warm from the air fryer!

  • Author: Elaine VanVleck
  • Prep Time: 4 minutes
  • Cook Time: 6 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cups 1x
  • Category: Snacks
  • Method: Air Fryer
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Ingredients

2 cups Whole, Unsalted, Unroasted Cashews
2 Tbsp. Avocado Oil (or high heat oil of your choice)
2 Tbsp. Brown Rice Flour (or flour of your choice)
1 tsp. Sea Salt
1 tsp. Nutritional Yeast
1/2 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp. Onion Powder

Instructions

Place cashews in a bowl. Pour oil over the nuts.

Mix together the flour and spices. Pour the dry ingredients over the nuts and stir thoroughly.

Pour nut mixture into air fryer basket and spoon any oil/spice mixture left in the bowl over them.

Cook at 350 degrees for 6 minutes. Open and shake the basket every 2 minutes so the nuts get cooked evenly.

Immediately remove the nuts from the air fryer and pour into a bowl to cool. The nuts will continue to cook in the bowl a little, so it’s ok if they look a little pale. They will all be a light golden brown shortly.

Notes

Make sure the oil you choose to use is meant for hight heat cooking.

The flour is to bind the spices to the nuts with the oil. You can use something other than rice flour.

You could leave out the nutrional yeast, but it is what gives them the tangy flavor you taste in store bought nut mixtures.

Keywords: cashews, air fryer, roasted, gluten free, dairy free, snack

Gluten Free Banana Muffins Recipe (GF, DF)

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These are my husband’s favorite muffins for his lunch. He loves to have them with his coffee at work. He likes to share them and they have become my most requested thing I make.

These Gluten Free Banana Muffins are easy to mix together and really rise into a dense, delicious muffin. With the combination of almond flour and oats they are hardy and keep me satisfied long after breakfast.

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Gluten Free Banana Muffins Recipe (GF, DF)

These gluten free Banana Muffins are a favorite in our household. They are easy to make and great to pack in lunches.

  • Author: smallfarmbiglife
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Baking
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Ingredients

3 Bananas, very ripe
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs, large
3 Tbsp. Coconut Oil, melted
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp. Honey
3 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Sea Salt
1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
3/4 cup Almond Milk (or your milk of choice)
1 1/4 cups Almond Flour
1 1/4 cups Gluten Free Flour
1 1/4 cups Oats

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix bananas, vanilla and eggs together. Add melted coconut oil, sugars and honey. Mix until blended.

In a separate bowl mix together baking powder, salt, cinnamon, almond flour, gluten free flour and oats. Add almond milk to batter and then add this dry mixture to batter 1/2 cup at a time mixing until the dry mixture is just blended in. Mix until ingredients are just blended together. Do not over mix or the dough gets tough and doesn’t rise as well.

Place batter into a 12 muffin pan. The batter will fill all the way to the top of your liners and the tops will rise quite a bit. If you wanted smaller muffins you could make 24 instead. But, let’s be honest, the muffin tops are delicious and who wants to miss out on those.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. 

Let cool and then store in the refrigerator for up to five days.

Notes

I use almond milk, but you can use whatever milk you have on hand.

If you don’t mind these not being dairy free you can substitute butter for the coconut oil. 

Keywords: banana, muffins, gluten free, dairy free, breakfast, snack

Jalapeno Poppers Recipe (GF)

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With the Super Bowl last weekend came lots of talk and blog posts about game day snacks. Nothing sounded good until someone brought up jalapeño poppers. I hadn’t had them since I started the gluten-free lifestyle so I didn’t have a recipe I could use. I needed to remedy that!

Clean jalapeños, cut in half and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Using a spoon, remove the seeds and core from each jalapeño half.

Spoon filling mixture into each jalapeño half and place back onto parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool and serve warm.

Jalapeno Poppers

12 jalapeno peppers
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
8 oz. cream cheese
1 – 12.5 oz. can chunk chicken breast, drained
6 strips bacon, chopped
1/4 cup salsa
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. sea salt

Combine cheese, cream cheese, chicken, bacon, salsa and spices in a mixing bowl with a stand mixer. Blend and wipe sides of a bowl a couple of times until well combined and creamy.

Spoon mixture into each jalapeño half.

Eat warm, eat later cold and eat the next morning from the fridge.