Mincemeat Cashew Carrot Muffins
From jo_jo_ba 15 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 18
This is a great example of how a few simple changes can turn a rich, calorie-laden muffin into a treat you can feel good about having for breakfast! This is also a great use-up for leftover mincemeat from the holidays or your summer canning.
Ingredients
- 50g 100% Bran cereal shopping list
- ¼ cup boiling water shopping list
- 1 tbsp chia seeds (Salba) shopping list
- 1/3 cup boiling water shopping list
- 50 ml oil shopping list
- 150 ml skim milk shopping list
- 1 tsp orange zest shopping list
- 1 tbsp vanilla shopping list
- 1 tbsp honey shopping list
- 2/3 cup sugar shopping list
- ¾ cup mincemeat (I used my green tomato one: mincemeat.html">green tomato mincemeat) shopping list
- 400 g carrots, grated shopping list
- 200g whole wheat flour shopping list
- 1/2 tbsp baking powder shopping list
- 1 tsp apple pie spice shopping list
- 2/3 cup toasted, salted cashews, chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease muffin cups.
- Place bran cereal in a large bowl.
- Pour ¼ cup boiling water over the bran, and let stand 5 minutes.
- In another small bowl, pour 1/3 cup boiling water over the chia seed, let stand 5 minutes.
- Add soaked chia (it will be like a gel), oil, milk, zest, vanilla, honey, sugar, mincemeat and carrots to the soaked bran, beating smooth
- Whisk together the dry ingredients and add to the wet blend, stirring until just smooth.
- Fold in cashew pieces.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes, then cool 10 minutes in tin before turning out and cooling completely.
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Hubby loves mincemeat. This sounds like a winner!
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