Day 56: Apple-Cinnamon Lentil Muffins
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Today was a break-through day for me. At the risk of sounding dramatic, I almost cried when I pulled these muffins of the oven to see that they were lovely, tall and golden. I mean, from my perspective, a girl who’s commited to making beans and rice EVERY DAY for a year, some days are daunting. And some days I don’t feel like making beans and rice. But, this recipe, dear friends, has changed my perspective a bit.
I’m sure I’m not the first one who has thought of this. In fact, I’m nervous to Google Swagbucks it to see what lentil baked goods recipes are out there, because for just a minute I want to revel in the idea that I thought of something brilliant–even if I can’t claim it for long. Lentil puree. In baked goods. Instead of eggs and oil. Bring on the protein and fiber!
Pretty much I just took one of my favorite basic muffin recipes, replaced the milk, egg and oil with lentil puree, added some chopped apples I had in the freezer, and made some moist, hearty muffins. And they baked up beautifully! It was so exciting. I was anticipating an experimental flop.
Try them. You’ll never know there are beanslegumes in these. Neither will your kids. And your dog definitely won’t care. Try experimenting with the recipe, substituting the apples for berries or something else. This little muffin has just made my year challenge a lot less intimidating 
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Apple-Cinnamon Lentil Muffins
- 1 cup flour (can use half white, half wheat)
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups lentil puree
- 2 cups chopped apples
Mix all ingredients and spoon batter in 12 greased muffin cups. (Do not use muffin papers, they will stick!) Bake at 400* about 15 -17 minutes.
Expect to see more lentil-muffin recipes in the near future! And feel free to download this printable recipe card while you are at it!
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Aww… it looks like they came out lovely! Thanks for sharing!
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SO cool! So, if my recipe calls for 1 c. milk, 1 egg and 2tbs butter, would I just put about 1.5 C. puree in there instead?
I totally need to try this! I think you are a genius!!
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pameladonnis Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Yes, that’s what my muffin recipe called for too.
Let me know if it works for you and how they taste.
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Brilliant! I love it!
(I did hear someone recently recommend adding a can of once-rinsed pureed black beans to a boxed brownie mix without adding anything extra…haven’t tried it yet.)
I haven’t heard anyone suggest trying this in muffins, though, and I *love* muffins!!
Can’t wait. Thanks for this fabulous idea.
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pameladonnis Reply:
February 27th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I’ve made those too! They turned out really good
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http://www.pameladonnis.com/cooking/beans/day-19-black-bean-brownies/
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great job! I will have to try this recipe. There is a cookbook out there called “Deceptively Delicious” written by Jessica Seinfield and she uses “healthy/alternative” ingredients like chickpeas in chocolate chip cookies so this is right up there….
I will comment again once I try this recipe….I could do it tonight but don’t have any apples!!!
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pameladonnis Reply:
March 4th, 2010 at 3:24 am
Wow, thanks for telling me about that book! I have picky eaters, so I’m definitely interested in sneaking in healthier ingredients!
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Wait a minute.. you’re eating beans and rice every day for a year! Oh my! I gotta read your posts now! What a concept to replace those ingredients with lentils. I was replacing eggs and oil with ground flax seed but lentils would be so much cheaper. Thanks for the inspiration
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Oh, and I love your recipe card download. I’m a free printables junkie ;o)
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