Fruit and Nut Muffins

Dry Ingredients:
3 c raw organic almonds
1 1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t sea salt
1 t cinnamon
1 t ginger powder

Wet Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
8 dates, pitted
3 eggs
1/2 c coconut oil, melted
1 T vanilla

Folded In:
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, finely chopped
1 lg carrot, trimmed and grated
1 c golden raisins

Preheat oven to 350. Thoroughly grease regular muffin tin with extra coconut oil or low fat cooking spray. Set aside.

Place almonds in food processor and grind to the consistency of corn meal. Transfer to large bowl and add remaining dry ingredients. Place wet ingredients in a blender and liquify until smooth and creamy.

Add wet ingredients to dry and mix thoroughly. Fold in apple, carrot and raisins. Divide batter evenly in muffin tin, bake 15-20 minutes until set. Cool in pan 5 minutes, run table knife around muffins to release from pan. Store refrigerated in airtight container. Makes 12 muffins.


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