I guess every good thing has to come to an end, right? My basketball team lost our game last Wednesday which ended the season for us. 🙁 Even though we ended on a sad note, the happy memories far outweighed the bad ones. I’ll try to have a post about the season up soon!
Basketball being done means that until track starts, I have nothing to do after school. I repeat: NOTHING.
Wellll, kind of. I mean, there’s always something I could get done when I have free time. But I’m more of a wait-until-the-last-minute so-then-I’ll-be-really-focused kind of girl.
Exhibit A: The Research Paper.
Many of you took the survey I posted awhile back about diets/protein/all that fun stuff (and for that I am so grateful!!). Well, my rough draft for the paper was due Friday morning and I hadn’t really done anything but write my introduction and get my sources. Let’s just say Thursday was a late night. 😉
Before I started writing the paper I figured I needed some brain food to fuel me through the power session (ahem… six hours) of writing. I made a pan of my spicy peanut noodles and a batch of the best muffins I have ever made. E-ver.
Ever since my good friend Faith posted her Morning Glory Muffins I haven’t been able to get them off my mind. Like, thinking about them everyday and craving one bad. I finally made them (with my own twist of course, food blogger probz) and it’s sure a good thing I did because they are INCREDIBLE. I’ve made a few vegan/no sugar muffins that were only so-so, but not these guys. It was love at first bite. ♥
Every single ingredient in these Vegan Morning Glory Muffins is good for you. I still can’t get over the fact that there’s no refined sugars and they’re made completely with whole grain flours. I can assure you they don’t taste like vegan cardboard. The sweet apples, plump raisins…AH enough talking, just make these as soon as possible fill your belly’s void of these heavenly mounds of cinnamon spiced, perfectly sized, naturally sweetened muffins.
A note about the raisins: they’re not bad!! Trust me. I used to have an immense aversion to them but I’m starting to like the little dried grapes. And those golden raisins? Oh, so much yes for those. Especially in broccoli salad at summer cookouts. Can you tell I’m ready for warm weather?
- 1 1/4 cup sprouted wheat flour
- 3/4 cup oat flour
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 grated apple
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp water)
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/3 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- Preheat oven to 375F. Combine flours, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, apple, raisins, and carrots in a large bowl. In a small bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and mix.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until just combined. Spoon into a greased muffin pan and bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- ENJOY!
- You can add in walnuts or coconut flakes if you'd like. I also think adding a tablespoon of orange zest would be fabulous!
YUM!! Pinned for later 🙂
Thanks girly! 🙂
Oh HECK YES. I’ve been craving morning glory ANYTHING lately, so these look just fantastic right about now.
I’m sorry that your basketball season ended, but it’s a great sign that you’re going to miss it! Means it was a good time 🙂 And I feel you with the late night paper-writing. Bleh.
Sooo I just saw your twitter 🙂 let me know how they are!! (I’m sure you will:)
Haha, glad to hear I’m not alone with last minute writing 😉
Aw I am so sad to hear basket season is over for you 🙁 But I am glad it has been a good time. I really hate when good things come to an end…
These muffins must be the perfect way of cheering you up again though. They look so delicious!
They sure did cheer me up!! Baking is such a stress reliever 🙂 thanks, love!
Leigha, these look absolutely AMAZING 🙂 I’m sorry your basketball season ended, but yay for free time!
I am completely with you on the procrastination thing – I always start projects super early, but then I wait until the last minute to actually complete them.
I don’t even start them early, hahaha 🙂 thanks, girly!
Leigha!!! The grated carrots and apples sound super tasty. I normally don’t eat muffins for breakfast (with the exception of this one lady who sells them at the farmers market on saturdays- me buying them every saturday has become a tradition!), but these sound delicious and I can’t wait to make a batch of my own. Yum! Hope you’re having a swell monday 🙂
The great thing – they’re healthy enough for breakfast and decadent enough for dessert 🙂 thanks girl! Hope your day was fabulous!
Leigha I wanted to inform you that Amanda, over at Running with Spoons seems to have copy-catted this blog post of yours. I think that’s pretty snarky and dirty, and wanted to let you know.
P.S. Your muffins look much better than hers, anyway.
Thanks for your concern, DD! I’m not going to worry about it because I know many bloggers plan posts much in advance. Also, our recipes are pretty different from each other’s. I appreciate you looking out for me!
I’m sorry I’m so late commenting on this post… but wow do your muffins sound and look AMAZING! I have always wanted to make Morning Glory muffins, and I know if I do, I’m totally using your recipe!
Yay! Let me know if you try them! I just ate the last one and am already craving another batch 😀
WOW these muffins look amazing! I cannot WAIT to make them! And I can eat more because they’re healthy (YAHOO!)!
And haha I’m a last-minute type of girl too 🙂 “Oh, THAT research paper? Yeah, I’ll work on it… later.” hehe
Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Haha 🙂 thanks Ellie! Cute blog <3