Adzuki bean coconut muffin

Every time that my girl friends asked for my baking recipes, I always hesitated. Not only that home cooking is always a mix bag of what’s left and/ or around, but also that I rarely took down exact measurements especially when I baked in the early morning. But yesterday morning, I was somehow up so early and had plenty of time to mix and match:-). These muffins were easy to make and delicious.

ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1/4 cup quick cooking oats

1/4 cup grounded golden flaxseed

1/2 cup coconut flakes

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup organic raw sugar or more to your preference (see note)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup cooked adzuki beans, meshed with fork (see note)

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

3/4 cup water

In a big bowl, combine all ingredients except the beans, oil and water. Then, add the rest and stir. The batter shouldn’t be runny. I used a teaspoon to scoop up the batter into lightly greased 24 mini muffin tin and divided the rest batter into three large muffin liners (a bit jittery but holds its own). Bake mini ones at 350F for about 10-15 minutes and large ones for about 20-25 minutes.

These muffins were lightly sweet with a hint of coconut. The oats and flaxseeds add a bit nutty and chewy texture. They are healthy and hearty and perfect for breakfast. My son quickly popped six of them into his mouth before catching up his school bus:-).

We had some leftover this morning too, and they weren’t dry at all.

Note:

I use mostly organic ingredients. But organic sugar in the raw turbinado cane sugar really adds good flavor in baked goods.

I soaked organic adzuki beans overnight and cooked them with a lot of water as I liked to serve them as sweet dessert soup. The cooked adzuki beans were not drained completely. Therefore, you may need to add more water if using canned beans. I also meshed them with a fork, and therefore you can still see them in small pieces here and there.

March 25, 2016 by tracy1153 Categories: recipe, SnackTags: Adzuki bean, Coconut, Dairy free, Easy, Flaxseed, Healthy, Muffin, Oats, one bowl, Vegan, Whole wheat 3 Comments