The berries dominate the flavor of these spongy and chewy muffins. With the combined sweetness of the bananas and the subtle added sweetness of Sweet Health Erythritol and MoreFiber or NuStevia Sweetener Stevia Baking Blend, anyone eating these delectable muffins would not know it is not made without sugar.
Ingredients
• 1/3 cup melted butter (Method 1) or 1/3 cup butter room temperature (Method 2)
• 1 cup of the berry of your choice (Marion berries, Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, or Raspberries etc.)
• 2 ripe bananas, smashed (or whole if not using blender or food processor)
• 1 Apple
• 1/2 cup Sweet Health Erythritol
• 1/4 Cup MoreFiber or NuStevia Baking Blend
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 lemon (take out the seeds and put the whole thing in except the skin-but you can scrape the outside of the skin for extra zest)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F. if using a convection oven)
Grease a 12 cup capacity muffin tin or use paper liners.
Method 1: With a spatula or large fork, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the Erythritol, berries, eggs, lemon(and zest of the lemon if you like) and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredient and sift (for the lazy: put in a half gallon container with lid and shake well). Mix the dry ingredients; mix until it is just incorporated. Pour mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
Method 2 (lazy but effective): In a food processor or high powered blender like a VitaMix or Blendtek, put butter, bananas, Erythritol, berries, eggs, the lemon (and zest of the lemon if you like) and vanilla. Blend until ingredients are well combined (about 30-60 seconds).
Combine dry ingredient and sift (for the lazy: put in a half gallon container with lid and shake well). Mix the dry ingredients; mix until it is just incorporated (in food process pulse on and off until dry ingredients are just mixed in (do not over mix) or (in blend add dry ingredients and mix in with a spatula until the dry ingredients are mixed in making a batter that flows off the spatula.
Batter should be stiff, but should still easily flow off the spoon.
Pour mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
Both methods: After 20 min pull from the oven check to see if the muffins are done; with a toothpick or knife insert into the center of a muffin, if it comes out clean, it's done. If not done, check every 5 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a rack.
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