Healthy Pecan Pie Muffins

by Arielle J on January 15, 2013

O.M.G

If you haven’t fallen in love
with my recipes yet, um,
this may be it.

No exaggeration.

Gooey.
Sweet.
Healthy.
Pecan Pie.
Muffins.
Wait, healthy pecan pie?
Yup!
Oh, and so easy.
and so YUM.

Healthy Pecan Pie Muffins
WHAT YOU NEED:
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 cup coconut palm sugar*
1 cup pecans, chopped
2 eggs (free-range, organic), beaten (room temp)
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 Tbsp vanilla extract

*optional: 1 tbs chia seeds (for added fiber + energy)
*optional: 1 tbs hemp seeds (for added protein)
*please note: these were SUPER sweet. you probably could
get away with 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Coat a tiny bit of coconut oil on muffin pans
3. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl (coconut palm sugar, coconut flour, pecans)

4. In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients (eggs, coconut oil, vanilla extract)

5. Combine dry + wet ingredients together

optional- add chia seeds + hemp seeds.

6. Pour into muffin tin.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool.

Voila!
*makes approx 6 large muffins

If you want to get fancy,
add some of this Maple-Coconut-Pecan Topping
to the top,
after the muffins have been
taken out of the oven.
Totally not necessary, but
extra yummy.

Maple-Coconut-Pecan Topping
WHAT YOU NEED:
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 Tbs coconut oil
1 cup pecans

DIRECTIONS:
1. Add all ingredients to a pan and
heat up until the maple syrup carmelizes
a little and the pecans are coated
with the gooey goodness.
2. Pour over muffins and eat!

Voila!