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Saskatoon Berry Lentil Muffins

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 35 Minutes

Servings: 12-16

Part of our Hidden HealthyTM collection of recipes where we show you unique ways of incorporating lentils into your food, unsuspecting to the picky eater's eye!

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

    1½ cup large green lentils, cooked

    ½ cup orange juice

    2 cups all purpose flour

    1 tbsp baking powder

    ½ tsp salt

    ½ tsp cinnamon

    ½ tsp ground allspice

    ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice

    ½ cup honey

    1/3 cup canola oil

    2 eggs

    1¾ cups fresh Saskatoon berries


Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 200° C (400° F).
  2. In a blender, combine 1/2 cup lentils and 1/4 cup orange juice. Purée until smooth.
  3. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice and pumpkin pie spice.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix together lentil purée, remaining lentils, remaining orange juice, honey, oil, eggs and Saskatoon berries. Add to dry mixture stirring only until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon mixture into paper lined muffin cups, filling 3/4 full.
  5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: 1 muffin
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 170.5
  • Total Fat 5.1 g
  • Cholesterol 18.2 mg
  • Carbohydrates 28.3 g
  • Dietary Fibre 2.6 g
  • Sugar 10 g
  • Protein 3.8 g
  • Sodium 68.7 mg
  • Potassium 122.1 mg
  • Folate 8%