Pumpkin Muffins & Protein Pumpkin Pancakes (Wheat & Gluten-Free)
For years I’ve been playing around with recipes trying to make healthier versions that would satisfy and remain tasty to the palate. My mother had mastered this art after my dad’s heart attack when trying to prepare Cuban and Turkish culinary dishes that were heart healthy that my dad could and would eat. She had a knack for bringing out the flavor in food without all the fat, and cholesterol that would clog his arteries and still feed him the food he loved to eat.
I love pumpkin muffins, and here is a version I can live with…
PUMPKIN MUFFINS (gluten, wheat, & sugar free)
¾ cup almond flour
¼ cup coconut flour
¼ tsp pink Himalayan Sea salt
½ tsp baking soda
1 TBL cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp ginger
dash cloves
1 tsp vanilla (or a little more)
3 TBL Organic Agave
¼ tsp stevia (can use honey if you don’t have a sensitivity to it….. I DO )
3 Eggs
1 cup organic roasted pumpkin
optional: stevia sweetened cocoa chips & unsweetened shredded coconut
1.preheat oven to 350 degress
2.In a bowl combine flours, salt, baking soda & spices
3. Add pumpkin, stevia, agave, & eggs in blender & mix
- add dry mixture to wet mixture & blend
- put into muffin tins
- top with stevia sweetened cocoa chips & unsweetened shredded coconut
- Bake @ 350 for about 22 minutes
- Cool for 1 hour
- they taste even better the next day
makes about 10 muffins
approx. 112 cal, 5.6g fat, 11.2g carbs, 7.6g protein
PROTEIN PUMPKIN PANCAKES (wheat-free, gluten-free too)
3 egg whites
1 whole egg
1 scoop vanilla ISOPURE ( whey protein, This Is the brand I use)
Additional vanilla to taste (I am generous with vanilla)
Cinnamon to taste
Ginger to taste
2 tablespoons of coconut flour
Add half a can organic pumpkin
Add stevia sweetened cocoa chips
add a little almond or coconut milk for consistency
Best to cook on griddle
Top with sugar free syrup or real maple syrup
Please let me know how you like them.
YUMMM!
GO for Life! 
In peace, health & with much love,
Joycelyn Bejar
Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer