The special recipe for healthy sweets

By Yuko

“Being in a perfect body shape.” This is my strong desire but I really love eating, especially sweets. I can’t survive without sweets. Unfortunately I gained 5 kg after I came to Canada. I decided to go on a diet but I can’t stand not eating sweets. This muffin has moderate sweetness. It doesn’t include eggs, milk or wheat flour. This recipe stands by me because it is really healthy. Moreover, someone who is allergic to eggs and milk can eat this muffin without danger.

My favorite sweet: Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients

· quick cooking oats 1 1/4 cups

· boiling water 1 1/2 cups

· flour 1 1/2 cups *

· brown sugar 3/4 cups

· baking powder 1 1/2 tsp

· salt 1/2 tsp

· baking soda 1/2

· spice- nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon or mix. 1 tsp

· ground flax seeds 1 1/2 tbsp

· water 4 1/2 tbsp

· applesauce 1/4 cups

· olive oil 1/4cups

· 5 chocolate chips per muffin cup

*This recipe uses special combined flour. You can use wheat flour instead of it.

· Ingredients for flour

· brown rice flour 2 cups

· white rice flour 2 cups

· sweet rice flour 1 1/2 cups

· tapioca starch 1 1/3 cups

· cornstarch 2/3 cups

· rice bran

· xanthan gum 2/3ts

* This mix makes more than needed for this recipe.

My host mother bakes these muffins almost every week, and she taught me her original muffin recipe.　This recipe adapted from “LOONEYSPOONS” by Janet & Greta Podleski. She is proficient in cooking and baking. I always end up overeating because I really love her cooking and baking, so I want to eat more and more.

I am really lucky to be able to eat her cooking and baking. I eat these muffins almost every day, when there are in stock in the freezer. I have a sweet tooth, so I can’t quit eating sweets but I guess this muffin is lower calorie than normal ones.

Why don’t you bake muffins following this recipe!! Your husband, children, friends and lover will be pleased with it!

MMmmmmmmm...chocolate. MMMmmmmmmmmm...muffins. Aaarrghhh!...fat!

Yuko has a solution to help you cure your cravings and keep your figure at the same time.

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