Shelley's Blueberry Cer-co Muffins

I've hit upon what I think, is a pretty good *old fashion* tasting blueberry muffin. I use a combination of Maggie's dry cereal mix and Coconut flour,(deriving "Cer-co" as a combination of Cer(eal) + Co(conut flour)), and the texture is actually pretty good as well, IMO. I'd classify it as a moderately dense and hearty muffin.
This makes 2 servings.

Mix dry ingredients together and set aside:
2 T Maggie's cereal, dry
2T coconut flour
1T vital wheat gluten
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp steviaPlus
1T erythritol

Mix wet ingredients together:
1/4 C egg beaters(I use this for liquid volume; you can use 1 egg, well beaten)
1T Light Olive Oil
1 tsp almond extract...very important! This is what gives the *old fashion taste*.
6 drops of liquid splenda
3T DVSF vanilla syrup + 1T water

Add liquid to dry ingredients and stir until well mixed. Add in:
1/4 C frozen blueberries, thawed in microwave PLUS the juice of the berries. Fold berries in gently.

Spray 2 pyrex ramakins or one, 2 cup glass measuring cup with butter flavored Pam/cooking spray.

Microwave 90 -120 seconds on high. Time may vary per your MW oven.

If you bake them in the pyrex ramakins, they are a little flatter, and look like a little mini blueberry breakfast cake.
I've also used lemon extract for the lemon-blueberry taste, but to me, the almond extract makes the muffins taste more like a grandma's old fashioned bb muffin.

I tripled the recipe this morning and baked them in my silicon muffin pan in the MW. Again, timing was an issue, but to the best that I can tell, I cooked them for 3 min; rotate the pan 1/4 turn and cook another 3 min; rotate again, and go another 2-3 min. They will lightly spring back when done when you touch them.

Nutritionals per serving:
200 calories
11g fat
15g carb
7g fiber
11.5g pro
8g net carb Obviously not an Induction food item.

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Thanks, Shelley! Love the pix.
Blueberry Cer-co Muffins | LowCarbEating

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OMG Shelley-how do you come up with these great ideas? And the photo of the muffs look yummy. A bit high in carbs for me for everyday use-but these muffs will be perfect for my weekly read the Sunday newspaper and drink waaay too much coffee marathons. Can't wait to try them-thanks so much.

Katalina,
These muffins are moderately dense in texture, but really pretty *hearty*.
I usually have one with a pat of butter and a scrambled egg, or I will have a muffin with a touch of cream cheese and maybe a sausage patty or some bacon. These combos are really filling and have *stay with ya* power!
As much as I would like to, I do NOT have them every morning. Usually 2, maybe 3 times a week; definitely on my work days because they are so portable.

Enjoy!

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Great suggestions-thanks-I need a lotta "stay with ya" power to get me through the Sunday paper read. And to soak up all that caffeine.

Shelley-I tried the muffin yesterday morning at it was yummy and quite filling. I spread it with cream cheese and enjoyed every morsel. Thanks again.