Gluten Free Honey Cake Muffins

If you love honey cake, you will love these healthy honey cake muffins. They are gluten free, dairy free and have an egg free option.

When I was growing up, my mother used to make a delicious honey cake. Her cake was intentionally a little on the dry side and firm, but had a great flavor and it was usually eaten with a cup of tea.

The other day my neighbor, Yda, brought me some of her gluten free " healthy" muffins.. As soon as I took a bite, they reminded me of my mother's honey cake . Sure enough when I asked for the recipe, my neighbor's muffins had honey in them.

The flavor was delicious and the texture was perfect to go with a cup of tea, glass of nut milk, or coffee. .I prefer my muffins a little dryer and firmer than the soft fluffy ones just don't fill me up.

What made these muffins "healthy"?

My neighbor used my all purpose Bob's Red Mills gluten free flour that I gave her. It's made from chickpea flour and rice flour and has a good texture, fiber, and protein. In fact 1 cup of this flour provides 16 gms of fiber and 12 gms of protein. In addition, she used unsweetened applesauce, honey, blackstrap molasses, walnuts and raisins.

There are lots of healthy ingredients in these muffins. Blackstrap molasses has a unique flavor and is rich in vitamins and iron. In fact

The recipe makes 18 muffins. Enough to eat some, share some, and freeze some.

They are easy because they are made in a bowl, mixed with spoon and baked for just 20          minutes.

Healthy muffins are a great grab and go breakfast or a great gluten free snack.

These muffins are made with walnuts and raisins, a combination that I find crunchy and delicious.

It doesn't get much easier than simply mixing some batter with a spooning and spooning it into muffin tins to bake.

Everyone will love them.

Ingredients:
2 cups of gluten free flour ( I used Bob Mills All purpose which is heavier than a rice flour)
1/4 cup of honey
1/4 cup of black strap molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup of raisins
1/4-1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
1 cup of unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup of almond milk
2 eggs, beaten ( or egg replacer)


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine gluten free flour, baking soda, and salt. Add honey, molasses, oil, almond milk, and eggs.
Mix with a spoon and spoon into an 18 count greased muffin tin.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from tins after cooling for 20 minutes. Place muffins on a rack to cool.

Notes: 
Blackstrap molasses contains vitamins and minerals especially iron.