Ingredients

Units

290g whole grains and seeds, your choice *(see note) 40g raw almonds (or sunflower seeds/pepitas for nut free version) 200g water 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (or whey/yoghurt/lemon juice) 20g macadamia oil (or other light flavoured oil) 60g pure maple syrup (or honey) 30g coconut cream (or milk of choice) 2 large bananas 2 large eggs 2 tsps baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp fine sea salt 2 cups of raspberries

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Instructions

1. First of all, prepare the grains, seeds & nuts for soaking. This needs to be done at least 12 hours (or up to 24 hours) ahead. Weigh them into a glass bowl or dish, then weigh in the liquids. (Set the empty dish on the top of the Thermomix, zero scales, and weigh in the grains, water, etc.) Cover, and set aside for the night.

2. When you’re ready to make the muffins, tip the soaked grains, seeds & nuts into the Thermomix bowl (with the soaking water) and add oil, syrup, cream, bananas and eggs; then blend on speed 9 for 2 minutes.

3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and make sure the mixture is smooth. If not, re-blend for another minute. Once smooth, add the baking powder, soda and salt, and just barely mix in on speed 5 for 5 seconds.

4. Pour mixture into muffin cups, filling to 3/4 full. Top with a few raspberries, and bake in a 190C oven for 20-25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the muffin comes out clean.

Notes

For the muffins in the photo above, I used a couple of handfuls of buckwheat kernels, some millet, a little bit of quinoa, some brown rice and a couple of Tbsp mesquite flour. There are so many different gluten-free grains and seeds that you can use – amaranth, teff and sorghum are great too – whatever you have, just so long as it all adds up to 290g. Although if you use a lot of buckwheat you’ll need more water as it soaks up the moisture. And don’t use coconut flour because it works differently and the ratio of flour to water would be totally out.
Variation: For Banana Spice Muffins, add 1 tsp cinnamon & 1/2 tsp nutmeg to batter, leave the berries off, and sprinkle muffins with cinnamon and Rapadura or coconut sugar before baking. Can also add a couple of handfuls of pecans or walnuts to batter with the baking powder & soda.