Travel friendly, gluten free, high in protein & fiber, and delicious, these muffins are perfect for a healthy, filling breakfast or snack
I am a snacker, so while that should make it easy to come up with a recipe, it ended up overwhelming me because I had too many ideas.
Luckily, too many ideas is never a problem because I will inevitably need ideas for future blog posts.
Into one of my 437 blog idea notebooks they went. Some ideas included muffins, granola, beef jerky, vegetable chips, dried strawberries, and more.
The snack recipe needs to be one that travels well {read: no refrigeration or cooking required}.
My requirements for myself when making my travel friendly snack were as follows...
- quick prep time
- at least 6g protein
- high in fiber
- contain a fruit or vegetable
- a snack that is tasty enough to prevent you from stopping to get fast food or gas station food
These Blackberry & Almond Muffins satisfy all those requirements.
They take less than 10 minutes to put together, have 6.7g protein and 4.2g fiber, are full of blackberries, and are deliciously sweet but not too sweet that they'll give you a sugar craving in 30 minutes.
check, check, check, check, and check
I'd say this recipe was a success.
These are ok to be kept at room temperature {covered} but they will probably last longer in the fridge or freezer.
They are good right from the oven but their sweetness develops and comes through a little more when they come to room temperature.
You can find almond meal or almond flour at your health food store or online. I buy mine from the bulk bins at Whole Foods.
I found blackberries for 99¢ for 12 oz. Naturally, I bought 4 packages. Gah, I love the summer.
You can use frozen blackberries in place of fresh if you want, or use blueberries instead of blackberries. I actually based my recipe off one for Paleo Blueberry Muffins.
The addition of almond extract is optional but it does help the wonderful almond flavor shine. You can skip the almond extract if desired but don't skip the vanilla extract {use the real deal - no imitation please!} and lemon juice. Both add lots of good flavor to these muffins that only have 1/4 cup honey in the entire recipe.
These are also really good for breakfast {I crumbled mine up and ate it with a bowl of yogurt}.
Blackberry Almond Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon flax meal
- 3 tablespoon water
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract optional
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 cups almond meal or flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups fresh blackberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a muffin tin with liners or spray well with non-stick spray {or use silicone muffin liners}. Set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk together melted butter, honey, flax, water, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the wet ingredients to the almond flour mixture. Stir well. Fold in the blackberries.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared muffin tin. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for about 5 minutes per serving. Enjoy!
Min @ savortherainbow says
Hi Meme! Looks like we were thinking on the same wavelength ;). I shared a recipe for almond blueberry biscotti with lemon. These muffins look great! Perfect for traveling or between classes! On a side note, can I ask you what program you use to calculate the nutritional info?
Meme says
Hi Min! We definitely were thinking the same thing, and your almond blueberry biscotti looks delish. I've never tried making biscotti so I need to try your recipe soon! I actually just use an app on my phone, Lose It
Deanna Segrave-Daly says
Hee hee - that's my problem often too - I have TOO many ideas on hand (love that you listed links to the other yummy sounding snacks you've cooked up.) These muffins look divine - my dad is a blackberry fiend - need to whip up a batch for him.
Meme says
I'm glad I'm not the only one with that problem 🙂 You definitely need to try them if he likes blackberries; I've already made them again even though I have tons of new blackberry recipes I want to try!
Karman says
Wow-these look delicious! And I just bought some almond flour so now I know what I'll make!
Meme says
Thanks Karman! Hope you like them 🙂
Ashley Galloway says
I love anything with nuts and berries and these look delicious! I also like your use of honey instead of sugar. I'll have to give these a try!
Meme says
Thanks Ashley! Anything with nuts or seeds + berries is delicious in my book, too. The honey gives these extra yummy flavor
Serena says
My neighbor just gave us a bunch of blackberries from his bushes. So excited to make these. Will check back for the jerky recipe!
Meme says
Oh how nice! Doesn't get much better than home grown berries 🙂
I've been on a mission to find a good jerky recipe for a while now; hopefully I'll have one to post soon!