Breakfast: Flourless Almond-Blueberry Muffins

Recipe by Anna Stockwell No one will miss the flour in these pillowy-soft breakfast muffins, which are naturally gluten-free and kosher for Passover.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Flourless Almond-Blueberry Muffins

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups almond meal
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 large eggs, separated
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 pint blueberries (about 1 1/3 cups)
Sliced almonds (for sprinkling)
Demerara or raw sugar (for sprinkling)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Whisk almond meal and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.
Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat egg yolks, granulated sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until pale and doubled in size, about 3 minutes. Add almond meal mixture and applesauce and stir just to combine.
Using electric mixer on high speed, beat egg whites and salt in another large bowl until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Add half of egg white mixture to almond meal mixture and fold to combine, then add remaining egg white mixture and fold to combine. Gently fold in blueberries.
Divide batter among muffin cups and top with almonds and demerara sugar. Bake muffins until tops are golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool in pan at least 10 minutes before serving.

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