4-6g(2-3 teaspoons) cinnamon powder or pumpkin spice
100ggrated carrot (I left the skin on)
100ggrated apple (I used Pink Lady apples)
100ggrated zucchini (I left the skin on)
250gmashed banana (I used sugar bananas)
200gthick Greek yoghurt or plain thick vegan yoghurt of choicesee notes
125ml(½ cup) olive oil
150gfresh or frozen blueberries or other choice of mix ins see notes
25ghemp seedsoptional, to finish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C/356F. Line 12-13 X 80ml muffin tin holes with muffin liners.
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and spice together in a large mixing bowl.
Add the shredded carrot, apple and zucchini and mix to combine them evenly with the flour mix, then add the mashed banana, yoghurt and oil. Stir well to combine. The mixture will be thick initially, but it should loosen as the sugar dissolves. Refrain from adding any extra liquid if you can, although buckwheat flour can vary in its absorbency.
The muffin batter should be thick and require two spoons to decant into the muffin liners. There should be no dry flour in the bowl and it should be spoonable. If you have thoroughly stirred the mixture and it is still too thick to spoon, add 20-40ml (1-2 tablespoons) milk. We don’t want to make the batter too thin or the blueberries will sink to the bottom.
When you’re happy with the batter, add the blueberries. Stir quickly to combine if you are using frozen blueberries as they will start to stain the batter blue.
Divide the batter into 12-13 muffin liners, filling them up to or just below the rim of the muffin liner. Sprinkle the muffins with the hemp seeds if you are using them, pressing them down a little to secure them.
Bake the muffins for 25-30 minutes. They should be domed and lightly golden on top. Remove them from the muffin pan and place onto a wire rack to cool. Store muffins in an airtight container in the fridge. They keep well for a number of days but can also be frozen and defrosted.
Notes
I have tested both light and dark buckwheat flours and they both work well. I recommend cooking the dark buckwheat muffins a little longer (5 minutes or so) if you use 150g sugar and 150g frozen blueberries.
See ingredient notes in the body of the post.
I haven’t tested any sugar alternatives and can’t offer advice in that regard.