Wild Blueberry Muffins
{vegan}

In Northern Ontario, the months of July and August is the season to celebrate blueberries!

If you are in a part of the world where you can pick your own wild blueberries, I feel your joy and gratitude! If not, feel free to use berries from the farmer’s market or local health food store. You can even substitute the blueberries for your favorites berries! Enjoy!

Makes 24 muffins. I am offering this size of recipe because these can easily be frozen if not enjoyed within the week of preparation! Keeps for 3 days on the counter in an air tight container or 1 week in the fridge.

Ingredients

4 cups Organic Light Spelt Flour.  I am using local and organic from LoonSong farm on Manitoulin Island.

1 1/3 cup Uncooked Hulled Millet
What is Millet?

3 tsp Baking Powder

1.5 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt

1 tsp Cinnamon

Zest of 1 organic lemon or orange (optional)

2 cups Non-Dairy Milk, such as almond, hemp, oat or coconut, homemade if possible

1 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce, preferably homemade. Alternately you can grate 4 apples and add them to the dry ingredients.

1 cup Canadian Maple Syrup

2/3 cup Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Melted

2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

3 cups fresh wild blueberries or fresh/frozen berries of choice

Method

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare two 12 cup muffin tray with liners or a light coating of coconut oil and set aside.

Whisk together the flour, millet, baking powder and soda, salt, zest and cinnamon in a large bowl. In a second bowl (or use the vitamix), mix/blend milk, applesauce, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla.

Add wet ingredients to dry. Combine just until all the flour has been absorbed.

Gently fold in the berries.

Pour evenly into the prepared muffin cups.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are domed and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.