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Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)

May 8, 2015 By Hana 8 Comments

Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)

These Pear and Carob Muffins must be one of the best recipes I have made for a long time. They are amazingly good!

My mother in law has sent me some carob powder all the way from Portugal where carob trees grow wild in Algarve, the southern part of the country. I had to put it to a good use and what would be a better way than bake some muffins. It’s the first time I have used carob in a recipe or have even tasted it, it has an unusual flavour and I really like it.

Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)

In fact, I like it so much that I’ve eaten three muffins as soon as they came out of the oven and so did my son! Well, had to taste them and then taste some more just to make sure! Love love these! I have even challenged myself to make them vegan and gluten-free and they are the real deal. So I really do hope you will give this recipe a try.

You will be able to find some carob powder in health food shops, it’s often used as a chocolate substitute in recipes as it contains no caffeine.

Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)

Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)
 
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Author: Hana, Nirvana Cakery
Serves: 12 muffins
Ingredients
  • 3 pears, peeled, cored and cut into small pieces
  • 140g buckwheat flour (1cup)
  • 30g arrowroot (1/4 cup)
  • 30g carob powder (1/4 cup)
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 75g rapadura sugar (1/2 cup)
  • 50g desiccated coconut (1/2 cup)
  • 80ml melted and cooled coconut oil (1/3 cup)
  • 240ml coconut milk (1 cup)
  • 2tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan)
  2. Line 12 hole cupcake tin with cupcake size cases. I have used 5" squares cut from baking paper.
  3. Peel, core and cut the pears into small pieces and set aside.
  4. In a large bowl whisk together buckwheat flour, arrowroot, carob powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, salt, rapadura sugar and desiccated coconut and set aside.
  5. In a different bowl whisk together melted coconut oil, coconut milk, apple cider vinegar and vanilla. Add the wet mix to the dry mix and stir together until well combined.
  6. Gently fold in the prepared pear pieces.
  7. Spoon the mixture into the cases.
  8. Bake for about 40 min or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
  9. Remove from the oven once ready, leave to cool down for 15 min before moving onto a wire rack.
  10. Enjoy!
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Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)Pear and Carob Muffins (vegan & gluten-free)

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Comments

  1. sophie says

    May 23, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    Is that the thick, canned coconut milk or the more liquid, carton variety?

    Reply
  2. Hana says

    May 24, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    Hi, I’ve used the canned coconut milk in the recipe, about 30% coconut. I find that the one with 60% coconut is great for whipping, the lighter one great for baking.

    Reply
  3. Terri says

    June 1, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Amazing! These are so moist. They are a cross between a cupcake and a muffin.
    As I write this I have a batch of Baked Quinoa Balls in the oven! Your recipes rock!

    Reply
    • Hana says

      June 1, 2016 at 6:41 pm

      Vow, thank you for all of these lovely comments! I’m so happy you’re enjoying my recipes, I love these muffins too! :) x

      Reply
  4. Lea says

    December 30, 2016 at 4:08 am

    Hi Hana! Is that possible to leave the arrowroot out of the recipe? Thanks

    Reply
    • Hana says

      December 30, 2016 at 12:55 pm

      Hi Lea. Yes, you can, but add little extra buckwheat flour or other gluten-free flour, ground almonds or oat flour would work too.

      Reply
  5. Lynn says

    April 13, 2018 at 12:06 am

    I would love to make your recipe, but I can’t use any sweetener (except for homemade applesauce). If I eliminate the half cup sugar, what would you fill in for the missing sugar?
    Thanks a lot in advance! Sitting here with all the ingredients, ready for the adventure ;)

    Reply
    • Hana says

      April 13, 2018 at 8:26 pm

      Hi Lynn, you can try adding 1/2 cup of apple sauce or mashed banana for sweetness and reduce the coconut milk to achieve muffin consistency. Maybe increase the cinnamon too. Sugar ads softness to the texture so it will be different, but hopefully still lovely :)

      Reply

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