Blueberry Cornbread Muffins

    Ingredients:

    • 2 organic free-range eggs
    • 4 ounces plain Greek yogurt
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla
    • 1 cup almond milk
    • 3 tablespoons light agave nectar, plus extra for topping
    • 2 teaspoons Stevia Plus powder
    • 1/4 cup vanilla lactose-free whey protein powder
    • 3/4 cup cornmeal
    • 1/4 cup unsweetened fine coconut, plus extra for topping
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/2 cup quinoa flour
    • 1/2 cup brown rice flour
    • 1/4 cup tapioca flour (or starch)
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
    • dash Celtic sea salt
    • 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

    Directions:

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    Whisk together eggs, yogurt, vanilla and almond milk until frothy. Add agave and stevia and whisk again.

    With a wooden spoon, stir in protein powder, cornmeal and coconut, one ingredient at a time in that order. Sprinkle in cinnamon, stir again and set aside.

    In small bowl, mix flours, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt. Add dry mixture slowly to wet batter with wooden spoon and stir until blended. Add blueberries and stir.

    Spoon batter into muffin tins lined with foil baking cups. Drop a touch of agave on top of each muffin and lightly sprinkle with coconut.

    Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

    After years of battling her weight, sugar addiction and tremendous stress, Kelly Keough had lost more than a third of her hair, causing a living nightmare to become her reality. How was she going to stick to a no-sugar, no-flour way of eating and heal her nervous system, hormonal system, digestive system, metabolism, and never eat sugar or flour again? In her show The Sweet Truth on Z Living, Kelly talks about using sweet fruits and vegetables, and gluten-free whole grains like quinoa and buckwheat, to make cakes, cookies and brownies. Using non-allergenic food to heal the body, along with herbs and supplements, this sugar-free, wheat-free practice saved Kelly’s life and her vanity. But most of all, it put the sweet back into her life. For more information about Kelly, check out her website.