Gut Healthy Millet Muffins

A simple gluten-free recipe that's simple, delicious and perfect with a bowl of chili or on their own!

These millet muffins have serious cornbread vibes but feature millet, mostly because I like incorporating different grains and also because I like millet!

Photo by Mateusz Derks on Unsplash

Millet is a naturally gluten-free grain that is higher in amino acids and calcium than many other grains and is high in fiber so helps to regulate blood sugar and lower cholesterol. And just a nice way to add some variety into your diet.

Because eating a variety of different plant foods is one the easiest ways to support a healthy gut microbiome. And a healthy gut = healthier hormones, and a healthier you!

The addition of almond meal and greek yogurt makes these higher in protein so they’re a little more blood sugar friendly too! I love serving these for breakfast with some avocado and sautéed greens, but they’re pretty delicious with a big bowl of soup or chili too!  

• 1 1/4 cup almond meal 

• 1/2 c oat flour (i just throw rolled oats in a blender and blitz for 30 sec)

• 1/2 c millet 

• 1 tsp baking powder 

• 1 tsp baking soda 

• 1/2 tsp sea salt 

• 2  T honey 

• 2 eggs 

• 1 cup greek yogurt (or sub coconut yogurt to make dairy free)

DIRECTIONS 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 

In a medium sized bowl add all of the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.

Make a small well in the middle and add the wet ingredients. Give it a quick mix then use a spatula to fold the wet and dry ingredients together until well combined.

Grease a muffin tin (or use silicone baking cups) and add about 1/4 cup of the mixture to each cup. (have you tried silicone baking cups yet? Total gamechanger! Non-stick and SO easy to clean up)

Bake for 15-18 minutes. If you’re a patient person you could wait for them to cool, I am not, so I usually burn my mouth. Totally worth it though.