‘Plantiful’ blueberry muffins

Name: ‘Plantiful’ blueberry muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 180 g frozen Essential Blueberries; 200 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 very ripe banana; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus 1 tsp; 90 g Essential Olive Oil Spread; 60 g coconut sugar; 1 medium free range egg; 50 g ground almonds; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 200 g Essential Fat Free Greek Style Yogurt; 1 unwaxed lemon, zest and juice; 4 tbsp mixed seeds; 1 tbsp poppy seeds

The third Monday in January is said to be the most depressing day of the year. But don’t let Blue Monday get to you. It’s not real, so fill yourself with joy, goodness and a little sweetness with Alex Szrok's muffin recipe when nuts, seeds and fruit combine in a delicious treat, packed with 13 plant varieties.

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Vegetarian13 plant varieties

Makes12
CourseSnack
Prepare15 mins
Cook30 mins
Total time45 mins
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180g frozen Essential Blueberries
200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
1 very ripe banana
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus 1 tsp
90g Essential Olive Oil Spread
60g coconut sugar
1 medium free range egg
50g ground almonds
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp maple syrup
200g Essential Fat Free Greek Style Yogurt
1 unwaxed lemon, zest and juice
4 tbsp mixed seeds
1 tbsp poppy seeds

For the topping

60g mixed nuts
1 tbsp mixed seeds
5 tbsp jumbo oats

Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper muffin cases. Toss half the frozen blueberries in a dusting of flour and place in the fridge – this helps to stop them sinking in the cake batter.
Mash together the remaining blueberries (if still a little frozen, give them 20-30 seconds in a microwave) and the banana, then add the extra virgin olive oil and mix well to combine.
Using a large whisk, or in a stand mixer, beat together the olive oil spread and coconut sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg and mix until combined – it may look a little split, but it will come together.
Mix together the flour, almonds, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and a small pinch of salt. Add half to the butter and egg mix and fold gently to combine. Add the mashed banana-blueberry mix, maple syrup, yogurt, lemon zest and juice, mixed seeds and poppy seeds. Gently fold to combine. Add the remaining flour mix and the flour-dusted blueberries (reserving 12 for topping).
Distribute the muffin batter evenly across the 12 muffin cases and pop a reserved blueberry on top of each one. For the topping, chop the mixed nuts to the same size as the seeds. Mix all the topping ingredients together, then sprinkle evenly over the top of each muffin.
Place in the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until a cocktail stick inserted into the centres comes out clean. Allow 10 minutes to rest and cool, then enjoy, with a cup of Earl Grey tea.

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