Pistachio Plum Muffakes (Gluten Free)
Craving cupcakes for breakfast? No – just me? Well, since I feel the NEED for cupcakes for breakfast often, I made these Pistachio Plum muffakes! With coconut oil instead of butter and ground up oats instead of flour – they are perfectly justifiable as breakfast eats – right?
We all have issues – right? Some of us have more issues than others; take me, for example. You see, I cannot seem to stay away from the deals in the Produce section at Costco. I mean, how can I say no to $5.99 for a bag of fresh avocados? Or, a $3.79 for a 3 lb bag of broccoli? Or, $5.79 for 3 lbs Of purple plums? The thing is, I am 1 of 2, of a 2 person household. And, while some weeks have my daughter and I eating our weight in veggies and fruits, there still seems to be stuff that tends to go a bit bad before we can sink our teeth into them.
And, I am not a huge fan of wasting produce. So, lately, I have been roasting and baking produce to make them last longer. I seem to have found that baked avocado halves don’t turn brown quite as fast as cut fresh ones do (unless I forget they are in the oven). And roasted salted broccoli always seems to disappear quicker than raw broccoli does in our house. And, we seem to have developed an addiction to roasted plum slices with a tad bit of coconut sugar and cinnamon!
Recently, I was wanting to make some muffakes – which are my excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast, I said I had issues right? Well, I ended up using some roasted plum slices with some ground up pistachios and oats to make what you see here. These Pistachio Plum Muffakes are made with ground up oats (oat flour) and fruit like some muffins tend to be, but are notable sweeter and more dessert-tasting like some cupcakes tend to be.
With an ingredient list that includes oat flour, ground up pistachios, coconut oil, coconut milk and brown sugar, you too could very easily justify eating these for breakfast – right?
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I can’t go past cheap produce in my local supermarket either Shashi!
I’m always hooked in. And then when I see all the stuff in our fridge, it forces to me come up with new recipes and incorporate anything into meals that’s close to its best before date!
These look and sound amazing! The fluffy inside texture in your photographs is amazing! Just beautiful!
Neil – you are doing a fantastic job getting creative with all the produce you bring home! BTW – Thanks so much!
I could Always go for cupcakes for breakfast! Yum!
Thanks so much Ashley!
Ha, Muffakes, very cute name!
Pistachio plum muffakes, mmmm. So good!
These sound really good Shashi
I don’t use pistachios enough in my baking or cooking… I have to change that! These muffins look great. 🙂
What a cool way to use plums!! And I just love that you used pistachios too – they are a favorite of mine!!
haha I literally just roasted extra broccoli tonight – it disappears way faster here too than raw broccoli!
How pretty! You photo is beautiful. I’m sure these are so tasty and even better that they’re gluten free!
Love the sound of those roasted plum slices! These muffakes would be great for busy mornings around here!
Everything about this cake is right up my alley.Can’t get enough of those beauties.
I have the need for cupcakes for breakfast too–so glad I am not alone in this 🙂 The fact that you called these muffakes is awesome–I see a new trend coming.
Wow! What a fun flavor combo! Really creative. I’m a sucker for those produce deals, too, btw. Anyway, great recipe — thanks.
These look delicious!
I have a problem with cheap produce, too, Shashi! I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one. Red grapes were on sale for $0.99 this week at our local market…and I came home with about 5 pounds. And I’ll probably go back and get more before the sale goes away. Haha! I’m loving the roasted plum in these muffins. What a great way to use product…and I bet the flavor is killer good! In fact, you could send some my way if you need to get rid of them. 🙂
These sound SO good. I was just reminiscing the other day about how I used to eat a pistachio muffin every day at work when I was in high school. …..and how unhealthy they were haha not like these! These look great.
I’ve never thought to add those flavors together! I definitely need to give these a try!