Name: Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 44 min
Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients: 2 flax eggs (2 TBSP ground flaxseed + 6 TBSP filtered water); heaping ½ cup unrefined coconut sugar; 3/4 – 1 cup unsweetened almond milk; 1 cup gluten-free oat flour; 3/4 cup almond flour; 1/4 cup gluten-free oats; 1 cup fresh sliced strawberries + 1/4 cup smashed strawberries (+more for topping); 1/2 cup hemp hearts

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Strawberry muffins packed with fresh strawberries and hemp heart protein. Naturally sweetened and perfect to meal prep!

Happy Father’s Day, friends!

I love the challenge of taking old family recipes and making them new with fresh updated ingredients.

Altering the original recipe for my mom’s Strawberry Bread to make gluten-free, oil-free, and refined sugar-free muffins might be the best dad’s day gift ever.

I see you, Strawberry Hemp Hearts Muffins.

And so does dad.

I’ve told you about my mom’s Strawberry Bread before, haven’t I?

In case you missed it, let me remind you.

It’s amazing.

She made it before we went to the community pool on Friday nights growing up.

My sister and I waited impatiently in our flip flops until dad came home after work.

Then we sliced the bread warm, served thick in hearty pink pieces.

These Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins are an ode to that delicious bread!

What You Need to Make Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins

Here’s what you need to make these muffins:

ground flaxseed
unrefined coconut sugar
unsweetened almond milk
gluten-free oat flour
almond flour
gluten-free oats
strawberries
hemp hearts

That’s it!

How to Make Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins

These strawberry muffins are easily mixed up in one bowl!

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with liners or spray with nonstick spray.

In a small bowl, create your “flax egg” by mixing together ground flaxseed and water and set aside for ~5 minutes to allow the mixture to gel.

Next, add in the coconut sugar and almond milk to the same bowl and whisk everything to combine.

Sift in the oat flour, almond flour, and rolled oats and mix everything well with a spoon.

Fold in the hemp hearts, fresh sliced strawberries, and smashed strawberries.

Fill each muffin cup almost to the top.

Top with additional smashed strawberries and more hemp hearts, to make them pretty.

Bake the muffins for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Allow the muffins to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan to completely cool.

A Note on Nuts

I had thing about nuts in otherwise soft foods as a kid.

So, to my younger self, my mom’s strawberry bread was PERF, except for the pecans.

My strawberry bread demolition went a little like this– starting eagerly with the jammy strawberry pieces first, working my way into the bread, and finally pushing all found nuts to the side with the finicky push of my fork.

Although I love nuts in my baked good now, I decided to honor my elementary school wishes and keep the texture on these muffins smooth.

Instead of pecans, I added hemp heart seeds for a sweet nutty twist and extra seeded protein!

Swaps and Substitutions

If you haven’t tried the combination of strawberries and hemp hearts yet, you’re in for a treat.

I like the combination of sweet berries and nutty hemp seed so much, I even commemorated it in toast form.

Hemp hearts are one of my favorite easy sources of plant-based protein.

I love sprinkling them on, well, everything!

If you don’t have hemp hearts on hand, try subbing your favorite nut or seed instead for a different variation.

Tips & Tricks

These muffins are begging for fresh berries.

Try to use fresh strawberries here for the best flavor and ease in dicing.

I used a mix of chopped berries and smashed to give the muffins extra moisture and sweetness in an even distribution so you get a hint of strawberry with every single bite.

Watch these muffins closely after the 25 minutes mark, buds.

I found mine were done at about 30 minutes or so.

They might look a bit gooey in places but that’s just the strawberries being ooey gooey and wonderful!

How to Serve Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins

Enjoy these Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins as a quick breakfast or healthy snack to fuel your day.

You can also make this recipe into bread (like my mom’s version!) by baking the batter into a bread pan and ~doubling the bake time.

I like to make mine in muffin form, though.

If you make the full dozen, you can freeze any extras and thaw as desired.

For a sinful treat, try smothering them in nut butter before popping them in your mouth.

Store cooled muffins in an airtight contain in the refrigerator for up to one week and freeze for long term storage.

Enjoy!

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