individual orange almond muffin & nunaturals giveaway.

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Second only to cake batter recipes is my love for single-serving recipes. I just love the idea of only using ingredients as needed, and I’ll take a fresh-out-of-the-oven treat over an pre-made one any day of the week.

On this particular day, that looked a little bit like this.

ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup almond meal/flour (I used Trader Joe’s)
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 flax egg **
  • 1/2 teaspoon Orange NuStevia Liquid
  • 1 NuNaturals Stevia packet OR 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • “orange butter” for topping (optional – see below)

directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl whisk together the butter, flax egg, sweetener, and Orange NuStevia Liquid. Add the almond flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until combined. Pour batter into a greased/lined muffin pan, and bake for 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.

** To make flax egg, mix together 1 teaspoon ground flax and 3 teaspoons water in a cup and let sit for at least a minute. Using one egg white will work as well, but I prefer the consistency that the flax egg gives (using an egg white will lend to a fluffier, less dense muffin).

I took the muffin up a notch by topping it with an easy orange-flavored butter. To make the butter I combined 1/2 tablespoon of room temperature butter with 4-5 drops of the Orange NuStevia Liquid.

Uh, yum. The combination of the orange and almond flavors was unique but really delicious, and it made for a perfect addition to my breakfast. I’ll definitely be making this again soon!

Want to try this muffin recipe for yourself? NuNaturals is letting me give away one bottle of each of their new Lemon and Orange Flavored Stevia Liquids to FOUR readers!

three ways to enter:

  • Leave a comment on this post saying what your favorite single-serving recipe/meal is.
  • “Like” the NuNaturals Facebook page
  • tweet: “I entered @alagracie’s @NuNaturals giveaway! http://tinyurl.com/88ujxpw”

***You can enter once or all three times, but be sure to leave a comment for each entry so they can be counted accordingly.***

Rules: cannot be shipped to PO boxes. Must be able to provide your full name, specific address, and email address. Contest will end on Monday, 4/23 at 4pm EST.

If you’d like to place a NuNaturals order, head over to their website and enter discount code BLG0612 at checkout to receive a 15% DISCOUNT on your entire order, effective until 6/30/12. You can also receive free shipping in the Continental U.S. on all orders exceeding $35 after discounts.

Good luck! :)

***Winners have been chosen and emailed!***

Comments

  1. says

    My favorite single serving meal is protein smoothies! I have one every morning with almond milk, protein powder of choice, frozen fruit, ice, and kale or spinach. So tasty and the flavor possibilities are endless.

  5. Danielle says

    My favorite single serving recipe is oatmeal! So many ways toppings - keeps it interesting!

  9. Kate says

    My favorite single serving recipe is a green monster smoothie! It may always look green but you can change the ingredients for many different flavor combos!

  18. Erin says

    I’d love to try those- I love the vanilla flavor!
    I really like the single serving 1 minute chocolate mug cake!

  22. says

    I’m obsessed with mug cakes. Quick, to the point, DELICIOUS…perfection.

    Also, I’m obsessed with orange muffins. Seriously my favorite kind of muffin, even before chocolate chip, which is a pretty big statement for me to make.

  23. Elizabeth says

    Banana chocolate chip pancakes! I have a single serve recipe that makes one huge pancake … so much fun :)