Bean Muffins

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  • 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed well
    3 eggs
    1/2 C splenda
    1/4 C sf flavored syrup or sf pancake syrup
    2 T SmartBeat or Canola oil
    1 T cinnamon
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    1 tsp baking powder

    Preheat oven to 350. Mix everything in a blender or food processor (you could use a hand mixer but texture might be lumpier). Add to muffin pans sprayed with cooking spray. Bake about 30-40 min or until firm and a toothpick comes out clean. It's hard to over cook these things!

    Makes 6 jumbo muffins or more smaller. They have about 125 calories a piece if using SmartBeat, canola oil will up the calories a little.

    I just made mine plain and they were really tasty but you could use these flavorings as well:
    -1 or 2 T bannana extract with 2 T walnuts
    -2T maple extract with 2 T pecans
    -P2--zest of one lemon, 2 T lemon juice, 1/2 C blueberries (reduce sf syrup by 2T if you do this one)

    (adapted from another SBD board)
  • Another recipe I can't wait to try. I am going to add chopped pecans and sf maple syrup to mine...mmm. THANKS!!!
  • I've never seen this recipe before has anyone tried this?
  • How do the beans effect the texture? This sounds like an intriguing recipe....
  • Just like the mock cornbread the beans are invisible in this recipe
  • I think those are going to be my new AM Snack! I added to peapod!
  • There cooling! They look like real muffins I subbed 2 heaping TSP (ballpark 2 T) of PB for the oil b/c I didn't have any and PB has nutrition
  • The recipe made 6.5 (I used a rammekin) Jumbo muffins
    They were really good! i did sub the PB for the oil and next time I will add nutmeg and ginger
    The texture was like moist slightly underdone muffins
  • Ok I am curious from those who have made these & if you had any problems. I made them today & followed the instructions to the letter except, I wanted a lemon-poppyseed flavor so I used 2 Tbsp lemon juice & reduced the flavored syrup to 2Tbsp as directed and added approx 2 tsp poppyseeds. Then I poured them into muffin tins sprayed with Pam. When I went to remove them, even after loosening with a knife, I only got muffin tops Did this happen to anyone else? I am a bit bummed. Also mine tasted good but were kinda dry in texture and I baked them the min time of 30 mins.

    Sue
  • I'm thinking with the juice it might have been too viscous
  • yes, the acid in the juice, even a little bit, would throw off the baking powder...Maybe add some SF Lemon Jello powder?
  • I think rather than using lemon juice, lemon extract may work better. Also, try adding in maybe 2 Tbsp. of nonfat yogurt to make them moister, too.

    I hope this helps!
  • Lemon zest would probably be best and most concentrated in flavour!
  • If I have white beans going to try another batch in the AM with Smart balance
    I might try it with black beans if i don't
  • KO, did you try them with black beans? I'm thinking of making these with black, but guessing it might be smart to add a little cocoa powder to them? I'm torn, wondering what you came up with.