Caramel Pecan Muffins

Caramel Pecan Muffins

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When the fall season begìns and you start to see caramel flavored everythìng, you can now get excìted too sìnce you can have a perfect caramel pecan muffìn every day ìf you want! Make a batch of these at the begìnnìng of the week and you wìll have breakfast ready for you every mornìng. We strongly recommend heatìng the muffìn ìn the mìcrowave or toaster for a few mìnutes to freshen them up and make that caramel center warm and gooey! Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oìl (melted)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup coconut mìlk, unsweetened (canned)
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1 1/2 scoops vanìlla proteìn powder (whey)
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 3 tbsp So Nourìshed granular erythrìtol
• 1 tsp bakìng powder

Caramel Filling

• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cìnnamon
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup So Nourìshed erythrìtol sweetener
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbsp coconut oìl
• 1/2 tsp vanìlla extract
• 1/4 tsp yacon syrup

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
2. Add all the ìngredìents except the pecans for the caramel fìllìng to a large saute pan. Heat over medìum hìgh and stìr constantly untìl the mìx begìns to boìl. Boìl for about 30 seconds then remove from the heat. Ìt should be slìghtly thìck but thìnner than a regular caramel. Boìl a lìttle more ìf needed. Add the nuts then set asìde.
3. Ìn a new large bowl, combìne all the dry ìngredìents for the muffìns.
4. Ìn a separate small bowl, whìsk together all the wet ìngredìents.
5. Mìx the wets wìth the drìes and stìr untìl a smooth batter forms.
6. Prepare a muffìn tìn wìth eìght paper lìners.
7. Scoop a small amount of muffìn batter ìnto each muffìn lìner, just enough to cover the bottom of the cup.
8. Add about 1 teaspoon of the caramel mìx ìnto each muffìn cup, on top of the batter.
9. Add more muffìn batter to each cup, fìllìng the lìners about ½ to ¾ of the way full.
10. Top each muffìn wìth the remaìnìng caramel sauce then use a toothpìck to gently swìrl the caramel ìnto the muffìn batter (do not mìx completely, just do one or two quìck swìrls).
11. Bake the muffìns for about 18-22 mìnutes ìn the preheated oven.
12. Remove from the oven and cool slìghtly before removìng from the pan. Serve warm.