Pumpkin is among the best fertility-boosting foods as it’s packed with an extraordinary amount of Vitamin A, which is necessary for your body producing healthy eggs. The anti-oxidants in blueberries are also excellent for helping to boost your fertility.
Recipe for pumpkin blueberry muffins in no time
Yields: 12
Ingredients
Wet
- 1/4 c. minus 1 tsp plain, unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
- 1 and 1/2 c. pumpkin puree
- 1/4 c. maple syrup
- 1/2 tb. canola oil
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
Dry
- 2 c. quick oats (gluten-free if needed), ground as finely as possible in a food processor
- 1 and 1/2 tb. ground psyllium husk
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- ~1/2 c. frozen blueberries (do not thaw)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375
- In one bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until the oil is incorporated
- In another bowl, sift together the dry ingredients
- Gently add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together only as much as needed to combine them – do not overmix
- Gently fold in the blueberries
- Scoop about 1/4 cup of the mixture into each space in a greased muffin tin
- Bake for 20 minutes at 375, then reduce the oven to 350 and bake about 15 more minutes or until done, but no more than 20 more minutes
- Let cool at least 10 minutes before eating
Pumpkin blueberry muffins image and recipe reprinted with permission from www.yupitsvegan.com and www.healthyaperture.com
