Ingredients
- 6–7 pitted organic medjool dates
- 1 cup warm water, divided into 1/2 cup and 1/2 cup
- 1 cup chopped organic cherries, thawed from frozen
- 1/4 cup cherry juice, from thawed frozen cherries
- 1/2 cup organic whole walnuts
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup, plus 2 tbsp organic brown rice flour
- 1 cup organic almond flour, packed
- 1/4 cup arrowroot starch
- 1/3 cup organic cacao powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Soak dates in 1/2 cup of warm water with vanilla for about 5 mins.
- Blend the dates with the vanilla water with the remaining water, cherry juice, walnuts, lemon juice, and salt until smooth.
- Add baking soda. Quickly blend just to combine. Set mixture aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Slowly pour in and mix date/nut water mixture until completely mixed with dry ingredients. You will have a thick but fluffy moist batter.
- Gently fold in cherries, mix just to combine and spread throughout the batter.
- Divide the batter into 12 silicone muffin cups or muffin tin level with the top of the cup. Smooth batter and top with chopped walnuts pressed in lightly.
- Bake for 35 minutes at 350F or until firm in the center. Toothpick test, should be clean when pulled out.
- Remove from the oven. Cool in muffin cups for at least 15 minutes before removing.
- Store refrigerated in airtight container for up to a week.
Notes
To make these paleo use all almond flour. It ends up being about 2 1/2 cups almond flour. If it seems too wet add about 1 tbsp more almond flour until it has a moist but fluffy texture.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins