Beet Boost Archives ~ TRAILMOMMA

If you follow me on Instagram, then you may have seen my teaser for these muffins.

I wanted to test the recipe out again, a few different ways to give you options and because I had one child love them and another not so much (story of my life). Vans and I however, inhaled them.

This time around, I only changed a few ingredients but the end result was that both kids loved them (fresh out of the oven) and now I have twice as many muffins in my fridge. Winning!

So here is my recipe for Beautiful Beet Muffins with some variations and notes added below. I’ve made them using the ingredients listed so if you vary something, let me know. These are pretty flexible and I may continue to play around with the recipe.

Also, if you are interested in trying Beet Boost (great for this recipe and for a ton of others like hummus, pre-workout smoothies and beet pancakes etc), then use the code TRAILMOMMA to receive 15% off your purchase at check out. However, I also made these muffins using real beets, see below.

BEAUTIFUL BEET MUFFINS

Ingredients

2 cups oat flour (I used gluten free – I take 2 cups of oats and grind them in a blender to make oat flour)
1/2 cup oats (whole, not ground)
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup nondairy milk (I used almond)
1 Tablespoon Beet Boost Powder OR 2 small cooked, peeled beets* – see photo below
1 ripe banana OR 1/2 cup apple sauce (I made the recipe both ways)*
Vegan Chocolate Chips (your preference – 1/2 cup seems good)*

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1. Preheat oven to 375 and line a muffin tin with these parchment paper muffin cups.

2. Add 2 cups of oat flour to a large bowl (I make oat flour by taking 2 cups of oats and blending them into a flour).

3. Add the 2 tsp of baking powder and whisk.

4. Add the 1/2 cup of whole oats, whisk again.

5. To a blender add 1 cup of the nondairy milk, the 1 tablespoon of Beet Boost Powder, the banana or 1/2 cup applesauce (whichever you choose). If you are NOT using the Beet Boost Powder, add the two small steamed (and cooled) beets to the blender. I used precooked beets that are sold at Trader Joe’s and Costco. See the photo below for sizing – the tablespoon shown is for size.

6. Turn the blender on and blend everything until completely combined.

7. Pour the blender mixture into the bowl filled with flour, baking powder and oats.

8. Mix until thoroughly combined.

9. Stir in chocolate chips and mix again.

10. Pour into lined muffin tin and bake for 15 minutes. Use a toothpick when done to see if they are done. I haven’t had to bake them more than 15 minutes ever.

On left: Beet Boost Muffins * On the right: Steamed Beet Muffins

As you can see, the Beet Boost Muffins create a darker colored, very pretty muffin. That’s also because Beet Boost has cherry in it as well. Flavor wise, they both were equally good. I did a blind taste test with my kids and they said the Beet Boost Muffins had a good flavor and texture and that Steamed Beet Muffins had a little less flavor (still good) and the texture was a tad more chewy. 🙂 They liked both so win win for me.

*Some notes and thoughts.

I first tried the recipe using a ripe banana. Seemed odd to do but it is all that I had. It tasted great. You did not taste the banana and my picky 10 year old who hates bananas, didn’t even KNOW there were bananas in it. My 7 year old, who likes bananas, oddly didn’t like that batch of muffins.

This round, I tried to applesauce. They made the muffins a tad softer and chewier than the bananas. Both kids liked them and I tend to always have applesauce in the pantry for baking whereas we go through bananas sometimes like water so this is a nice option to have.

Finally the chocolate chips. This usually is the “draw” to get my kids to even try my weird creations. “It has chocolate chips? Sure we’ll try it!” But if chocolate chips are not your thing, or you have allergies I would recommend either adding dried cherries or maybe even some chopped walnuts instead. I have not tried either so if you do, let me know.

Overall, a fun recipe to make that would be great for Valentine’s Day or any day. I am thrilled my kiddos like them and they can help me make them the recipe is that simple!

Enjoy and Happy Trails!

~Trailmomma

Today I bring you a recipe for BEET HUMMUS (and a story so hang tight). I love hummus and I love beets so that means BEET hummus has got to be the best right?

So I was super excited to make my beet hummus but when I went to make it, I realized I was out of beets. 🙁 DOH!

Not to worry though, I improvised and I am incredibly pleased with the results.

Now for the story ….

Disclaimer: If you know me, you know I am not a “supplement” kind of person. The only supplement that I consume is Vitamin B12 and I wouldn’t consider what I am about to share with you as actually a supplement as much as it is a life saver when the need occurs.

Backstory: A few years ago during training I developed some digestive issues that flared up notoriously right when I was at mile 5 of any race or run that I was doing. I was frustrated because for years I had been fine.

After a lot of trial and error I decided to try a smoothie before I headed out the door for a long run. On the daily, I don’t usually drink smoothies as I am much more of a, as Chef AJ would say, “the whole fruit and nothing but the fruit” kinda girl and fully believe consuming the whole fruit and/or veggie is best but I needed a solution and I needed one fast.

Consuming smoothies before a run essentially removes the “digestive” process of eating because the blender ultimately digests most of the food (aka fiber) for you while still providing you with an adequate amount of calories to go run (or other activity) for three plus hours.

In preparation, I wanted my smoothie to count and not just be a lot of sugar and fruit. I put some thought into my pre-run smoothie and what I came up with was super delicious but more importantly, it WORKED!

Through all my plant-based certifications, coaching and reading I know that beets (and especially beet greens) are super good for us.

Why? What do they do?

Glad you asked. So when the body consumes beets, it takes the nitrates from beets and converts them into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide improves overall cardiovascular health (it helps blood flow better). You hear Dr. Esselstyn shouting its praises and you can often find professional athletes these days using beets in their training as well.

Tart Cherries have been known to help manage joint and muscular health because of their phytonutrients called anthocyanins.

So I wanted those two things in my smoothie. Ultimately my smoothie contains: frozen bananas, frozen cherries, medjool dates, some defatted peanut flour or nuts (if I have any and the run is super long). What I needed was beets! If you have ever put beets in a blender, you know what the consistency is like. I wasn’t a fan. I can eat them raw, steamed, right off the BBQ whatever but I can’t stand them in a smoothie! Yuk! So what to do?

Enter BEET BOOST! Beet Boost contains two ingredients: beets and cherries. That’s it, nothing else. I added that to my smoothie and voila! It kicked the flavor up a notch and I have been set ever since.

Now, back to my HUMMUS recipe. When I realized I was out of steamed beets, I had a food processor full of garbanzo beans … so I pulled out one of my Beet Boost packets and tossed it in. Perfect! You can make this recipe using steamed beets but then you’ll have to adjust your liquid ratio a little to make it creamier.

BEET (BOOST) HUMMUS

1 can of low sodium garbanzo beans (liquid reserved)
1-2 cloves of garlic (or to preference – I did 2)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 packet of beet boost
Veggie broth

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Add the first 4 ingredients to a food processor. Add the liquid from the canned chickpeas and veggie broth slowly until you reach your desired consistency. Voila! It’s as simple as that!

You can dip crackers or veggie sticks in it OR use as a base on a veggie sandwich! It’s also great on top of a baked potato with steamed broccoli. Yum!!!

Lucky for you, if you want to try Beet Boost whether in your training or just to give this recipe a whirl, the fine folks at Beet Boost have provided me with a discount code to share!

At check out, use the code: TRAILMOMMA and you’ll receive 15% off your Beet Boost order. Super sweet. I am stoked to be supporting a company that is based in the USA and contains only 2 simple ingredients (unlike other brands on the market).

If you make the recipe above, please let me know! Until then …

Happy Trails!

~Trailmomma

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