Ham and “Cheddar” Muffins
So it’s Saturday after Thanksgiving and my fridge is filled with leftovers. We had 8 people and, per usual, I cooked for about 30. After all, in the Greek household it’s a sin to run out of food. This is my plight. My curse. I’m grocery shopping before the holiday and I”m looking at a bag of 16 ounce green beans, certain each person will eat half a bag, so I purchase 4. Do I really need 4 pounds of green beans? Clearly not. This is how it goes when I entertain. This year’s menu consisted of almost every recipe in my Paleo Thanksgiving Ebook, plus a ham and some new desserts (which will be featured in my upcoming Holiday Baking Ebook.)
What to do with all of these leftovers? I had an open can of organic pumpkin, lots of ham, and a hankering for a baked treat for breakfast. The result was this delicious, moist and tender muffin. So good that I thought I’d add it here.
Know that you can make a few substitutes here too! For example, use turkey instead of ham. Or fold in extra cooked sausage. If you eat corn, I bet you could substitute your corn pudding for the pumpkin. If you don’t have either, just use avocado oil. Add some fresh sage or leftover herbs too. The point is, it’s flexible and you will love the results.
Ham and "Cheddar" Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 2 Tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup organic pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup diced ham (or Turkey)
Method
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Place all of the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine and remove lumps.
- In a separate bowl combine the eggs, pumpkin and maple syrup. Mix to break up the eggs.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir just to combine. Let sit to allow the dry to absorb the wet ingredients for 3 to 5 minutes. Fold in the ham.
- Scoop into prepared muffin tins (either sprayed or lined with muffin papers).
- Bake 12-15minutes, until puffed and light crumb adheres to a skewer when inserted into the center.
- Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan or papers.
