Here is my recipe for supergut carrot cake muffins!
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Ingredient notes for Supergut carrot cake muffins
This recipe calls for plain unsweetened yogurt, such as my homemade coconut yogurt. I’ve been doing the Supergut diet for the last couple of weeks, which is helping me to get my SIBO under control. This diet is based on the book Super Gut by William Davis, MD, and for it you avoid sugars, and all grains, and otherwise can eat almost anything. I’m finding it a welcome change after being so restricted with the SCD, lower histamine, lower oxalate, lower sulfur, and other diets I’ve tried to manage my symptoms.
The Supergut diet also relies on making homemade probiotic-specific yogurt to heal the gut and crowd out unwanted microorganisms. I noticed immediate relief from my SIBO symptoms of acid reflux, bloating, and constipation as soon as I started making and eating the yogurt. I’m following the SIBO protocol in Davis’ book, which includes a homemade yogurt made with three strains of probiotics. As a side benefit of this diet, I’ve been experiencing less inflammation, WAY better sleep, and improved mood. It makes me realize how much of my MCAS is driven by SIBO.
Davis recommends using organic half-and-half for his yogurt recipes, which so far has been working well for me. In the past, I thought I couldn’t tolerate dairy of any sort. But Supergut yogurt is cultured for 24-36 hours, which denatures the milk proteins, making them much more digestible.
This recipe also calls for the sweetener of your choice — honey, maple syrup, etc. I use ChocZero maple syrup because it is sugar-free and doesn’t feed the SIBO bugs I’m trying to crowd out of my gut.
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Here’s the recipe for supergut carrot cake muffins!
Supergut Carrot Cake Muffins
Equipment
- 12-hole muffin pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- ¼ cup sweetener for Keto or Supergut use ChocZero maple syrup
- ½ cup unsweetened plain yogurt such as my homemade coconut yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ cup shredded carrots or a combination of shredded carrots and zucchini
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- ½ cup walnuts or pecans optional
- ½ cup raisins optional
- ¼ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line the muffin pan with paper liners, or grease each hole.
- Combine the almond flour, sweetener, yogurt, eggs, spices, carrots, coconut, and optional ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on medium speed until fully combined.
- Scoop the batter into the muffin cups. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until firm to the touch and golden on top. Remove the pan from the oven.
- Tilt each muffin so that the bottom can vent while cooling. When cool serve immediately or freeze for later consumption.
What to serve along with this recipe
These muffins are delicious on their own, or with a smear of butter or coconut oil.
Leftovers
Leftovers keep in the fridge for up to 5 days, but if you have histamine intolerance or MCAS you will want to freeze leftovers right away.
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The preceding material does not constitute medical advice. This information is for information purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, cure or treatment. Always seek advice from your medical doctor.
