Stuffed Caramel Muffins, Perfect for Fall
When fall comes around, you will start to see foods and drinks instantly change flavor profiles, going from light and summery to warm and rich. One fall flavor you are likely to come across is caramel, even more specific, caramel pecan. However, when you are trying to follow a low carb,
keto diet, eating something loaded with caramel may not be something you can afford to do. That is why we are bringing you these caramel pecan muffins that you actually
can have! Who knew caramel could be low carb?!
Of course we did have to “reinvent” caramel a little in order to make it keto-friendly but, we always love a good recipe challenge! The sweetness of the caramel revolves around one of our favorite ingredients,
erythritol! However, erythritol does not act the same as traditional white sugar, turning golden brown as it cooks. So, in order to create a true caramel filling for our muffins, we had to add a few more ingredients.
The egg yolk in the recipe helps to thicken the mix, making it more of a pudding caramel texture rather than a thin sauce. Coconut oil gives the caramel a creamy mouthfeel while the vanilla, salt, and cinnamon add some delicious flavor. A touch of yacon syrup gives the caramel depth and also adds a nice deep color. After all, caramel needs to be golden brown, right?!?
After making the caramel sauce and the muffin batter, the two are combined in a special way that makes these muffins even more exciting. A little bit of the muffin batter is added to the muffin pan and then a scoop of the caramel sauce is placed on top and then topped with more muffin batter. By layer the batter and the sauce like this, the muffins bake and enclose the caramel sauce inside. This method also ensures that the caramel doesn’t burn in the oven as the batter surrounds the caramel, keeping it safe in the center. When you bite into the muffin, you get a soft caramel surprise!
When the fall season begins and you start to see caramel-flavored everything, you can now get excited too since you can have a perfect caramel pecan muffin every day if you want! Make a batch of these at the beginning of the week and you will have breakfast ready for you every morning. We strongly recommend heating the muffin in the microwave or toaster for a few minutes to freshen them up and make that caramel center warm and gooey! Enjoy!
Caramel Pecan Muffins
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Macros per serving:
• 155 Calories
• 14g of Fat
• 4g of Protein
• 2g of Net Carbs
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Caramel Pecan Muffins
Votes: 17
Rating: 4.71
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Rate this recipe!
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Macros per serving:
• 155 Calories
• 14g of Fat
• 4g of Protein
• 2g of Net Carbs
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Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
Add all the ingredients except the pecans for the caramel filling to a large saute pan. Heat over medium high and stir constantly until the mix begins to boil. Boil for about 30 seconds then remove from the heat. It should be slightly thick but thinner than a regular caramel. Boil a little more if needed. Add the nuts then set aside.
In a new large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients for the muffins.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients.
Mix the wets with the dries and stir until a smooth batter forms.
Prepare a muffin tin with eight paper liners.
Scoop a small amount of muffin batter into each muffin liner, just enough to cover the bottom of the cup.
Add about 1 teaspoon of the caramel mix into each muffin cup, on top of the batter.
Add more muffin batter to each cup, filling the liners about ½ to ¾ of the way full.
Top each muffin with the remaining caramel sauce then use a toothpick to gently swirl the caramel into the muffin batter (do not mix completely, just do one or two quick swirls).
Bake the muffins for about 18-22 minutes in the preheated oven.
Remove from the oven and cool slightly before removing from the pan. Serve warm.
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Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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You could try egg white powder for a substitute. I found out that egg protein powders made with pure egg white can have 4 times the amount of protein found in one whole egg per one scoop of powder. It contains no dairy products. I do not know how it would act when baked with however. I would be an experiment.
Is the coconut milk in the Caramel muffins from a carton or a can (shaken?)
It is canned coconut milk! 🙂
Amanda, I’m going dairy-free. What would be a good substitute for the whey protein?