Tropical Persimmon Muffins

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Last night I was super inspired. I do not know if it all the vitamins I am taking, but I have had so much energy to do things I have out on the back burner since living in our new place. I decided to clean out the refrigerator and oraganize the pantry and write all the items in an Excel sheet so that I can visually know what food items I have. What do I hope this will accomplish?

1. To be even more inspired on my meal planning.
2. To not over spend.
3. To prevent buying duplicate food items.
4. To have a shopping list when items run out.
5. To prevent food wastage or spoiling.

I truly felt enpowered with being so organized, but in being organized I found items that required being used in a jiffy in order to prevent waste. I really feel guilty when I have to throw something away that I did not get to use and see it as a sin. I mean I think of people that do not have food and here I am wasting food.
In my list of near-perishing foods I found 2 persimmons, 6 Gala apples, 1 head of broccoli, and beets. Even though this post does not feature all the foods, I was inspired by making a breakfast item this morning using the persimmons. I recently started eating these fruits and when ripe, they almost have the same consistency of mangos. It is truly a tasty fruit and full of Vitamin C.

The muffins turned out beautifully! I meant to use spelt flour instead of whole wheat but I forgot. Even so, these babies came out super delicious and accompanied great with some herbal coffee.

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Tropical Persimmon Muffins

makes a dozen muffins

1 cup Bob's Red Mill Organic whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 tsp baking SODA
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup chopped salted macadamia nuts
1 cup Persimmon pulp (2 pieces of fruit)
1/2 cup Xagave syrup
3 Tbsp Tropical Traditions coconut oil
1 tsp lime extract
raw sugar for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 350F. Line muffin cups with liners.

Mix dry ingredients in a medium bowl.Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix. Pour mix into each muffin liner. Sprinkle with raw sugar.

Bake for 25 minutes and cool for 10 minutes.

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In another bowl, add persimmon pulp, agave syrup, oil, and lime extract. Blend the items with an immersion blender.

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