These turned out even better than I thought they would.  I’m not quite sure how, but they actually were even light and fluffy!

I made them for our camping trip, but will have to bake another batch already because we ate half of them last night!

Yields 10-12 muffins

adapted from Bran Appetit

Ingredients

• 2 cups almond meal
• 1 tsp xantham gum
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• dash salt
• 3/4 cup unsweetened hemp milk
• 1/4 cup sugar free honey or agave.
• 1/3 cup orange juice.  If you use fresh squeezed oranges, zest the rind!  It adds amazing flavor.  2-3 oranges (depending on size) should do the trick.
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp almond extract (optional)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together almond meal, corn starch, baking powder and salt. Stir in almond milk, honey/agave, orange juice and extracts until combined. Fold in dried cranberries.
3. Fill muffin tins about 2/3 full. Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.