Fig, coconut & chia muffins

(makes 12)

Inspired by My lovely little lunchbox

A healthy muffin that's yummy! No butter, minimal sugar, and plenty of fibre with the chia seeds and figs. Hurray for a tray of figs for a bargain price, doesn't happen very often but this was a great way to make the most of the last of almost-too-ripe batch! This recipe isn't particularly sweet but actually after the first one you get used to it and it's quite nice actually.

Prep time: 20 min

Cooking time: 20 min

Ingredients
2 C plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 C desiccated coconut
1/4 C brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp chia seeds
1 C coconut oil, warmed to liquid 
1 C plain greek yoghurt
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs
50 g honey
5 figs, plus 2 to top each muffin
3 tsp raw sugar, optional

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon and chia seeds. Mix to combine.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the coconut oil, yoghurt, vanilla essence, eggs and honey. Whisk together until well combined.

4. Create a well in the dry mixture and pour in the wet mixture. Fold to combine.
5. Cut the figs into sixths, then add 5 figs in and fold through gently.

6. Spoon out the muffin mixture into a 12-hole muffin tin, lined with paper muffin cases or baking paper.
NB. Usually I will spray the inside of the muffin case with spray oil so that it's easier to remove the muffins after.
7. Add a sixth of a fig on top of each muffin, then sprinkle the top of the muffin with raw sugar.

8. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until cooked through. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.