Fixate to the Rescue

As many of you know my good friend and dressage instructor Judy had a recent medical emergency in the family.  Her husband, Angus had bleeding in his brain and was rushed to the hospital where he stayed in ICU for over a week.  He is home now and recover at a very good rate.  But going through something so traumatic has made Judy want to change some things in their lifestyle.  She wants Angus to be all around more healthy and have a much better diet.  In comes the Fixate cookbook.

Today after I had a fantastic ride on Bella in this lovely 80 degree weather, I went up to the house and we went through my fixate cookbook and picked out recipes that were easy to make and that she thought Angus might enjoy.  We picked out enough to get her started and hopefully to get him eating super clean and healthy.

So in honor of the Whyte Family getting healthier with their diets I'm going to share one of my favorite recipes from this cookbook.

Pumpkin Muffins With Maple Cream Cheese

2oz. cream cheese
1 Tbsp. Pure maple syrup
1 Large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup -canned pumpkin puree
1 1/2 cups almond flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 dash sea salt
2 Tbsp raw pumpkin seeds

preheat the over to 350 F.  Prepare 9 cups by lining with muffin tin liners  Combine cream cheese and maple syrup in a small bowl mixing well (set aside) Combine egg and pumpkin in a medium bowl, mix well.  Add almond meal mixture to egg mixture and mix till blended.  Spoon batter into each prepared muffin cup,filling a little less then 1/2 full.  Spoon about 1 heaping tsp. cream cheese mixture into the center of each muffin, then full the rest with remaining batter.  Sprinkle pumpkin seeds evenly.
Bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Transfer muffins to rack and let them cool.

Eat and enjoy!  That's it.  And I know if I can do them you can do them too because I'm horrible in the kitchen.