Vegan Date, Walnut, and Zucchini Muffins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cashew flour
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 2 tablespoons coconut flour
• 2 tablespoons tapioca starch
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup shredded zucchini
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 1 fluid ounce liquid stevia, or to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

Soak chia seeds in the water in a bowl until thickened and paste-like, 5 to 10 minutes.

Whisk cashew flour, flax seed, coconut flour, tapioca starch, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Mix chia seed mixture, dates, walnuts, zucchini, applesauce, coconut oil, and stevia together in a separate bowl; stir into dry mixture until batter is just combined. Spoon batter into the muffin cups.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool muffins in the muffin tin on a wire rack before removing, about 10 minutes; cool another 5 minutes before serving.