DIY Healthy Dessert: Coconut, Apple, Sweet Potato and Cinnamon Muffins

Make yourself healthy, tasty and fragrant, these muffins are the most delicious dessert this season.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons raisins
5 tablespoons apple juice
1 sweet potato
1 apple
2 cups flour
5 tablespoons brown sugar
1 vanilla sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
3 eggs
6 tablespoons oil
1 cup chopped walnuts
50 g coconut
a little salt

 

Preparation:

1. Put the grapes in the apple juice.

2. Grate the sweet potatoes and the apple.

3. Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a bowl.
Beat the eggs, add the vanilla, grapes and apple juice and mix together.

5. Mix the dry and wet ingredients, then add the grated potatoes and apple.

6. Add the walnuts and coconut. The mixture must be thick with larger pieces of apple and potato.

7. Put the mixture in muffin tins and bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees.

Health benefits of coconut

Coconut is rich in many minerals, especially manganese and copper. Manganese is the one that helps maintain the function of enzymes in metabolism, while copper improves bone structure as well as heart health. Coconut is a fruit that contains about 89% of saturated fat. The fiber contained in coconut serves for better movement of food in the stomach as well as for better digestive health function. Coconut improves heart function, increases good cholesterol and lowers bad cholesterol, thus protecting your heart from a number of cardiovascular diseases. Coconut also helps regulate weight. Consumption of coconut allows satiety for a long time, so you burn calories, which leads to weight loss.

Health benefits of sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes differ from white potatoes in many ways, including their glycemic index. Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin A which is an essential vitamin that is fat soluble and is of great importance for maintaining eye health and immune function. Sweet potatoes contain carotenoids such as lutein and beta carotene, as well as vitamin C, so their antioxidant effects help protect cells from damage. In addition, carotenoids are important for eye health. Sweet potatoes also contain manganese, vitamin B6 and potassium, copper and fiber. The phytonutrients contained in sweet potatoes have anti-inflammatory properties.

Health benefits of ginger

Ginger speeds up metabolism and eliminates nausea. If you have indigestion or suffer from seasickness or nausea during pregnancy, you can chew ginger or add fresh ginger to your tea. Thanks to the high concentration of ascorbic acid, vitamins A and B, zinc, calcium, iodine, natural antibiotics and antifungals, ginger strengthens our body and increases our resistance to various diseases. Ginger has an anti-inflammatory effect and thus successfully fights inflammatory processes and pain, including muscle pain after strenuous exercise, menstrual cramps and arthritis. Consumption of ginger slows down the aging and death of brain cells and creates resistance to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Health benefits of apple

Apples are excellent fruits rich in vitamin C, B vitamins, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium and zinc, but this juicy fruit also contains many antioxidants and fiber that further strengthen the body’s defense system. The very biting and chewing of the apple stimulates the secretion of saliva in the oral cavity, which in turn washes away the bacteria and reduces the risk of tooth decay. The presence of calcium further enhances the positive effect of apples on the teeth. Apples help digestion. Whether you can not go to the toilet or can not get out of there, take an apple. Apples contain a lot of fiber that improves the work of the digestive system. Apple lowers cholesterol and has a positive effect on the heart and blood vessels. The benefits that apples have for the cardiovascular system come thanks to the pectin and the unusual mix of polyphenols in the fruit itself. Apples reduce the level of bad cholesterol (LDL), as well as the risk of clogged arteries and high blood pressure. Help prevent heart disease and atherosclerosis.

Health benefits of cinnamon

Cinnamon is not only known as a delicious spice, but also as a source of vitamins and minerals. It contains calcium, iron, manganese, vitamin C and vitamin K, as well as dietary fiber. Cinnamon in combination with honey strengthens immunity. Cinnamon with honey is not only delicious, but also a powerful combination that is also used as a natural remedy. Cinnamon stimulates the brain. Studies have shown that the smell of cinnamon can improve cognitive abilities, memory, performance of certain tasks and increase alertness and concentration. Cinnamon puts hunger under control.

Cinnamon regulates blood sugar and therefore eliminates hunger pangs. Nutritionists recommend snacks from pieces of baked apples spiced with cinnamon, because in addition to cinnamon, apples also have many benefits. It has been proven that people who regularly consume apples, consume fewer calories and have less fat deposits in the stomach.