After all of the excess of the last week or so I was craving something simple today that I could enjoy with a cup of herbal tea. I confess I am fruit-caked and mince-pied OUT! Actually in all reality Todd is the one for the most part who eats those things. I find them really sweet, and can only enjoy them in small amounts. I prefer something more in-between sweet and savoury with my tea. These fabulously moist and delicious muffins fit the bill perfectly. They are sweetened naturally, with just maple syrup. I can remember when I first moved here to the UK, I brought along a 2 litre can of Maple Syrup, right onto the plane! Remind me sometime I will tell you how much fun that was carrying it through the terminals with its wire handles. 😖 At the end a kind gentleman helped me out! Back then maple syrup was very difficult to get ahold of here in the UK, and if you did find it, it was super expensive. Truth ...