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Black Sesame Muffins

Fork to Belly's Unconventional Muffin Recipe Features a Unique Color

— August 11, 2015 — Lifestyle
This muffin recipe utilizes an interesting main ingredient that will give your standard blueberry or banana chocolate chip a run for their money. Created by Courtney from the food blog Fork to Belly, the black sesame muffins are a tasty way to change up your on the go breakfast. They also make a delicious snack any time of the day.

Bluish gray in color, the muffins have an unusual tint. They also have a nutty taste to them.

If you want to give this muffin recipe a whirl, you will need yummy ingredients such as black sesame seed paste, powdered black sesame seeds and packed brown sugar. The recipe was adapted from another food blogger, Jess of How Sweet It Is.
Trend Themes
1. Unconventional Muffin Recipes - This trend highlights the popularity of non-traditional muffin flavors and ingredients, opening up opportunities for creative and unique recipes to cater to adventurous food enthusiasts.
2. Unique Colorful Baked Goods - This trend showcases the growing demand for baked goods with visually striking colors, encouraging bakery businesses to experiment with unconventional ingredients to create visually appealing treats.
3. Incorporating Unusual Ingredients - This trend emphasizes the rising interest in incorporating unusual ingredients, such as black sesame, into traditional recipes, presenting an opportunity for food companies to create innovative products that cater to adventurous palates.
Industry Implications
1. Food Blogging - The popularity of unconventional muffin recipes gives rise to opportunities for food bloggers to create unique content that appeals to an audience seeking new and exciting recipes to try.
2. Bakery - The demand for unique colorful baked goods allows bakeries to experiment with different ingredients and flavors, providing customers with visually enticing and delicious treats.
3. Specialty Food Products - The trend of incorporating unusual ingredients presents an opportunity for specialty food companies to develop innovative, ready-to-use products that cater to consumers' desires to experiment with new flavors.
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