Apple Muffins

I found a delicious muffin recipe.  With a number of adaptations I think I have a really great, vegan and gluten-free muffin recipe on my hands here!

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Apple Muffins- makes 12
Strongly adapted from glutieandthebeast

• 2 medium apples: peeled, cored, and cut into smallish chunks
• 1 cup liquid sweetener* (1/2 cup honey + 1/2 cup Maple syrup)
• 2 cups all-purpose gluten free flour
• 1 teaspoon xantham gum(omit if your flour blend already had this)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Flax Gel** (5 tbsp ground flaxseed whisked into 7 tbsp warm water. let sit for 2 min)
• 1 cup almond milk + 1tbsp Lemon Juice (let sit for 5 minutes)
• 1/2 cup canola oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or line with silicone/paper cups; set aside
3. Before you mix your ingredients, prepare you apples, flax gel and almond milk. 
4. In a bowl, whisk together flour, xantham gun, baking soda, salt & cinnamon
5. Toss in prepared apples
6.  In a separate bowl mix in liquid sweetener, almond milk, flax gel, and canola oil
7. Fold in wet mixture into dry then pour into prepared muffin tin
8. If desired, sprinkle tops of muffins with sugar
9. Bake for about 18 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
10. Let cool then enjoy!  Store in an airtight container or freeze

Notes:
* Liquid sweetener can be substituted for 1 cup white sugar
** Flax gel can be substituted for 2 eggs
** Flax gel above is for 2 eggs.  In other recipes, if you only need 1 egg use 2.5 tbsp of flaxseed and 3 tbsp warm water.