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