Ingredients
1 + 3/4 cups of gluten-free all purpose flour. *Also tested with spelt flour, unbleached flour & regular whole wheat flour.
3/4 cup coconut sugar (or brown cane sugar) like it sweeter? try 1 cup!
2 cups apples (cut into small-medium chunks)
1 tsp baking powder (I use GF)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1 large egg at room temperature
3/4 cup almond or cashew milk
1/2 cup of coconut oil (melted) or vanilla ghee OR grass-fed butter
For the Muffin Topping:
2-3 tbsp of coconut sugar
handful of raw, chopped walnuts
a handful of old fashioned rolled oats (optional)
The muffins can be served with a side of almond butter, peanut butter, yogurt or a dollop of coconut ice cream! Now that’s indulgently dairy-free
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400F and grease or line all 12 cups on your muffin tins with paper liners.
In a large bowl, place all your dry ingredients except for the apples. Gluten-free flour, coconut sugar, baking soda, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, & nutmeg & give it a good whisk.
Grab a large cup or breakfast bowl. Throw in the melted coconut oil & whisk in the egg. Mix in the almond milk & the vanilla extract.
Pour wet ingredients slowly (mixing as you go) into the dry ingredient bowl.
Fold in the 2 cups of apples. Don’t over mix or the muffins will become tough. The batter will be thick (see pictures) but don’t worry!
Use an ice scream scoop to divide the batter evenly into the 12 muffin cups.
Sprinkle the coconut sugar & chopped walnut topping
Bake for about 16-18 minutes, until a knife from the center comes out mostly clean.
Place them on a cooling rack, enjoy!