Spiced Apple & Cinnamon Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond meal
- 2 tsp baking powder , aluminium free
- 1 & 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground allspice , or ground nutmeg
- 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 large organic eggs , lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup coconut oil or butter , melted
- 1/4 cup maple syrup , or honey
- 1/4 cup coconut milk , or full-cream milk
- 1 organic orange , finely grated zest
- 2 medium organic apples , skin left on and cut into small dice
- 3 tsp flaked almonds , or coconut flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160C (fan forced) and line a muffin tin with paper cups.
- Mix the almond meal, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice and vanilla together until thoroughly combined.
- Stir in the eggs, coconut oil, maple syrup, coconut milk and orange zest. Do not over-mix the batter as this usually results in dry and tough muffins.
- Gently fold through the apples.
- Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases and top with a sprinkle of almond flakes.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through.
Optional Ideas:
- Replace the apples with other in-season fruits, such as pears, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, banana, plums or peaches.
- Add a handful of roughly chopped walnuts, pecans or macadamias.
- Make a lovely apple and cinnamon cake by baking the same mixture in a lined 20cm springform tin for 1 hour, or until cooked through.