Cosy Apple and Cinnamon Muffins (Refined Sugar-Free)

Ingredients

Cooks in:20 minutes        Serves:6

• 100g stone-ground whole wheat flour (or cassava/tapioca flour, or try half almond flour and half flaxseed flour for GF)
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 1 level tsp ground cinnamon
• Pinch ground nutmeg
• Pinch of salt
• 50g coconut sugar (or xylitol)
• 1/3 cup raisins (or a mix of raisins and cranberries)
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped pecan nuts
• 2 grated apples (or pears or carrots)
• 75g melted butter or coconut oil that has been warmed until liquid
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• A small handful of extra choped nuts, oats or home made muesli to sprinkle over the top of each muffin before baking

What to do

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C and lightly grease a muffin tray.

2. Mix together the flour, baking powder and spices in a large mixing bowl, whisking to remove any lumps. Add in the remaining ingredients except the melted butter/coconut oil and eggs and mix again until combined.

3. Add in the melted butter/coconut oil and eggs and mix again until just combined.

4. Using two tablespoons, divide the mixture between the muffin holes. I usually get about 9 muffins per batch of this mixture (which can easily be doubled).

5. Bake for 12 minutes, or until fragrant and a skewer inserted into the centre of one of the muffins comes out clean.

Notes
Alternatively, make a double batch of the mixture, divide between two muffin trays and freeze one tray, unbaked, for future use. Then just bake when you need them, adding an extra 2-3 minutes to the baking time.
Photo Credit: Curtis Gallon

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