Paleo Apple Muffins

The carrot cake recipe uses honey but 100% pure maple syrup seemed like a much better choice for these autumnal muffins. I used the exact same amount! It’s an easy sub and I think it blends better with the apple + cinnamon + nutmeg combination than honey does.

You can use any grade of all-natural maple syrup in these. You can’t really taste it through all the cinnamon flavor so I went with the standard Grade A Medium Amber kind that’s usually sold in grocery stores around here. I save the darker, stronger tasting and slightly more expensive Grade A Dark Amber kind for dishes where I want the maple taste to shine.

Paleo Apple Muffins

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups (125 grams) blanched almond flour
2 1/2 tablespoons (20 grams) coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 large eggs (50 grams each, out of shell), room temperature
5 tablespoons (70 grams) refined coconut oil,
1/3 cup (106 grams) pure Canadian maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup (90 grams) coarsely grated Granny Smith apples
1 1/4 cups (155 grams) Granny Smith apple chunks (about 1/4")

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin pan with 8 muffin liners.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (almond flour through nutmeg). Set this aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, oil, pure Canadian maple syrup, and vanilla.
• Add the dry mix to the wet and mix just until combined.
• Gently fold in the grated apples and then the chopped apples.
• Divide the batter evenly among the liners, filling them almost full, and bake for 23-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an air-tight container at room temperature for 1 day or refrigerate for up to 4.

Source texanerin

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