I was craving muffins this morning and I happen to have an excessive amount of apples in my fridge right now so I decided to wing a recipe.  Since my daughter scarfed down two of these muffins in record speed I figured the recipe was blog-worthy.  These muffins are healthy, gluten-free, and vegan too! They don’t rise like regular muffins which means they are more dense and filling, making them great for a quick grab-and-go breakfast. 

Yield: 12 muffins

Ingredients:

• 2 cups oats
• 1 cup almond meal
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cloves 
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 apples, peeled and grated
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 chia egg* (or regular egg)
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• *to make a chia egg, combine 1 tbsp ground chia with 3 tbsp water and let sit 5 mins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*F.  Grease a muffin pan and set aside.  

2.  In a large mixing bowl combine all of the dry ingredients and stir well.  Add in the rest of the ingredients and combine well.

3.  Fill pre-greased muffin pan.  Bake in oven for 28-35 mins, until edges are brown and toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.  Let sit in pan for 5-10 mins before removing.