Apple Muffins

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Using a homemade apple syrup as the sweetener, you won’t miss the refined sugar in these tasty muffins.

Apple Muffins
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Apple Muffins

Recipe by The Cooking LawyerCourse: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

18

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

16

minutes
Total time

36

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup apple cider

  • 4 baking apples like Granny Smith, peeled (2 diced, 2 shredded)

  • 2 TBS lemon juice

  • 1.5 cups Old-fashioned oats

  • 1/2 cup of flour, all-purpose

  • 1.5 tsp baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 2 tsp cinnamon

  • 1/4 cup canola oil

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 TBS maple syrup

  • 1 tsp vanilla

  • 1/2 cup non-fat Greek yogurt

  • Optional, non-stick cooking spray

  • Optional, 1 TBS turbinado sugar

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Add the apple cider to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer. Let simmer while you mix the other ingredients.
  • Peel, shred, and dice your 4 applies. Shred two and dice two. As you are working, add the lemon juice to prevent the apples from browning.
  • In large bowl, add the oats.
  • Sift into the bowl, the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Mix with the oats.
  • Turn the heat off your apple cider syrup which should have reduced by half by this point. Let cool slightly.
  • Stir the apples into the dry mixture.
  • Ensure the cider mixture is lukewarm before proceeding to the next step (to avoid creating scrambled eggs).
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the oil, maple syrup, and cider mixture.
  • Whisk eggs into the wet ingredients.
  • Then whisk the Greek yogurt and vanilla into the wet ingredients.
  • Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
  • Add to muffin tins. I like to use silicone liners. I spray the liners to make for easy eating. You can sprinkle each muffin with the turbinado sugar if you choose.
  • Bake for 16 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

  • Tip: To use the right amount of flour/oats, use a scoop to add to your measuring cup, instead of using the measuring cup as your scoop!

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