Love, Sweat, and Beers

Sorry for teasing you on Wednesday. When I made these muffins, I couldn’t wait to share them, but then I had second thoughts. I like the muffins. Kevin likes the muffins. Hopefully you will like the muffins too.

Sadly, I feel like they need a disclaimer. They’re healthy muffins that are lower in sugar, whole wheat, oil-free, and vegan. I’m pleased with the flavor and texture, but if you like muffins on the sweeter side, you’ll have to modify the sugar situation.

Apple Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 tsp chia or flax seeds
• 4 tsp water
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup oats
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp pumpkin or apple pie spice
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup almond milk, unsweetened
• 4 oz natural applesauce, unsweetened
• 1 TBS natural maple syrup
• 3/4 cup apple, chopped/diced

Directions

1. Microwave the chopped apple to soften it (approximately 1 minute). Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and prep your muffin tin. I very lightly sprayed mine with olive oil.
2. Mix the chia/flax seeds and the water, and set aside.
3. Mix your dry ingredients in a medium bowl, not including the apple. Mix your wet ingredients.
4. Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir. Fold in the apple.
5. Fill the muffin tins. This mix only made eight muffins for me. Fill any open spots 3/4 of the way full with water for more even baking.
6. Bake for approximately 20 minutes.

*** For sweeter muffins, you could easily throw in 1-2 TBS of brown sugar or sucanat. You could also add a little more maple syrup.

My calorie counter app says these have about 90 calories per muffin, 1.1 g fat, 221 mg sodium, 19 g carbs, 3.4 g fiber, 3.4 g sugar, and 2.7 g protein. I can only put so much faith in my app, so if you’re super concerned, you may want to add all that up yourself. This is for 8 muffins per batch.

Like I said, I hope you like them. More importantly, I hope you have a good weekend!