Apple Muffins

Hi friends. 

This is a recipe from my dad's side of the family, and it's the most delicious fresh treat you can make with apples.  I've yet to be proven wrong on this, but feel free to bring me nummy apple treats in an attempt to prove me wrong. Please. 

These are basically apples with a bit of muffin mix holding them together. Try them! You won't be sorry. 

Oven to 400 (I do 375 because my oven runs a bit hot)

Grease muffin tins. I don't use paper liners. I think they would tend to stick to the liners, and they just pop right out of the muffin tin, even when hot.

Mix:

4 c chopped apples (usually 3 granny smiths)

1 c nuts (pecans or walnuts best)

1 c raisins (I leave this out, but it's in the original recipe)

1 c sugar (I use 1/2 c and add 8 drops vanilla stevia to the egg mix)

Mix:

2 eggs

1/2 c oil (you can do 1/4 c oil & 1/4 c apple sauce, but it makes a difference)

1 t vanilla

1 t baking soda

Mix:

2 c flour (sub gluten free if you like - add 3/4 t xanthum gum)

2 t baking powder

2 t cinnamon

1 t salt

Stir apple and egg mixtures together, add flour mixture.

Pile high in muffin tins.

Bake for 30 minutes until tops are dark golden brown.

These are about 300 calories if you use 1/2 the sugar. I limit myself to one for breakfast, one for lunch, and one for snack. And another for second snack. And I think we may have them again for breakfast tomorrow. 

Happy fall!!!