Apple Muffins

I don't know if I should be embarrassed or proud that my new favourite ingredient has made its way into even these. Pea protein powder, people. Creamy, smooth, mellow, mild. It adds a certain longevity to the ingredients that keeps you going. And really, who doesn't like apples with spices? These are delicious. And vegan. And grain free. And gluten free. And nut free. Yes, I am magical.

ingredients:

1/4 cup coconut oil

3/4 coconut sugar
1/4 cup date sugar

3 cups hot water
1 tbsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup pea protein powder 

1 tbsp ground vanilla bean

3/4 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ceylon cinnamon
1 tsp korintje cinnamon
1 tsp ginger

2 tbsp arrowroot powder
1/2 tsp xanthan gum


1 cup hemp hemp hearts, ground

1/4 cup ground chia seeds

2 cups ground sunflower seeds

1/4 cup coconut flour
1 tsp baking soda


1 cup diced apple -- or a little more. I used 2 teeny royal galas.


directions:

1. preheat the oven
2. combine your ingredients in the order listed.
3. I like to use to a hand blender to properly combine every thing up to the sunflower seed flour.
4. Then add the sunflower seed flour, coconut flour, and baking soda.
5. Finally, the apples. Delightful, delicious apples.
6. scoop the batter as evenly as possible into 24 prepared muffin cups -- those silicone ones are fabulous, but use a little coconut oil to grease them if they haven't been used much before
7. bake at 345 for around 60 minutes. When they are resilient to a gentle poke you will know they are done.