Healthy Apple Walnut Muffins With Flax Seed Food

HEALTHY APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. If necessary, grease all 12 cups on your muffin tin with butter or non-stick cooking spray (my pan is non-stick and doesn't require any grease).
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Blend well with a whisk. Add the grated apple (if it is dripping wet, gently squeeze it over the sink to release some extra moisture) and chopped apple. Stir to combine.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oil and maple syrup and beat together with a whisk. Add the eggs and beat well, then add the yogurt, applesauce and vanilla and mix well. (If the coconut oil solidifies in contact with cold ingredients, gently warm the mixture in the microwave in 30 second bursts.)
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix with a big spoon, just until combined (a few lumps are ok). The batter will be thick, but don't worry! Divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with turbinado sugar. Bake muffins for 13 to 16 minutes, or until the muffins are golden on top and a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
• Place the muffin tin on a cooling rack to cool. If you have leftover muffins, store them, covered, at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Freeze leftover muffins for up to 3 months.

FLAXSEED PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F degrees.
• Grease a muffin tin (it makes 9 muffins) or use muffin cases.
• Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• Add the butter, eggs, pumpkin and vanilla and stir until combine thoroughly.
• Spoon the mixture into the muffin tin.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes until the tops are firm.
• Blend all of the topping ingredients together until smooth (I use a hand blender but a fork and elbow power is good too!).
• When the muffins are cool, spread the topping over them.
• Eat and enjoy!

APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the apple and sugar; set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the apple mixture, walnuts and raisins. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter. , Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

JUMBO FLUFFY WALNUT APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat top and insides of jumbo muffin pan with cooking spray, or line with muffin papers.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, vanilla, and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at time. Mix together the 1 3/4 cups of flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in apples and walnuts. Scoop into muffin cups to fill 3/4 full. Lightly sprinkle the tops with cinnamon crumble.
• To make Cinnamon Crumble: In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, and 2 tablespoons cubed butter. Mix together using a pastry blender, or two butter knives. The crumble topping should resemble small peas.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until tops are golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If they are browning too quickly, cover with tin foil. Remove from pans, and cool on wire rack.

HEALTHY APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS WITH FLAX SEED

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grind the flax seed to a course powder using a blender or coffee grinder.
• In a bowl, sift together both flours, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder. Stir in flax seed powder. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat together the egg whites with the oil and milk. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir. Then stir apples and walnuts into the batter.
• Fill oiled muffin tin 2/3 full and bake 20-25 minutes.

HEALTHY APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups, or use paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, salt, and oat bran.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 cup plus 2 tbsp apple juice concentrate, and buttermilk.
• Stir flour mixture into the egg mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not over mix.
• Gently stir in chopped apples and walnuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling cups two thirds full.
• Garnish each unbaked muffin with an apple slice.
• Bake muffins until lightly golden and the tops spring back when gently pressed, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer muffin pan to a wire rack to cool slightly, about 15 - 20 minutes.
• Turn muffins out on rack to cool completely.

WALNUT AND FLAX SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Place walnuts in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until finely chopped.
• Mix chopped walnuts and flax seeds in a large bowl. Mix in self-rising flour, butter, brown sugar, eggs, and milk until batter is smooth and no longer lumpy. Stir in cinnamon. Fill muffin liners 3/4 full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until muffins are golden brown and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.