Caramel Apple Almond Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (i used homemade)
• 1/4 cup stevia, baking blend (i used krisda)
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 2 (1 g) packets caramel-flavoured stevia (i used krisda)
• 1 apple, peeled cored and diced
• 3 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
• 1/2 tablespoon large-flake rolled oats
• 1/2 tablespoon sliced almonds
• 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f, grease 4 jumbo muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• 2 in a bowl, beat the applesauce, stevia baking blend, brown sugar, vanilla, almond milk and rice vinegar until smooth.
• 3 stir in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, egg and caramel stevia.
• 4 fold in the apple and slivered almonds.
• 5 portion into the muffin cups and top with oats, almonds and sugar.
• 6 bake 30 minutes.
• 7 cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rackand cool completely.