Baked: Almond Apple Spice Muffins

These low-carb, high-protein muffins use unsweetened apple sauce and almond meal to cut down on added sugars and excess carbs.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 12 mins

Total Time: 22 mins

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Apples

Health benefits of Almond Apple Spice Muffins

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

2 cups almond meal
4 tbsps buttery spread
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
4 large eggs
1 tsp allspice
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Melt butter in microwave (~30 seconds on low heat).

2. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray or use cup cake liners.

3. Pour mix into muffin tins, make sure not to over fill (~3/4 full); this should make 12 muffins (2 muffin trays).

4. Place one tray in the oven and cook for 12 minutes. Make sure not to overcook as the muffins will become very dry. Once cooked remove from the oven and cook the second muffin tray.

5. Note: these muffins are extremely portable and convenient if you're on the go and deliver less than 10 grams of carbohydrates per muffin.

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