Healthy Apple Muffins

Ingredients

• Salt
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Sugar
• Milk
• Baking soda
• Egg
• Sea salt
• Flour
• Maple syrup
• Vanilla
• Coconut oil
• Cooking spray

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 375°F. Fit a 12-cup muffin pan with parchment or cupcake liners, or give it a light coating of cooking spray, then put it aside.
2. Blend the oats in a blender or food processor until they are finely ground and floury. Add the pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and sea salt, then pulse just until everything is mixed through. Turn the machine off, add the diced apple, and use a spoon to toss the pieces until they are coated all over with the oat mixture. Set this aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, applesauce, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla extract until smooth and combined. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and fold gently, stirring only until the batter comes together. Try not to overdo it here.
4. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. If you’d like, finish each one with a generous pinch of turbinado sugar.
5. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until a toothpick poked into the middle of the muffins comes out clean. Take the pan out of the oven and set it on a cooling rack for 5 minutes.
6. Serve the muffins warm, or let them come to room temperature and keep them in a sealed container for up to 3 days, or freeze them for up to 3 months.