(Mass Appeal) Are you looking to sneak in a little extra education in your childrens day? Have them join you in the kitchen for a lesson in chemical reactions while you make dinner or some tasty muffins. Ashley Tresoline, Owner of Bella Foodie explains how she keeps children engaged in cooking lessons by explaining the chemistry involved with recipes. She also shares her recipe for apple crunch muffins.

Apple Crunch MuffinsBy: Ashley Tresoline

Ingredients:

cup non diary milk plus tbs apple cider vinegar (I use almond milk)1/3 cup applesauce unsweetened cup maple syrup plus 2 tbs. cup melted coconut oil1 egg2 tsp. vanilla extract cup almond flour or almond meal1 cup all purpose flour (can sub 1 to 1 gfree flour)1 tsp. baking powder tsp. baking soda tsp. salt1 tbs. cinnamon tsp. nutmeg1 cup granny smith apples, peeled and diced

Crumble topping1/3 to cup almond meal flour2 tbs. maple syrup2 tbs. coconut sugar almonds, coarsely chopped or your favorite nut2 tbs. coconut oil, meltedPinch of cinnamon

Directions:Preheat the oven to 425and line a muffin tin with paper liners about 9 muffins. Measure out the non-diary milk and add the cider vinegar and set aside. In a small bowl combine all the crumble ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl add the almond flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Whisk the dry ingredients together until well combined. Peel and chop your apple and set aside. In a small bowl combine the wet ingredients milk vinegar mixture, egg, unsweetened applesauce, cup maple syrup, the rest of the coconut oil and the vanilla extract. Whisk together until combined and then add to the dry ingredients and mix together. Once well combined fold in the apples. Fill the muffin tins way. Bake at 425for 5 minutes then lower the oven to 350for 10-15 minutes.

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