Keto Apple Muffins
Light, full of fibre and packed with flavour, these Keto Apple Muffins make a great low carb breakfast or on-the-go snack. The recipe is gluten free and only 5.2g net carbs per muffin.
Servings: 8
Calories: 177kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup peeled and chopped apples 180g (2 small apples)
- 2 tbsp granulated sweetener for macerating
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Batter
- 1 cup almond flour 100g
- ¼ cup coconut flour 30g
- ¼ cup granulated sweetener 50g (use ⅓ cup / 67g for a sweeter muffin)
- 2 tablespoon ground flax 14g
- 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup cream cheese 120g
- 3 eggs large
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 tbsp granulated sweetener
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Optional, but recommended: Macerate the apples. Peel, core and chop 2 small apples. Put them in bowl with 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 2 tablespoon sweetener. Stir and let sit for 30 minutes to draw out the liquid.
- Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit / 160C fan.
- Blend the eggs and sweetener for 2 minutes until they are frothy and have doubled in volume.
- Add the wet ingredients - cream cheese, apple cider vinegar and vanilla extract. Blend until combined.
- Stir together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add to the egg mix and blend until a smooth batter forms. It will be quite liquid at first, but firms up within 2 minutes as the flax and coconut flour soak up moisture.
- Drain all liquid from the bowl with the chopped apples (it will be about 2 tablespoons). Fold into the muffin batter and fill the batter into 8 paper muffin cups.
- In a small bowl, stir together sweetener and cinnamon. Scatter over the muffins and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Notes
5.2g net carbs per muffin. Makes 8 muffins. 1 muffin is 1 serving.
To lower the carbs, reduce the apple to 1 cup / 125g. This brings the net carbs down to 4.3g and the sugar content to 3.1g.
Best stored in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
These muffins are not overly sweet and quite light. For a richer, more cake-like experience, replace half of the cream cheese with butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 177kcal | Total Carbohydrates: 8.5g | Protein: 7.1g | Fat: 13.9g | Saturated Fat: 4.4g | Fiber: 3.3g | Sugar: 3.9g