Naraya Cooking Health Recipe

• 3 medium apples, cored and chopped (peel if you prefer)
• 3 medium pears, cored and chopped (peel if you prefer)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon coconut or organic pure cane sugar
• 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon

• 1 3/4 cup quick or regular oats (I used quick oats)
• 1/4 cup almond meal, optional
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts, optional
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 - 4 tablespoons coconut oil (at room temp)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon mineral salt
• cinnamon, to garnish 

Ingredients (makes apprx. 9)

• 2 1/4 cups almond flour*
• 1/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats (I used GF), optional
• 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal (ground flaxseeds)
• 1/2 teaspoon mineral salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk, or non-dairy milk of choice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup grated apple, cored...with or without the skin (about 2 very small apples)
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped 

• 2 tablespoons coconut sugar, pure cane sugar or turbinado
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• tablespoon chopped oats, optional

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, flaxseed meal, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Next you want to combine and heat your maple syrup, coconut oil, non-dairy milk and vanilla either on the stove top on low, or in the microwave until the coconut oil is just melted, about 45 seconds (This is to ensure that everything is warm or your coconut oil will harden when coming in contact with chilled ingredients.) Once your wet ingredients are warmed and coconut oil is melted, pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until just combined. Stir in the grated apples and nuts of choice. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes or so to let the flaxseeds and oats thicken a bit.

In the meantime, either line your muffin tins with liners or grease with coconut oil. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon, set aside.

Scoop and fill each muffin cup almost to the top. Sprinkle with some cinnamon sugar mixture and add a some chopped oats on top too if you like. Bake for 20 minutes or so, until toothpick comes out clean and muffins are browned on top. Let cool, remove muffins and enjoy.

*You can make your own almond flour at home by grinding your almonds in a food processor. It's very easy, takes about five minutes and will save you 2 to 3 times what you would pay for almond flour in the store. Use 1 1/2 cups raw or toasted almonds to make 2 cups almond flour. For this recipe use 1 3/4 cups to make 2 1/4 cups almond flour.