Have your cake and eat it too - paleo apple, coconut and cinnamon muffins

Everyone who knows me knows I have such a sweet tooth. I love chocolate and cakes and for me cutting those out to lead a healthier lifestyle has been a struggle. But seriously just because you're eating healthy doesn't mean you can't have a treat. And when I say treat I mean a healthy treat. It keeps me on track to stop me having such a blowout binge and I can indulge in my favourite foods without putting on the kilos!

I love looking at recipes of my favourite indulgences and changing the recipe around, swapping the bad for the good and realising what's going to work for me so I can enjoy a treat without the big guilt. It's all about making smart decisions to satisfy the sweet tooth.

I came across a recipe for apple, coconut and cinnamon muffins. Changing it around and after a few practice batches have managed to perfect my new favourite muffin.

Recipe

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 cup rice malt syrup

3/4 cup coconut milk

2 eggs

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp baking powder

1 apple, chopped

1/2 cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 200*C

In a bowl mix together the coconut flour, rice malt syrup, coconut milk, eggs, cinnamon, baking powder till combined

Fold in the chopped apple and shredded coconut

Fill muffin cases with batter and bake in the oven for half an hour until cooked through

(makes approx 8 muffins)

Enjoy! Try them out and recreate my new favourite. Don't forget to post a photo of them to instagram, tag me in your photo @lyndalthorsby and #lyndalthorsby.