Good morning!!! Man am I glad these past two weeks are OVER. Don’t get me wrong, I have had a amazing, joyful two weeks full of celebration, but they have by far been the busiest, craziest weeks we have had since before Harper was born and I am EXHAUSTED! Because of that…sometimes I need my coffee more than I want my wine…
This weeks pairing from scratch is an Apple Crumble Muffin paired with (my favorite) Hazelnut Coffee!
Why am I so exhausted you ask? Two weeks ago I took my first weekend away from Harper (it was so hard to leave her!) for my friend Brooke’s bachelorette party in Nashville! So of course, we didn’t get much sleep. Who can sleep when there’s so much live music to be danced to!? We had a blast! Such a FUN, amazing group of girls! But the timing of the following week was the worst. I started doing an online teaching program called VIPKid back in early June. It’s basically online English teaching to kids in China-I love it! So because of the time difference, peak hours here in Colorado are 4 AM to 7:30 AM (just in time for Harper to wake up). Classes are 30 minutes long and you can choose what times you want to teach. But I hadn’t had many bookings, so I just had all my time slots open. BIG MISTAKE.
Of course the weekend I leave, I get booked out every single day! YAY good news I finally could teach! BUT… I got home at 2 AM Monday morning, had to get up at 4:30 to teach…. after a long weekend in Nashville. NEVER EVER HAVE I BEEN SO TIRED. The rest of the week same story, I was teaching at 4:30 and had Brooke and BB’s wedding that Friday, so we were busy every night. Harper’s also been extra tired from all the chaos…as you can tell from the photo 🤣
Needless to say I was a walking zombie the past few weeks and desperately needed this Pairing Pick Me Up! No wonder this has been my favorite shirt…😆
Harper and I whipped up a few of this this Monday morning for a little “mommy and me” time… Monday’s are always for muffins and messybuns 😋
Tasts like an apple pie muffin with a delicious crumbly topping! Pairs perfectly with your favorite cup of coffee
Ingredients
- For the Muffin-
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 Cup peeled and chopped (small bite sizes) Granny Smith Apple
- For the Crumble-
- 1/4 cup oats
- 2 Tbsp partially melted butter
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º & line a cupcake pan with 6 liners
- Combine flour, baking powder, brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, lightly beat the egg. Add milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and whisk to combine
- Pour wet mixture into the dry mixture, lightly fold to combine (do not over mix!)
- Gently fold in peeled, chopped apples
- Evenly distribute mixture into liners
- In a small bowl, combine ingredients for the crumble, evenly sprinkle a bit on each uncooked muffin
- Bake for 23-25 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean
- Let cool
- Pour a cup of your favorite coffee, and enjoy!
Notes
Low-Carb Options Substitute the following: Flour- coconut or almond flour- same amount Sugar- Stevia Sweetener- for 2 Tbsp sugar- use 3 packets or 3/4 tsp of Stevia Brown sugar- Truvia brown sugar blend- 2 packets Milk- Unsweetened Almond Milk- same amount Apples are also not low carb- you can completely remove if you choose!
For the Crumble- Oats- Use flax/chia seed OR substitute for just almond/coconut flour- about 1/2 cup Brown sugar- Truvia brown sugar blend- 2 packets
