Waste not (and an apple muffin recipe I LOVE)....

I don't know about in your home, but in mine sometimes eating healthy feels expensive.  I mean how much is a box of mac and cheese?  Tempting but no thank you.  Who knows what that cheese powder really is anyway? 

I think the greatest thing we can do to curve the cost of eating healthy is to manage our waste.  I'm really trying to make sure that I use everything I buy.  Sometimes it means getting creative but many times there's some way to practically use what you have.

Our family LOVES apples and buying a large bag of them usually isn't a problem. We generally use them before they turn soft but we went away unexpectedly this weekend and when I came home I had 5 apples that I really didn't want to snack on (mushy apple, no thanks!). 

So apples muffins it is (what a wonderful recipe for fall).  My kitchen smells wonderful at the moment by the way.

The recipe I have adapted from other recipes is as follows:

1 1/2 C  Flour (I use freshly milled white wheat)
1/2 C honey
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 C coconut oil (melted in the microwave for easy mixing)
1 egg
1/3 C milk of your choice (I used coconut this morning but have used others)
1 C apples chopped small

Combine ingredients and bake at 400 for 10 mins if using mini muffin pan or 15 for regular size.  These muffins come out very moist and delicious.  I think the key to a great muffin is not to overbake!

Note:  I've also used the same recipe with blueberries in the summer time and it comes out just as tasty :).

Enjoy and remember to try to use all you buy!

These also freeze great.

Thanks for listening :),

Sarah