Yield: 6 servings

You’ll need: mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, slicing board, knife, 8×8″ baking dish or muffin tins

Key: T = Tablespoon; tsp = teaspoon

Substances:

• 1 T apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of alternative)
• 1 egg, crushed (or 1/4 cup egg substitute)
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup gluten free 1:1 baking flour (or oat flour)**
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp floor cinnamon
• 6 servings (180 grams) I Vanilla Protein powder (or protein powder of alternative)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup apple, peeled and chopped (1 medium apple = about 1 cup)

Topping:

• 1/2 cup monk fruit/allulose sugar mix (or sugar of alternative)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 T coconut oil, melted

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 levels. Evenly coat a baking pan with oil or line with parchment paper.
2. Mix almond milk and vinegar in a medium bowl, and blend to mix. Whisk in eggs and vanilla and put aside.
3. In giant bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, spice and protein powder till simply mixed.
4. Stir the moist components into the dry till effectively mixed, after which stir within the applesauce.
5. Fold in apples.
6. Switch batter to a pre-greased baking dish and make the topping.
7. Mix monk fruit sweetener, cinnamon and coconut oil in a small bowl, and evenly distribute it over the cake batter.
8. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted comes out clear.

*For muffins, cut back baking time to 15-20 minutes.
**Oat flour additionally works on this recipe. It’ll make the cake somewhat denser. I discovered it to work with across the identical cook dinner time, however you could simply need to regulate it and take a look at with a cake tester or toothpick when you begin to odor the cake, and modify cook dinner time accordingly.

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