Vogue Treats Easter Bunnies Edition

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups (230g) almond flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup (about 60g) nuts
• *we used pecan, but you can use any kind you want, or not use them, it’s up to you
• 3 large eggs
• ⅔ cup (160ml) pure agave/maple syrup
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter
• ⅓ cup (60g) unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 medium sized apples (grated) *after you grate them, make sure to get rid of all the juice so they are completely dry.
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips
• *whipped cream for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven at 425F (218C).
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nuts. In a separate bowl, mix together the agave syrup, butter, applesauce and vanilla extract. Fold the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Finally, add the apples and dark chocolate chips and stir until everything is combined.
3. Pour the batter into either a muffin pan or silicone/paper muffin shapes and bake at 350F (177-180C) for 25-30 minutes. Don’t open the oven for the first 20 minutes. After 25 minutes, you can try inserting a toothpick and see if it comes clean or not. If it does, it means they’re ready, if not, let them bake for some more time.
4. *For the topping, which is completely optional, we only made it because it looked cuter, you can use tubed whipped cream or beat some heavy whipping cream with a teaspoon of vanilla extract and/or 1-2 tablespoons of sugar.