Apple, cinnamon and maple cupcakes!

Serves: 12

Cooking time: 40 min.

Ingredients:

Cupcakes:

• 1 1/3 cups plain flour

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1 cup rolled oats grounded

• 1/2 cup raw sugar

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup milk

• 80g of unsalted butter (melted)

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

• 2 egg whites

• 1 cup apple peeled and finely chopped

Cupcakes decoration:

• 1/4 cup apple peeled and finely chopped

• 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts

Icing sugar & maple syrup glaze:

• 1/4 cup icing sugar

• 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 200C

2. Grease the cupcakes tray

3. Sift the flour and baking powder

4. Combine with the oats, sugar and cinnamon

5. Beat the egg whites into soft peaks

6. Combine the milk, butter, maple syrup and vanilla and mix with the dry ingredients

7. With a metal spoon, slowly incorporate the egg whites, adding a spoon at a time

8. With a rubber spatula carefully stir in 1 cup of the chopped apple

9. Pour mix into the baking tray using an ice cream spoon

10. Sprinkle each cupcake top with chopped apple, pecans or walnuts

11. Bake for 20 to 25 min

12. Once the tray has cooled down, transfer the cupcakes to wire racks

13. Mix the icing sugar and maple syrup until smooth

14. Place baking paper under the wire racks

15. Drizzle the glaze over the cupcakes