Gluten Free Orange Oat Muffins

Since I royally messed up this recipe a couple months ago, I'd thought I'd give it another go now that I know a little more about gluten free baking. This time I used these ingredients:

• 1/4 cup grape seed oil
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 2 tbsp orange carrot juice
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp minced orange peel
• 1 cup almond flour/meal
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup all purpose gluten free baking flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup raisins

Original recipe and cooking directions can be found here.

This muffin recipe really is incredible, definitely my favorite. Sorry blueberry almond meal muffins- I love you but you're in second place now.

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

This morning I made some seriously delicious oatmeal. It was really fast and easy too. I know apples are a BIG no-no, but cooking them seems to aid in digestion (and I haven't had an apple in over 2 months and was really craving one). Has anyone else found that cooked fruits and veggies are easier to digest? This makes sense to me for IBS but not Fructose Malabsorption. I'll have to do some more research on this.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 apple sliced into small chunks (remove peel for even easier digestion)
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tbsp butter of choice
• 1/2 tsp white sugar
• 1 tsp maple syrup
• 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon

Cook apple in skillet with butter, cinnamon, and sugar until almost soft. Add in raisins and simmer with apple mixture until apples are soft all the way through. Combine oats, maple syrup, and almond milk in a small pot and cook on medium, stirring frequently, until desired consistency is reached. Top oatmeal with apple mixture and enjoy!