Oh hello it’s me, the put-peanut-butter-on-everything queen!
Hehe.
But can you really blame me? It’s darn good stuff!
Especially paired with sweet apples and whole grain goodness.
I snuck in a secret ingredient to make it an even more drool-worthy experience.
Well it’s not really a secret since I will gladly tell everyone with much enthusiasm, but you know what I mean.
We’re going to start off with our apples. There is double trouble apple action going on so listen up!
The first component is diced apple. Saute that ish up real good in some unrefined coconut oil until each little diced apple cube is tender as can be (without turning into applesauce) then add a few good pinches of ground cinnamon.
Apple butter is also involved here (don’t worry it’s not real butter, more like a jam or extra cooked applesauce) but we’ll get to that in a sec!
Now for the layering.
Take your toasty whole grain English muffin halves, then spread on luscious vegan cream cheese (the secret), followed by sweet-tart apple butter, nutty drippy peanut butter, and finally your tender cinnamon apples.
Try not to make a mess of that! (Peanut butter was allll over my face ha.)
P.S. Ingredient amounts don’t have to be exact here, do what tastes best to you.
P.P.S. Use your fave gluten-free option to make a gf treat. Toast works as well!
P.P.P.S. I’ve used Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples but Honeycrisp would be lovely too. Just stay away from Red Delicious please and thank you… save that for the neighborhood bunnies. apples > carrots
Peanut Butter & Cinnamon Apple Topped English Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon unrefined coconut oil
- 1 heaping cup small dice apple (I used 1 medium Pink Lady, Granny Smith and Honeycrisp work well too)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 whole grain English muffin (use gluten-free option if you like)
- 2 teaspoons vegan cream cheese (I use Tofutti)
- 1 tablespoon apple butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salted natural peanut butter (no added oil or sugar)
Instructions
- In a medium saute pan over medium heat, melt the coconut oil (if solid). Add the diced apple and cook for 10 minutes or until very tender, stirring occasionally. Add the cinnamon then remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, toast your English muffin. Spread 1 teaspoon of vegan cream cheese on each half. Divide the apple butter among the halves. Top the apple butter with the peanut butter, followed by the cinnamon apples. Store leftover cinnamon apples in a sealed container in the fridge.