Whole Wheat Applesauce Muffins
Whole wheat, applesauce muffins are tender and soft with loads of flavor so that you'd never know they are healthy!
Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter - softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs - room temperature
- ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 and ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter - melted
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Add in applesauce and vanilla, mix.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Combine dry ingredients with wet and mix until incorporated. Spoon into muffin tin that has been coated with non-stick spray. Bake for 15 minutes (test for doneness with a toothpick inserted into middle of muffin.) Remove muffins from pan and cool.
- Mix together sugar and cinnamon. Dip each muffin into melted butter then into cinnamon sugar. Makes 12 muffins.