Description
Homemade applesauce muffins deliver pure comfort straight from your kitchen, bringing warmth and sweetness to your morning routine. Packed with simple ingredients and easy to whip up, these muffins make breakfast feel like a gentle hug from grandma.
Ingredients
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Primary Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Warm your oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Whisk 1 cup applesauce, ½ cup sugar, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a medium mixing bowl until smooth and well combined.
- In a separate large bowl, sift together 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring gently until just incorporated. Avoid overmixing your batter.
- If using nuts, fold ½ cup chopped nuts into the batter with minimal stirring.
- Distribute batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Slide the muffin tin into the preheated oven and bake for 22 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick inserted in the center.
- Remove muffins from oven and let them rest in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Allow muffins to cool completely before serving to help them set properly.
Notes
- Swap white sugar for maple syrup or honey for a more natural sweetness that complements the applesauce.
- Use whole wheat flour to boost fiber and create a slightly denser, more nutritious muffin.
- For gluten-free options, replace wheat flour with almond or gluten-free blend, which works perfectly with the moist applesauce base.
- Fold in dried cranberries or raisins for extra texture and bursts of natural sweetness that enhance the apple flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
- Category: Muffins
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 143 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 154 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg