Applesauce Muffins
These moist applesauce muffins have a delicious apple cinnamon flavor and are sweetened with applesauce. They're the perfect easy muffin recipe, and the cinnamon sugar topping makes them extra drool-worthy.
Servings 12 muffins
Ingredients
Applesauce Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter , melted
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter , melted
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Line a muffin pan with muffin papers.
- Sift together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl whisk together the melted butter and sugars. Then whisk in the eggs, vanilla extract and applesauce.
- Whisk about ½ of the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, then gently fold in the rest using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan.
- Bake for 17-22 minutes, or until the tops are slightly firm to the touch and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl whisk together the sugar and cinnamon.
- Dip the top of a warm muffin in the melted butter, shaking off any excess. Then dip the top in the bowl of cinnamon sugar. Repeat the process with the rest of the muffins.
Notes
*Store in an airtight container at room temperature.