Cinnamon Apple Muffins Recipe

Rating 5

"These muffins smell delicious coming out of the oven," 15-year-old Amy Hunter reports form Renton, Washington. "But we usually burn our fingers getting them out of the pan, we're so eager to eat them!" Reduced-fat milk, buttermilk and ricotta cheese keep the fat count down in the moist and tender muffins, while apple bits add sweetness to every bite.

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Cinnamon Apple Muffins Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 18 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup 2% milk
  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups finely chopped peeled tart apples

Directions

  • In a bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat the egg, egg whites, buttermilk, milk, ricotta cheese, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples.
  • Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper-liners; fill three-fourths full. Combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 muffin) equals 155 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 193 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Cinnamon Apple Muffins in Light & Tasty August/September 2004, p45

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Big Batch Baked Goods

We enjoy homemade baked goods for breakfast, but I don’t have time to bake each morning before school. So I devote 1 day a month to making large batches of cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, cream cheese rolls and muffins. I place them in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags labeled with the date. (They freeze for about 2 months.) On busy mornings, it’s a snap to pop a few in the microwave to warm. The kids love the fresh-baked flavor. —Lori T., New London, Texas

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Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2011 by brat85

These are fabulous. I used the mini muffin silicon baking pan. I put in 1/2 to 1 tbsp of mixture in each cup, and baked for about 10 minutes. Also made a vanilla glaze to drizzle over the top. It was just the right about of sweetness. It also made about 72 mini's. I will definite keeper!!

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2010 by muffbear74

Just finished making these for a church bfeakfast and they are delicious. Nice and light and just the right amount of sweetness. I will definitely make these again.

 
 

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