Taste of Home
Double-Duty Applesauce Mini Muffins
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.
YIELD: about 3 dozen.
Children reach with both hands for these buttery tender mini muffins. Cinnamon-spiced and made with applesauce, they’re easy to bake on a moment’s notice. —Mary Ann Lee, Clifton Park, New York
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 large eggs
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3/4 cup reserved Double-Duty Heavenly Applesauce or other cinnamon applesauce
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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TOPPING:
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1/3 cup sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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3 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in applesauce and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture; stir just until moistened.
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2.
Fill paper-lined mini-muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
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3.
For topping, in a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Dip tops of warm muffins in melted butter, then in cinnamon sugar. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
1 mini muffin: 85 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 76mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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