Looking for the tastiest muffin or just bored of cakes? Let's try this applesauce muffin to make the world a happier place!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Sugar free recipe
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Equipment
Muffin forms (about 16)
Ingredients
Apple sauce
Making apple sauce is easy but buying it is easier. Applesauce muffins needs about 2 cups / 500g Applesauce.
1lbApple
½cupWater
½ / 10gLemon peel
1tablespoonLemon juice
½teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonSalt
Applesauce Muffins
makes 16
3tablespoonButterhalve amount to save calories
2piecesEggs
2cupsApplesauce
1teaspoonVanilla
1teaspoonSalt
2teaspoonCinnamon
2½cupFlour
1teaspoonBaking soda
Optional
1teaspoonGingerground
½teaspoonNutmegground
¼teaspoonAllspiceground (highly recommended)
Frosting (optional for cupcake)
1cupCreme cheese
¼cupGreek yogurt
½teaspoonVanilla extract
1tablespoonsHoney or sweetener of choice to taste
Instructions
Apple sauce
Peel, core and slice up the apples. Peeling isn't a must, no one will ever notice. Pour water into a pot then add the apples, lemon peel, lemon juice, cinnamon and salt.
Place a lid on, bring it to boil. Reduce heat and cook apples until soft, for about 30 minutes. Remove the lemon peel then puree the apples with an immersion blender.
Applesauce Muffin
Melt butter or simply use vegetable oil. Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
Add the apple sauce and vanilla extract. Beat in salt, cinnamon and any optional ingredients like ginger, nutmeg and allspice. Allspice is highly recommended as it gives the cake a completely different character.
Beat the flour in batches and finally the baking soda. It’s important to add baking soda at the end, without delay pour the batter into a baking form then place it into the preheated oven, otherwise the cake won’t raise.
Pour the batter into our favorite muffin forms. Be quick about it otherwise our muffins won't raise at all.
Place the muffins into the middle rack of a 360°F / 180°C preheated oven until golden brown spots start to appear on top, for about 30 minutes.
Frosting
Whisk cream cheese until creamy. Add Greek yogurt, vanilla extract and sweetener of choice.
Assembly
Possibly with a pastry bag or a similar fancy equipment that is capable of making gorgeous lines from cream, place some cream on top of the muffins. Decorate with bright colored edible stuff, like finely cut apple peel or for the more sophisticated ones berries, cherries or drizzle on some grated chocolate.