Easy Apple Nut Muffins
Easy Apple Nut Muffins take all the hard work out of entertaining. Master our delicious recipe for these healthy fruit muffins, and you'll always have a great treat on hand when company comes!
Cooking Time18 min
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter substitute suitable for baking
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 3 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 apples, diced and peeled
- 1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup butter substitute, softened
- 1 1/2 cup sugar substitute suitable for baking
- 3 eggs, or equivalent egg substitute
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup fat free sour cream
- Cinnamon-sugar, to taste
Instructions
- In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon and nutmeg until smooth.
- Add apples. Cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. remove from heat.
- Stir in nuts. Cool.
- In mixing bowl, cream butter substitute and sugar substitute.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream.
- Fill greased muffin cups half full of batter. Spoon apple mixture into the center of each (do not spread). Top with remaining batter. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 16-18 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.