Description
Homemade applesauce muffins blend sweet apples with warm spices for a comforting breakfast treat. Delightful crumbs and tender texture make these muffins a perfect companion to morning coffee or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup (120 ml) unsweetened applesauce
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (50 g) chopped walnuts or pecans
- ½ cup (75 g) raisins or chocolate chips
- 2 tbsps granulated sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Ignite the oven to 375F (190C) and strategically line a standard muffin tin with paper liners or apply a light cooking spray coating to prevent adhesion.
- Dry Ingredient Symphony: In a capacious mixing bowl, choreograph flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into a uniform mixture through vigorous whisking.
- Liquid Fusion: Within a separate container, orchestrate granulated sugar, brown sugar, applesauce, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and milk into a seamless, velvety emulsion.
- Batter Harmonization: Delicately merge the liquid composition with dry ingredients using minimal stirring, preserving an ethereal texture. Optional: Introduce chopped nuts or dried fruit for enhanced complexity.
- Muffin Formation: Distribute the batter into prepared cups, filling each approximately three-quarters full. Elegantly dust the surface with a cinnamon-sugar topping to elevate visual and flavor dimensions.
- Baking Transformation: Slide the muffin tin into the preheated oven, allowing 18-20 minutes of culinary metamorphosis. Validate doneness by piercing the center with a toothpick – emerging clean signals perfect completion.
- Cooling Ritual: Permit muffins to rest in the tin for 5 minutes, then gracefully transfer to a wire rack, enabling complete cooling and flavor maturation.
Notes
- Measure Ingredients Precisely: Use standard measuring cups and spoons to ensure exact proportions, preventing dense or dry muffins.
- Avoid Overmixing Batter: Stir ingredients just until combined, stopping when no flour streaks remain to maintain a tender, light texture.
- Check Applesauce Consistency: Select unsweetened applesauce to control sugar levels and prevent overly sweet muffins; homemade versions work best for moisture and flavor.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Swap all-purpose flour with gluten-free alternatives or whole wheat flour for different nutritional profiles, ensuring the same delightful taste and texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg