Applesauce Muffins W/ Agave Nectar

Chellynae's Note:

I needed to use up some applesauce my 3 year old wouldn't eat and came up with this recipe. We both loved them, so I guess I got him to eat that applesauce anyway! I love the way the edges carmelize. YUMMY! **Please see the reviews for a variation of the original recipe that should fix the rising problem.**

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 muffins

• 1 ½ cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup agave nectar
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 1⁄3; cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white flour
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon (or more to taste)

Directions:

1. Mix the applesauce, nectar, egg and butter together. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flours.
3. Mix wet and dry ingredients all together. (Never over mix muffins.).
4. Pour into greased muffin tins, and bake in 350 degrees oven for approximately 30 minutes. Muffins are done when a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean.
5. Do not over fill muffin tins as these muffins tend to spread out instead of rising up.

Reviews

[Mikekey]

I am giving this 4 stars for flavor, which is great, but I had to do some adjusting of ingredients. The ratio of wet to dry seems wrong to me. I think the final step (#5) says it all. With that much liquid, muffins will spread instead of rising. I made the following changes: 1 cup applesauce, 1/2 cup agave (which still gave them enough sweetness) and 1/4 cup melted butter. Mine rose fine. I also added some nutmeg with the cinnamon. I made 2 batches-one plain and one with dried cranberries. Made for Fall 2009 My 3 Chefs game.

[alida21]

They smelled wonderfuI. I followed the recipe to the letter, but they were too wet. They went flat. I agree with mikekey, I should have used half of the agave. They actually had a bitter aftertase. Unforunately, I had to throw them out.

[Savana M.]

These taste and smell really wonderful and are very moist. Maybe too moist for me.. Next time I'll try the recipe as Mikekey suggests.