Applesauce Streusel Muffins

Redsie's Note:

What a great way to use fresh apples! The smell while the muffins are baking is heavenly! You can replace the applesauce by apple butter.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 muffins

Topping

• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons Grape-nuts cereal
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons water

Muffins

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup chopped peeled apple
• 2 teaspoons flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with Pam.
2. Make topping: in a bowl, stir together brown sugar, cereal, flour, cinnamon, oil and water just until crumbly. Set aside.
3. Make muffins: in a large bowl and using a whisk or electric beaters, combine sugar, brown sugar, milk, applesauce, oil and egg.
4. In another bowl, stir together 1 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. With a wooden spoon, stir the mixture into the applesauce mixture just until everything is combined.
5. In a small bowl, stir together apples and 2 tsp flour; stir the mixture into the batter. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle the topping evenly over top.
6. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out dry.

Reviews

[SusieQusie]

A very moist and flavorful muffin; you'd never guess they were made with lower fat ingredients. My muffins rose while baking then fell slightly. I did replace the applesauce with apple butter so maybe that did it. Rise or fall - the flavor is still great! Thanks for the recipe!

[HeidiSue]

Fabulous! I made mini muffins for my kids and ended up with 38 muffins. They are so moist and so tasty, the perfect amount of sweet! I used crushed corn flakes instead of grape nuts for the topping and I would do it again. My kids are all under 5 right now, so I envision many years of making these muffins for them. Thanks for a keeper!