Cocoa Applesauce-Raisin Muffins

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

These muffins are a real treat served warm from the oven, slathered with cinnamon butter...delicious!

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

Ingredients:

Yield: 15 muffins ...

• 1 ¼ cups flour
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup baking cocoa
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼-½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄8; teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄3; cup butter or 1⁄3; cup margarine , melted
• 1 cup chunky applesauce
• ¼ cup half-and-half cream or ¼ cup milk
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup raisins

CINNAMON BUTTER

• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine , softened
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar (powdered)
• 1⁄8;-¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Set oven to 400 degrees.
2. Grease the bottoms, or line 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper liners.
3. In a large bowl, stir together, the flours, brown sugar, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
4. In a small bowl, stir together, melted butter, applesauce, half and half cream or milk (if using), and the egg until well blended.
5. Add to dry ingredients; stir with a wooden spoon JUST until dry ingredients are moistened.
6. Stir in raisins.
7. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full with the batter.
8. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the muffins test done.
9. Remove from pans to wire racks.
10. Cool slightly.
11. Serve muffins warm with cinnamon butter.
12. To make cinnamon butter: In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and cinnamon until well blended.

Reviews

[lmt36]

These didn't do it for me. Maybe if you're aiming for something specifically healthy they would be okay, but the flavour was pretty bland the the crumb dry.

[Redsie]

Wonderful tasty muffins Kit!! Made these with recipe #70097 - had big chunks of apple - perfect recipe for Fall!! Instead of raisins, added about 1/2 cup of mini-chocolate chips! Thanks Kit! :)

[wildheart]

holy cow. five stars....is not enough! I doubled it....used 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice for the spices, and used water instead of cream or milk. I tossed in a tablespoon of instant coffee granules and thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I can't wait to try it with dried cherries, and I'm sending the recipe to my sister right now!