Vegan Apple-Bottomed Gingerbread Muffins

Submitted by BB2011

"This is a recipe I invented when I was craving gingerbread - and it came out great! My whole family enjoyed them and they make a good breakfast, teatime, or evening snack. The muffins are sweet and delicious."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 12 muffins
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• GINGERBREAD BATTER

• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 Ener-G Egg Substitute
• 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1⁄3 cup molasses
• 1⁄2 cup hot water

• APPLE BOTTOMS

• 2 large apples
• 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. TO MAKE APPLE BOTTOMS: Peel, core, and slice apples into 1-inch chunks.
3. Mix apple chunks, tablespoon melted margarine, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a bowl until apples are lightly coated.
4. Place a spoonful of apple mixture in the bottoms of a lightly greased muffin pan and set aside.
5. TO MAKE GINGERBREAD BATTER: Combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and spices.
6. Mix egg replacer, melted margarine, molasses, and hot water in a separate bowl, then add this mixture to the dry mixture.
7. Stir just until thoroughly combined and spoon batter over apples.
8. Bake for 25 minutes. I recommend eating these with a fork as the apples don't always stay together, but I promise they're delicious!

Reviews

[Bohoteacher]

Out Gravenstein apples are ripe and we've already picked over 70 lbs! <br/><br/>I was looking for something good to make with the fresh apples.<br/><br/>This recipe was fabulous. And the muffins came out superb. I did not change any part of the recipe--including cooking time. Everything came out just as described.<br/><br/>I know that we'll make these again and again.