Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 21
• Yields: 21 muffins

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  melted butter or 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  cooking spray
• 3 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  freshly grated nutmeg
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 8  tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 2  cups sugar
• 4  large eggs
• 1  cup applesauce
• 1  cup  canned mashed pumpkin
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2⁄3 cup  apple juice or 2⁄3 cup cider or 2⁄3 cup  orange juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Grease 12 half-cup muffin cups with melted butter. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, applesauce, pumpkin, and vanilla until blended. Add dry ingredients, alternating with the juice, beginning and ending with the dry mixture; mix until smooth. Fold in raisins.
3. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup two-thirds full. Bake on the center oven rack until a toothpick inserted in the center of each muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow muffins to cool in the pans several minutes; turn muffins out onto a rack. Serve muffins warm or at room temperature. Repeat steps 1 through 3 with remaining batter.