Cinnamon Brownie Cupcakes

photo by Deantini

- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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15 cupcakes
- Serves:
- 15
ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup mini chocolate chip
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Mix flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
- Mix sugar, applesauce, eggs and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Gradually stir in flour mixture until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each of 15 paper-lined muffin cups.
- Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack.
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Reviews
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These are absolutely to-die-for! Made as directed using the original 4 teaspoons cinnamon. I cannot imagine these with a smidgen less cinnamon due to the flavor blast and the antioxidant properties inherent in cinnamon. Thanks, Katzen, for posting a recipe I will be making frequently! Made for my fellow Fall 2009 PAC hostie! :)
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First I was going to give these cupcakes 4 stars but then I bit into an area with the chocolate chips and that made a big difference. I would make a few changes next time; I would reduce the cinnamon to 2 tsp as the cinnamon flavour is a tad overpowering and perhaps add 1/4 cup of 1% yogurt to make the texture not so dense. I used 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of splenda. I got 12 cupcakes and with the reduced sugar and reduced servings it ended up being 180 cal per cupcake. Quite the innocent little treat that I will be making again. Made for Sweet Traditions.
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I'm a now vegan who used to make one heck of a souvlaki. I love cooking, I was a huge fan of Moosewood and Molly Katzen prior to going vegan (although that has nothing to do with my choosing the name Katzen - that's just what my German Grandma has called me all my life.) Aside from cooking, I also love scuba diving, cycling, politics, and reading.