Cocoa Applesauce-Raisin Muffins

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

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

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: muffins (approx)

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup chunky applesauce
• 1⁄4 cup half-and-half cream or 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 3⁄4 cup raisins

• CINNAMON BUTTER

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar (powdered)
• 1⁄8 - 1⁄4 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

[Catherine1]

Great taste. I followed another’s comments and used 2tsp pumpkin pie spice and 1T decaf coffee crystals. I did not have chunky applesauce so I used 2/3 cup plain apple sauce and added 4oz by weight grated gala apple. Seemed to work well. . Used 80 grams raisins and 40 grams chopped walnuts.

 

[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!

 

[LUVMY2BOYS]

Sorry, these didn't work for me. I tried replacing the white flour with whole wheat pastry flour-made the muffin too doughy & dry. Thanks anyway!