5 from 3 votes
Healthy Apple Muffins
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Servings:
12
muffins
Calories:
170 kcal
Course:
Breakfast, Others
Cuisine:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
Wet ingredients
- ¼ cup butter melted. Can use vegan butter or dairy butter, unsalted
- 3/4 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 cups apple grated, with or without peel. (1-2 apples)
- 2 egg beaten
- ¼ cup milk can use dairy milk or dairy free milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
Dry ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 and 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp nutmeg grated
- ¼ tsp ground clove
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Prepare a muffin tin by spraying with non stick spray or using muffin liners.
- In one bowl, mix together the wet ingredients - melted butter, apple sauce, grated apple, eggs, maple syrup, milk, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla until well combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients - flour, spices, salt, baking powder and baking soda until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Evenly divide the batter between 12 muffin cups.
- Bake the muffins at 425 degrees for 5 minutes. After five minutes, leave muffins in the oven but reduce heat on oven to 350 degrees. Bake for another 17-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove muffins from the oven to a cooling rack. As soon as muffins are cool enough to handle, remove them from the muffin tin and finish cooling on the cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before storing.
- Muffins can be kept in a sealed container at room temperature for 1-2 days. Muffins can be frozen for up to 3 months.
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Notes
- To freeze: Allow to completely cool before freezing. Individually wrap in plastic wrap and then store in a freezer bag. Muffins can be thawed in the refrigerator overnight or quickly thawed and warmed up in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.
- To make dairy free: use vegan butter and non dairy milk such as unsweetened almond milk.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1muffin
Calories
170kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
185mg
(8%)
Potassium
141mg
(3%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
183IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
59mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 170
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 170kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 185mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 141mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 183IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.