HEART HEALTHY APPLE MUFFINS

Heart Healthy Apple Muffins image

Provided by Chefy Courtney

Time 28m

Yield 12 muffins, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 -2 golden delicious apple
juice of half lemon
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/4 cup pecans
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2-3/4 cup buttermilk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 Degrees.
Peel and chop Golden Delicious Apple into Pieces.
Squirt with juice of a half a lemon, to keep color.
*Topping* Mix together: 2 Tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar, 1/4 Cup Pecans, and 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon. Set Aside.
*Muffin Batter* Whisk together Dry ingredients: All ingredients from Whole Wheat Flour through Salt. Set Aside.
Prepare Wet ingredients in a seperate bowl with a beater or in a mixer by adding in each ingredient one at a time as you beat or mix. Add in remaining ingredients from 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar through Vanilla Extract.
*Combine* Add dry ingredients into wet, alternating with Buttermilk. Stir in Apples. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray and fill up each cup. Sprinkle with topping and bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. Enjoy. :).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.9, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 35.7, Sodium 237.2, Carbohydrate 37.6, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 17.4, Protein 4.1