Mini-Applesauce Muffins

I’ve been on a muffin kick lately.  Thank goodness it is more muffin baking than muffin eating.  So, when I had a meeting at my house on a recent morning, I thought it was time to make some more muffins.  This time I went for applesauce muffins since I had just made some fresh applesauce the night before.

 

 

I made little bite-size muffins that are just the cutest things.  And the best part is that they are dipped in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar while still warm.  Yum….The recipe is really simple (it’s from Taste of Home), and don’t worry…..you don have to make your own applesauce.

MINI-APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

 

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 cups applesauce

• 4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/2 cup sugar
  2 tablespoons cinnamon

• Melted butter

Directions

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda and spices; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in nuts.

• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans. Dip the top in melted butter and then into a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.  Cool on a wire rack.

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