Cocoa Applesace Nut Crunch Muffins
Created by KittenCal on December 5, 2011
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 15-20m
- Recipe #3360
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3/4 cup applesauce
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 to 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon soda (if using sweetened applesace Isuggest 3/4 cup sugar)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts
- Crunch Topping:
- 1 1/2 tablespoon melted butter
- 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 6 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup chopped nuts
- 3/4 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line or grease 12 regular-size muffin tins.
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Step 2: For topping; blend together melted butter and cocoa until smooth. Stir in remaining topping ingredients; set aside.
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Step 3: For muffins; In a bowl combine cocoa and oil mixing until smooth; mix in applesace and egg until well combined.
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Step 4: In another bowl combine the flour with sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir in the applesauce mixture JUST until moistened. Spoon into muffin tins 3/4 full. Sprinkle the topping over each muffin. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (79.3 g)
- Calories 305.6
- Total Fat - 14.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
- Cholesterol - 17.5 mg
- Sodium - 125.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 41.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.8 g
- Sugars - 19.9 g
- Protein - 4.5 g
- Calcium - 28.9 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg