Applesauce Muffins

 

Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup sugar or maple syrup or honey
1/4 cup oil (olive oil, avocado oil, or melted coconut oil)

1/4 cup milk

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (you can also use white wheat flour) 
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves

Topping: 

1 tablespoon melted butter

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Prepare a muffin pan with muffin liners or oil spray
- In a bowl, combine ingredients and stir until combined
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan
- Bake for 15-20 mins (if mini muffins 11 to 13 mins) 
- Allow to cool in muffin pan for a few minutes and then remove muffins to a cooling rack

- While muffins are cooling melt your butter and mix your sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl 

- Once cool to the touch brush the tops of the muffins with butter and dip them in the cinnamon sugar mixture

Enjoy!