Apple Muffins

Another one from the wonderful food blog sisterscafe.blogspot.com. They have so many great muffin recipes and I've been on a muffin kick lately. This is another one that is actually quite healthy.

Apple Muffins

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup chopped pecans (I had to omit due to nut allergies in our home.)

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup canola oil

2 large eggs

1 cup natural apple sauce

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup lowfat buttermilk

1 Golden Delicious apple, peeled, cored & cut into 1/4" pieces (Any apple would probably work - I used what I had in the fridge and I used two of them.)

Preheat oven to 400. Coat muffin pan with cooking spray or fill tin with liners.

In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup brown sugar with pecans and cinnamon. Set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together the all purpose flour and whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt.

In a large bowl combine 3/4 cup brown sugar and oil. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Whisk in the applesauce and vanilla.

Whisk in the flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the buttermilk. Whisk until just combined. Gently stir in apple chunks.

Pour batter into prepared muffin pan and sprinkle with pecan mixture. Tap pan on counter a few times to remove any air bubbles. Bake for approximately 15 minutes. Makes 20 muffins.