Candy Apple Muffins

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/2 cup diced unsalted butter, cold
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 granny smith apple, unpeeled and diced (1-1/2 cups)
• 1/3 cup red-hot candies

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 line 16 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
• 3 in large bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; mix with fingers to break up sugar lumps.
• 4 in separate small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the flour mixture with 2-1/2 tablespoons of the butter.
• 5 mix with fingers until crumbly and set aside to use as streusel topping.
• 6 melt remaining butter in small pan over low heat.
• 7 cool slightly, then whisk in applesauce and eggs.
• 8 to flour mixture remaining in large bowl, stir in baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
• 9 add diced apple, then butter-applesauce mixture; stir until dry ingredients are almost combined.
• 10 add cinnamon candies and stir lightly; do not overmix.
• 11 spoon into prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• 12 sprinkle muffins with streusel topping.
• 13 bake 18 minutes or until browned and tops spring back when lightly pressed.
• 14 remove to wire racks to cool.