Cocoa Applesauce Muffins Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS WITH APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 8 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Stir together 1 cup flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, cream together brown sugar and applesauce. Beat in egg white and vanilla.
• Stir flour into egg mixture alternately with milk. Mix in an additional 1 tablespoon of flour. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups so that cups are half full.
• Bake in preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

APPLESAUCE COCOA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Cream together shortening and sugar replacement. Add egg and blend well.
• Sift all dry ingredients together and add alternately with applesauce and water to creamed mixture. Be sure to add flour first and last.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 12-15 minutes.

CHOCO CHIP-APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cups in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups or spray bottoms only with cooking spray.
• Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Using rolling pin, crush cereal; pour into large bowl. Add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and baking soda; mix well. Stir in remaining ingredients just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from muffin cups. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

COCOA APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Grease bottom only of muffin cups (the 2 1/2 inch diameter size will make 12 muffins).
• Prepare the crunchy topping by combining all of the topping ingredients until crumbly. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, comine the cocoa and oil, stirring until smooth.
• Add the applesauce and egg, blending well.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together.
• Stir in the applesauce mixture and nuts, just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Fill the muffin cups about 2/3 full and sprinkle a heaping teaspoonful of topping on each muffin.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.

COCOA APPLESAUCE-RAISIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease the bottoms, or line 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, stir together, the flours, brown sugar, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• In a small bowl, stir together, melted butter, applesauce, half and half cream or milk (if using), and the egg until well blended.
• Add to dry ingredients; stir with a wooden spoon JUST until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Stir in raisins.
• Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full with the batter.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the muffins test done.
• Remove from pans to wire racks.
• Cool slightly.
• Serve muffins warm with cinnamon butter.
• To make cinnamon butter: In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and cinnamon until well blended.

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk the applesauce, milk, egg substitute and vanilla until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack.