Cocoa Applesauce Raisin Muffins Recipes

APPLESAUCE RAISIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Melt coconut butter in a small bowl. Beat egg into the butter and pour into the flour mixture. Mix in applesauce and vanilla extract. Fold in raisins and walnuts and mix into a doughy batter.
• Scoop batter into the muffin liners using an ice cream scoop.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 20 minutes. Let muffins cool for about 5 minutes.

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.

APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in applesauce. Combine flour, baking soda and spices; stir into creamed mixture. If desired, fold in nuts. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.

RAISIN APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Combine the egg, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the apple and raisins. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter. For topping, in a bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

APPLESAUCE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix flour, baking soda, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat shortening with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl until smooth; add honey and mix for 2 minutes. Stir flour mixture into shortening mixture, alternating with applesauce, until batter is smooth. Fold in raisins and walnuts. Spoon about 2 1/2 tablespoons batter into each muffin cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

APPLESAUCE & RAISIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• With mixer beat eggs slightly.
• Add sugar, oil and applesauce; beat thoroughly.
• In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together.
• Add dry to the applesauce mixture; mix well.
• Stir in raisins.
• Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full and sprinkle each muffin with a bit of brown sugar.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.