Low Fat Apple Walnut Muffins Recipes

HEALTHY APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups, or use paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, salt, and oat bran.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 cup plus 2 tbsp apple juice concentrate, and buttermilk.
• Stir flour mixture into the egg mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not over mix.
• Gently stir in chopped apples and walnuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling cups two thirds full.
• Garnish each unbaked muffin with an apple slice.
• Bake muffins until lightly golden and the tops spring back when gently pressed, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer muffin pan to a wire rack to cool slightly, about 15 - 20 minutes.
• Turn muffins out on rack to cool completely.

HEALTHY LOW FAT APPLE AND OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Soak the oats, apple juice, sugar and vanilla for 30 minutes.
• Mix in the flour, baking powder, grated apple and cinnamon.
• Fold in the beaten egg whites; Spoon into 12 muffin tins.
• Top muffins with 2 sliced apple wedges (cut quarters of apple into 3 or 4 wedges) and bake at 170° C (338°F) for 25 - 30 minutes until muffins and cooked though and golden.
• Cool in pan for a few minutes, then remove from pan and cool on wire rack.

LOW-FAT APPLE SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Whisk the whole wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger together in a large bowl until evenly combined. Use your fingers to make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites, skim milk, yogurt, raw sugar, canola oil, and vanilla extract until smooth; mix in the chopped apple.
• Pour the liquid ingredients into the well in the dry ingredients, and mix to make a thick batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full.
• Bake the muffins in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool the muffins in their cups for about 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.

JUMBO FLUFFY WALNUT APPLE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat top and insides of jumbo muffin pan with cooking spray, or line with muffin papers.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, vanilla, and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at time. Mix together the 1 3/4 cups of flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in apples and walnuts. Scoop into muffin cups to fill 3/4 full. Lightly sprinkle the tops with cinnamon crumble.
• To make Cinnamon Crumble: In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, and 2 tablespoons cubed butter. Mix together using a pastry blender, or two butter knives. The crumble topping should resemble small peas.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until tops are golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If they are browning too quickly, cover with tin foil. Remove from pans, and cool on wire rack.

APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS LOW FAT & LOW SUGAR VERSION

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF. Grease 12 muffin tin cups or line with cupcake papers.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder & soda, salt, cinnamon, oats, Splenda and walnuts.
• Thoroughly mix the egg, buttermilk, apple butter, oil & grated apple. Pour into dry ingredients and stir gently just till mixed. A few lumps are OK; overmixing will make the muffins tough.
• Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Combine topping ingredients & scatter over muffin tops.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (They don't rise very much; that's okay.).
• Remove from oven & cool on a rack (if you're "muffin tipper", now's the time to do it ;-) for 10 minutes. Remove from pan & finish cooling on rack.

APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the apple and sugar; set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the apple mixture, walnuts and raisins. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter. , Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

LOW FAT APPLE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine bran and buttermilk. Set aside to soak for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease muffin pan, or use paper liners.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar and baking soda. Stir in bran mixture and egg whites. Fold in grated apple. Divide batter into 12 muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 16 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.