Lower Fat Apple Streusel Muffins Recipes

APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Fold in apples. , Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. For topping, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Mix glaze ingredients; drizzle over tops.

LOWER FAT APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make streusel topping by mixing brown sugar, first amount of flour (2 TBS), margarine and cinnamon until crumbly.
• In another bowl, mix together white sugar, baking powder, salt and second amount of flour (1 1/2 cups).
• Make a well in centre of dry ingredients.
• Add beaten egg, milk, applesauce and apples all at once.
• Stir just until moistened.
• Fill 12 muffin cups 3/4 full and sprinkle with streusel.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

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.

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.