Apple Streusel Muffins

Well today is Sunday and since the oatmeal I made last week is all gone I decided to make some Apple Streusel Muffins.  The kids and I love muffins.  The hubby not so much, but I decided to give it a go and see what happens.  These make a great quick breakfast or a work well for snacks.  No one can even tell that I used wheat flour or that I cut out all refined sugar.

They make the house smell amazing!  My house is now filled with the warm apple spice scent and I love it!  When they cooled down I decided to try them to see how they turned out and I must say this is a complete success.  I was nervous because I was just creating this as I went.  Now I have some confidence in my baking and choices after this recipe.  Even my hubby enjoyed them.  He ate two when he woke up!

I am seriously amazed at how incredible these are.  These will definitely be a staple in our house from now on.  Next time I may try to make these muffins bite size which means I would have to shred the apples or dice them very small.  Or maybe switch it up a bit by making lemon/blueberry muffins or even chocolate chip.

Yum!  I can't help but drool over the picture!  So good :)

I wanted you to see the inside too.  I purposely left some bigger chunks of apple in there and they were fabulous!   

Apple Streusel Muffins
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour (sifted)
1-1/4 Cup all Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 Egg
2/3 Cup Greek Yogurt
1/3 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
2 TBS Canola Oil
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 Cup Stevia (cup for cup baking substitute)
2 TBS Molasses
4 Small Apples, diced and peeled (about 2 cups)
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/8 tsp Ground Cloves

Streusel Topping
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
1/3 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
2 TBS Butter, melted

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease muffin tins or line with paper muffin cups
• In a large bowl stir together flours, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, and salt
• In a small bowl mix egg, yogurt, milk, oil, applesauce, vanilla, molasses, and sugar
• Pour wet mixture into dry mixture and add apples
• Stir until everything is well blended and pour into muffin cups filling them to the top
• In a small bowl stir together sugar, flour, and cinnamon
• While tossing with a fork, slowly drizzle the melted butter and continue stirring until combined and crumbly
• Sprinkle about 1 TBS of the mixture over each muffin (I had tons extra so I recommend scaling it down or halving the recipe)
• Bake for 25 minutes or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean

Now I know you can have a healthier alternative to the streusel topping by adding oats or nuts, but I didn't have any so I decided to just use a basic streusel recipe.  Below is the nutritional value for each muffin.  This recipe yields 13 muffins.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 86 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 160 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4.0g 6%

Saturated Fat 1.2g 6%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 16mg 5%

Sodium 206mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 26.3g 9%

Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5%

Sugars 8.2g

Protein 4.5g

Vitamin A 2% • Vitamin C 2% Calcium 4% • Iron 7%

Nutrition Grade C

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Bad points

• High in sugar
• Contains alcohol

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