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Who needs a bakery when you can whip up these cinnamon-y breakfast treats at home? A fast and easy muffin recipe made with applesauce and cinnamon.

The trick to a nice, fluffy muffin is to be sure not to overmix the batter. As with any muffin recipe, mix the batter just until combined and no visible streaks of flour remain; it’s ok if there are a few lumps, though.

I used Homemade Applesauce to make these muffins. If you use unsweetened applesauce in this recipe, then I would suggest adding another 1/4 cup of sugar to the batter.

This is a really basic recipe for Applesauce Muffins, but it’s easy to jazz them up. For a little variety, you can add in raisins, dried apricots, dried cranberries or cherries, chopped apple chunks, chocolate chips, or nuts. Or you can add a streusel topping like the one used on my Banana Crumb Bread. Or dip the tops of the muffins into cinnamon sugar when they are still warm from the oven.

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Applesauce Muffins

Course: Bread, Breakfast, Snack

Servings: muffins

Calories: 214kcal

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup butter, melted
2 large eggs
1 cup applesauce
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup brown sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375° F. Line a muffin pan with silicone or paper muffin cups, or grease and flour the muffin pan.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a large bowl whisk the melted butter, eggs, Applesauce, and sugars until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. The batter may be a bit lumpy.
Spoon into the prepared muffin cups, filling approximately 3/4 full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffin comes out clean.

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Applesauce Muffins

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