These adorable little applesauce muffins are tender, sweet and full of apple flavor! These bites of deliciousness are complete once you dip them in melted butter and cinnamon and sugar. They’re toddler and kid friendly!
These applesauce mini muffins are the perfect little bites to add to your fall baking list. They surprisingly have a low amount of sugar, so they serve well as a snack and even breakfast. Mini muffins are fun to make because they’re more bite-sized than muffin size. Other popular mini muffin recipes of mine include my Healthy Apple Mini Muffins and my Healthy Mini Blueberry Muffins
These mini muffins keep well at room temperature and are freezer-friendly. They’re easy to make, too. I hope you love this recipe as much as my kiddo and I do!
Ingredients
Applesauce – freshly made or storebought work
Melted Butter – coconut oil can also be substituted
Whole Egg
Maple Syrup – to add some extra sweetness
Vanilla Extract
All Purpose Flour – whole wheat flour can be substituted
Ground Cinnamon – for some extra fall flavor
Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt
Additional Melted Butter – to dip the muffins into once baked
1/4 cup sugar & 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon – once you dip the muffin into the butter, you can then dip into this cinnamon sugar mixture
This is the silicone mini muffin pan I use from Amazon – Silicone Mini Muffin Pan
For Littles
These are great muffins to make for your littles because they’re low in sugar. Such a great option for a healthier treat! To make them added-sugar-free, omit the cinnamon sugar topping and serve the muffins without it. You can serve these to your little 12 months +!
How To
Mix together the wet ingredients and then add your dry ingredients. Scoop into a mini muffin pan and bake
Pop out the muffins and dunk into the additional melted butter and cinnamon & sugar mixture. Enjoy!:)
Applesauce Mini Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 whole egg
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Topping
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375. Place the silicone mini muffin pan on a baking sheet and set aside. If you’re not using a silicone mini muffin pan, make sure you grease your pan well with with a baking spray
- In a medium sized bowl, combine the applesauce, melted butter, whole egg, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Whisk together until evenly combined
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix and then add into the bowl of the wet ingredients and mix together until combined (I also will just add all the dry ingredients individually to the bowl if I’m running low on time)
- Using a tablespoon cookie scoop or spoon, scoop the batter into the 24 cup mini muffin pan evenly
- Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and then pop them out and set them on a wire rack
- While the muffins are still warm, set up your topping ingredients. Put your melted butter into a small bowl and the granulated sugar and cinnamon in another small bowl. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Dunk a mini muffin into the melted butter and then into the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat. Repeat with all your mini muffins
- Serve! You can store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or the in the freezer for up to 3 months. Enjoy!:)
