These easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins are sure to make your kitchen smell incredible and your taste buds jump for joy. They’re also super simple to make and use common ingredients you may even have in your pantry and refrigerator. Ever since falling in love with my Banana Blueberry Muffins, I have wanted to make another variety, and apple cinnamon is one of my favorite flavor combinations. Now that it’s September, fall is on the horizon and it seemed like the perfect time to post this recipe! These Apple Cinnamon Muffins include dramatically less sugar than most traditional muffins, but they still taste perfectly sweet. Fluffy and moist, with juicy apples throughout, these muffins are so comforting and satisfying when you’re craving baked goods. I love serving these for breakfast or brunch, they pair beautifully with eggs and fruit or bacon. They also make a great snack! Each muffin is just 117 calories or 4 WW Points (or 5 WW Points if following the diabetic WW program)! To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
These easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins are simple to make using ingredients you likely already have on hand!
Yield: 12muffins
Ingredients
1cupunsweetened applesauce
1large egg
1/3cupwhite sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
5tablespoonslight butter, melted (I use Land O’Lakes)
1cuppeeled and chopped apples
1 ½cupsall purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonground cinnamon
½teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375. Mist 12 cups in a muffin tin with cooking spray.
Combine the applesauce, egg, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a fork until thoroughly mixed. Pour in the melted butter and stir until combined. Add the chopped apples and stir to mix in.
In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the applesauce mixture and stir together until combined into a batter.
Spoon the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 18-20 minutes until the muffins are baked through and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!WW Points per muffin: 4* (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)*5 Points if following the diabetic WW planNutrition Information per muffin: 117 calories, 20 g carbs, 8 g sugars, 3 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 2 g protein, 1 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 muffin) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 4 SmartPoints/ Blue: 4 SmartPoints/ Purple: 4 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 3 per muffin (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Author: Emily Bites
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple Muffins, Healthy Muffins, WW Breakfast, WW Recipes