For the Love of Apples Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour                      • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour     • 1 1/2 cups sugar    
• 1 cup finely chopped, peeled apple    • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon baking powder                 • 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt                                 • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg    • 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce                         • 1/2 cup melted butter

Applesauce Cupcake Recipe Directions

Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Add eggs, butter, and applesauce.  Mix for 2 minutes at slow speed.  Scrape bowl.  Mix at medium speed for 1 minute.  Scrape bowl, and stir in chopped apples and walnuts.

Your oven should be preheated to 350 degrees.  spoon cupcake batter into cupcake pans lined with paper or foil cupcake liners.  You should fill each cup approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full making sure you have the same amount of batter in each cup.

Bake your cupcakes for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Remove the applesauce cupcakes from the pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Top with caramel topping or frosting and enjoy!

 

cupcake Tip:

If you prefer softer apple chunks in your cupcakes, cook the chopped apples before adding them to the cupcake batter.  You can either boil, steam, or saute the apple chunks to cook them.  Be careful to only cook them to the point where they just begin to soften since they will be cooking more once placed in the oven.