Gingerbread Muffins
Great with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate on Christmas morning, these Gingerbread Muffins are full of spices and topped with white sugar sprinkles for just a hint of sweetness. They are a perfect compliment to the sugar overload that is Christmas!
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup nonfat milk
- 1/4 cup white sugar sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder and salt with a whisk. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, stir together butter, brown sugar, applesauce, molasses and egg until combined.
- Add dry ingredients and milk and stir just until ingredients are combined. Over-mixing will result in a very dense muffin.
- Scoop batter evenly into muffin cups. (Using a ice cream scoop is helpful).
- Sprinkle sugar sprinkles on top of the muffin batter.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
These taste amazing spread with whipped cream cheese!
Nutrition
Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 286mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 289IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg
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