Apple-Walnut Muffins Recipe

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg, ground
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup apple juice concentrate
• 1/3 cup Butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 medium apples
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Peel, seed, and finely chop apples.
3. Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners; set aside.
4. Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl. Combine and add eggs, apple juice concentrate, melted butter, and vanilla; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
5. Stir in apple and walnuts.
6. Spoon batter into prepared cups, filling each cup 3/4 full.
7. Bake 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let stand in pan on wire rack 5 minutes.
8. Remove from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

*Cooled muffins may be wrapped securely and frozen up to 3 months.

Nutritional Information

Per muffin:

• 199 calories
• 9.8g fat
• 4g protein
• 9g fat
• 49mg cholesterol
• 25g carbohydrate
• 183mg sodium

Diabetic Exchanges

• 1/4 diabetic starch/bread exchange
• 1 3/4 diabetic fat exchange
• 1/2 diabetic fruit exchange

Recipe reviewed by Dietitian Kimberly A. Tessmer, RD LD

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