Apple Walnut Muffins Low Fat & Low Sugar Version

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup rolled oats, not quick cooking
• 1/3 cup splenda granular
• 3 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons apple butter (see sugar free crock pot apple butter)
• 2 tablespoons light olive oil
• 1 cup cooking apple, grated, unpeeled (rome, jonagold, granny smith)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon walnuts, chopped
• 1 tablespoon rolled oats

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400ºf. grease 12 muffin tin cups or line with cupcake papers.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder & soda, salt, cinnamon, oats, splenda and walnuts.
• 3 thoroughly mix the egg, buttermilk, apple butter, oil & grated apple. pour into dry ingredients and stir gently just till mixed. a few lumps are ok; overmixing will make the muffins tough.
• 4 divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. combine topping ingredients & scatter over muffin tops.
• 5 bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (they don't rise very much; that's okay.).
• 6 remove from oven & cool on a rack (if you're "muffin tipper", now's the time to do it ;-) for 10 minutes. remove from pan & finish cooling on rack.