Apple-Spice Muffins

Directions

Ingredients :

2 medium ripe bananas, mashed

¾ cup packed brown sugar

⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup whole wheat flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 ¼ teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon apple pie spice

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 cup quick-cooking oats

1 cup diced apple

Methods :

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups.

Step 2

Stir together bananas, brown sugar, applesauce, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, apple pie spice, and baking soda in another bowl.

Step 3

Add flour mixture and oats to banana mixture; gently stir just until combined. Do not overmix. Fold in apple. Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove muffins from pan, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.