Coffee Cake Muffins

By Stina

Ingredients

• For the muffins:
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Dash salt
• For the filling:
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• For the drizzled icing
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from nutritionfor.us

Preparation

Step 1

To make the muffins: preheat oven to 375F. Grease a mini heart cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Mix filling ingredients together and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter, applesauce, sugar and eggs together. Add in vanilla. Gently stir in (with a spoon) flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Pour about 1/2 tablespoon batter into the bottom of the cavity. Add 1 teaspoon filling on top of batter. Cover filling with another 1/2 tablespoon batter. Sprinkle each with filling.
Bake for 12 – 15 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out dry. Let muffins cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
While muffins are cooling, prepare icing by mixing powdered sugar and milk together. Once muffins have cooled completely, drizzle icing over each one. Enjoy!