Spiced Apple Cider Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup apple butter, such as smuckers
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup apple cider
• 1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup canola oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• 2 to prepare streusel: mix brown sugar, whole-wheat flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. cut in butter with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir in walnuts, if using.
• 3 to prepare muffins: whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• 4 whisk egg and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. whisk in apple butter, syrup, cider, yogurt and oil. make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they'll be quite full). sprinkle with the streusel.
• 5 bake the muffins until the tops are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 25 minutes. let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.