Ingredients
12 servings
- •0.5 cup white sugar
- •0.25 cup applesauce
- •0.25 cup molasses
- •3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- •1 egg
- •1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •0.5 teaspoon salt
- •0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
- •0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
- •0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- •0.5 cup boiling water
- •1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Combine 1/2 cup sugar, applesauce, molasses, vegetable oil, and egg in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer until combined.
- Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture, stirring until combined. Add water; mix until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Sprinkle lightly with remaining sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 149
- Carbohydrate: 27g
- Fat: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Sugar: 13g