Healthy Apple Butter-Filled Muffins

I’m impatient. Its only June and I’m already dreaming of fall. I know, I know, but its my favorite season! So, I still had some home made apple butter in my pantry from last fall and I wanted to use it up…so why wait? I’m the girl who eats pumpkin butter in April..anyway…I found this recipe for apple butter-filled muffins and it looked delightful. I made some healthy substitutions and they came out really tasty.

*Adapted from Taste of Home Apple Butter Muffins

Ingredients

1 cup quick oats
3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 flax egg {1 tbsp ground flax mixed with 3 tbsp water and let stand for 3 minutes}
3/4 cup soy milk
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup home made apple butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Combine the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and spices in large bowl
3. Combine flax egg, soy milk and apple sauce until mixed well
4. Add remaining wet ingredients (except apple butter) to dry mix until batter is just combined
5. Add 1 tbsp of batter to greased muffin tin
6. Add 1 spoonful of apple butter to top of each muffin