1. Preheat oven to 375. Coat 3 mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the grated apple, buttermilk, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.
4. Add wet ingredients and the chia seed to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
5.
Spoon batter into muffin tins. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until tops
are lightly golden brown. Allow muffins to rest for 10 minutes in the
pan, then remove and cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.
Apple Peanut Butter Mini Muffins
Makes 2 1/2 dozen
All you need:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups grated apple (I used Honeycrisp, but any sweet apple will do)
1 cup lowfat buttermilk
3/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons chia seed
All you do:
1. Preheat oven to 375. Coat 3 mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the grated apple, buttermilk, peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.
4. Add wet ingredients and the chia seed to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
5. Spoon batter into muffin tins. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until tops are lightly golden brown. Allow muffins to rest for 10 minutes in the pan, then remove and cool on a wire rack.