Gingerbread Muffins
These Gingerbread Muffins are holiday comfort food. Soft muffins loaded with a delicious ginger spice. This recipe makes for the perfect breakfast or snack.
Servings 15 muffins
Calories 216kcal
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup milk
- course sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line 14 to 15 muffin tins with cupcake liners.In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, brown sugar, molasses, oil, applesauce egg, and vanilla. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. Whisk together.
- In a small bowl combine the milks.
- Alternate adding the flour mixture with the milk mixture until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Fill muffins 3/4 of the way full.
- Sprinkle with coarse sugar and bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F.
- After 10 minutes, turn the oven down to 375 degrees F. Bake for another 3 to 5 minutes.
- You know they are done when the muffins spring back to the touch. Do not over bake or they will be tough.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg
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