Healthy Apple-Walnut Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 2 tablespoons oat bran

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup apple juice concentrate (frozen and thawed)

• 1/3 cup buttermilk

• 2 small granny smith apples, peeled, cored, chopped

• 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped

Garnish

• 1 small granny smith apple, peeled, cored, cut into 12 thin slices

1. Preheat Oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups, or use paper liners.

3. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, salt, and oat bran.

4. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 cup plus 2 tbsp apple juice concentrate, and buttermilk.

5. Stir flour mixture into the egg mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not over mix.

6. Gently stir in chopped apples and walnuts.

7. Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling cups two thirds full.

8. Garnish each unbaked muffin with an apple slice.

9. Bake muffins until lightly golden and the tops spring back when gently pressed, about 25 minutes.

10. Transfer muffin pan to a wire rack to cool slightly, about 15 - 20 minutes.

11. Turn muffins out on rack to cool completely.

Servings

12 muffins