Thursday, May 26, 2011

Apple Oat Cupcakes

Apple Oat Cupcakes: yield 16
246 calories
4 g protein
2 g fiber




Here's the recipe:
All purpose flour - 2 Cups
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Kosher salt - 1 tsp
Ground cinnamon - 1 TBSP
Nutmeg - 1 tsp
Oats - 1/2 Cup
Light butter (I used Blue bonnet light) - 1 1/2 sticks
Splenda baking sugar - 3/4 Cup
Granulated sugar - 3/4 Cup
Light cream cheese - 3/4 Cup
Eggs - 3
Fat free milk - 1/2 Cup
Vanilla - 2 tsp
Granny Smith apple - 1 medium chopped small

Topping (included in calorie count):
Brown sugar - 1/2 Cup packed
Butter - 1/2 stick
Flour - 1/4 Cup plus 1 TBSP
Cinnamon - 2 tsp

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a stand mixer add butter and both splenda and regular sugar and mix on low speed. Add vanilla, milk and eggs one at a time. Turn off mixer and add cream cheese. Turn back on low. Grab another bowl and add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, oats, nutmeg, and salt. Blend together. Slowly add into the wet ingredients in the mixer. Blend until just combined and turn off. Chop one medium Granny Smith apple into small pieces and fold into the batter. Evenly distribute the dough into 16 cupcake liners. I baked in two batches. In same bowl used for dry ingredients blend together the toppings. Evenly sprinkle it over each cupcake. Bake for 23 minutes rotating halfway through. These are delicious warm and are hard to resist!! Enjoy!!

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