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

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat Oven to 375 degrees F.

2. 2

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

3. 3

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

4. 4

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

5. 5

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

6. 6

   Gently stir in chopped apples and walnuts.

7. 7

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

8. 8

   Garnish each unbaked muffin with an apple slice.

9. 9

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

10. 10

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

11. 11

    Turn muffins out on rack to cool completely.