Light Apple Stuffing Muffins

I decided to combine my wheat muffin recipe with the rest of the ingredients that I use to make stuffing. These muffins make healthy finger food stuffing on-the-go. They are sweet and savory with a buttery-like taste.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 153 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 tablespoons white sugar
• ½ cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups water
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ⅔ cup nonfat dry milk powder
• ½ teaspoon dried minced onion
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons ground thyme
• ¼ cup sucralose sugar substitute (such as Splenda®)
• 2 sweet-tart apples (such as Gala), cored and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

Step 2

Whisk water, milk powder, margarine, white sugar, eggs, sucralose, baking powder, salt, thyme, baking soda, onion powder, garlic powder, minced onion, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Whisk all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour into milk powder mixture until batter is thick. Fold apples and celery into batter; spoon into prepared muffin cups.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Rotate muffin pans and bake until set and golden, 5 to 10 minutes more.