Glazed Apple Sauce Cupcakes
Ingredients
- APPLE SAUCE CUPCAKES
- 1 cup Santa Cruz Organic® Apple Sauce
- 2 tbsps. canola oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsps. baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- Dash ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- CARAMEL GLAZE
- 3 tbsps. butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 tsps. water
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 350°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
- Step 2
For Cupcakes: BEAT apple sauce, oil, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in small bowl. Add to apple sauce mixture. Beat on low speed until evenly moistened. Divide evenly in prepared muffin cups.
- Step 3
BAKE 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
- Step 4
For Glaze: PLACE butter in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 20 seconds or until melted. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add 2 teaspoons water. Beat until smooth. Add more water as needed to make dipping consistency. Dip tops of cupcakes into glaze. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Serving size
(1 of 12 cupcakes)
- Calories 190
- Calories from Fat50g
- Total Fat 6g
- Saturated Fat 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 25mg
- Sodium 140mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 31g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Sugars 12g
- Protein 3g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet