Healthy Apple-Walnut Muffins

Made with no added fat or sugar, these tasty muffins use fruit and buttermilk to keep them moist.

Makes 12 muffins
15 minutes preparation
25 minutes baking


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 rounded teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons frozen, thawed apple juice concentrate
2/3 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons oat bran
2 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
1/3 cup chopped walnuts (about 1 1/3 ounces)
Garnish
1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled cored, and cut into 12 thin slices


Preparation
*Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups or line with paper liners.
*Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and salt.
*Mix together eggs, apple juice, and buttermilk.
*Stir flour mixture and oat bran into egg mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not overmix. Gently stir in chopped apples and nuts.
*Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling cups two-thirds full. Garnish each muffin with an apple slice.
*Bake muffins until lightly golden and tops spring back when pressed, 25 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool slightly. Turn muffins out onto rack to cool completely.