Sarah Van Dyke's apple crumble muffins
3
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Recipe by our WeightWatchers Ambassador Sarah. Follow her on Instagram @sarahs_recipes. Delicious, nutritious, and perfectly spiced, these muffins combine the natural sweetness of apples and dates with a warm cinnamon flavour, all for just 3 Points per serving. Enjoy them as a quick snack or a wholesome dessert! You can also try swapping apple for diced canned apricot.
Ingredients
Fresh dates
6 individual, pitted, chopped
Bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp
Canned apple slices (100% apple)
385 g, (1 x 385g can)
White self-raising flour
¾ cup(s), (115g)
Ground cinnamon
1½ tsp
Egg(s)
2 medium, lightly beaten
Brown sugar
2 tsp
Reduced fat oil spread
2 tsp
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 6-hole (¾-cup capacity) Texas muffin tin with paper cases.
2
Combine dates and ¼ cup (60 ml) boiling water in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, covered, on High (100%) for 1 minute. Add bicarbonate of soda and mash dates with a fork (mixture will foam).
3
Process half the apple in a food processor or blender until smooth. Reserve 2 tablespoons flour. Add remaining flour, pureed apple, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and egg to date mixture and stir until just combined.
4
Combine reserved flour, sugar and remaining cinnamon in a bowl. Using fingertips, rub in spread until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
5
Spoon 1 tablespoon date mixture into each paper case. Top each with one-sixth of the remaining apple slices. Spoon the remaining date mixture over apple to cover. Sprinkle crumble mixture evenly over the top.
6
Bake for 18–20 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Stand muffins in tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
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