Description
These healthy sourdough apple cinnamon muffins are a perfect balance of natural sweetness and gut-friendly goodness. Made with an active sourdough starter, whole wheat flour, and natural sweeteners, they are light, fluffy, and packed with warm cinnamon flavor. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or a guilt-free dessert!
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup active sourdough starter
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 egg (or flax egg for a vegan option)
- ¼ cup coconut oil or melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat or spelt flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup diced apples (any variety)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the sourdough starter, applesauce, maple syrup, egg, oil, and vanilla extract.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Combine everything: Slowly fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring gently until combined. Fold in the diced apples.
- Fill muffin cups: Spoon batter into the muffin tin, filling each about ¾ full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool & Enjoy: Let muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Healthy, Sourdough
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: sourdough dessert recipes, fermented desserts, sourdough baking, gut-friendly sweets, natural sweetener desserts