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Baked applesauce muffins are golden brown in tulip muffin liners.

Applesauce Muffins with Spice Cake Mix

Cassie Waltman
Applesauce Muffins with Spice Cake Mix are moist and tender with sweet apple and spice flavor and use boxed cake mix for easy preparation.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 272 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 muffin tin with 12 wells
  • tulip-style muffin liners

Ingredients
  

  • 13.25 ounces spice cake mix
  • 1½ cups applesauce
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil (or other neutral oil)
  • 1 cup pecans (about 4.5 ounces, optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the wells of a sturdy muffin tin with baking liners.
  • In a large bowl, combine the eggs, oil, and applesauce. Whisk until smooth.
  • Sprinkle the cake mix over the wet ingredients. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until the batter is smooth.
  • If desired, chop the pecans into small pieces. Add ¾ of the chopped pecans, reserving the remaining pecans for topping the muffins.
  • Divide the batter between the 12 wells of the muffin tin. Optionally sprinkle nuts over the top of the batter in each well.
  • Bake the muffins for 22-24 minutes. When the muffins are baked, a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin should come out clean.
  • Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.

Notes

These muffins are larger than standard muffins, so you will need the tulip-style muffin tin liners to help them bake up tall. If you do not use liners, the muffins will still bake successfully but the muffin tops will touch between each well. Still delicious, just less pretty.

Nutrition facts are sometimes provided below and are calculated using an online calculator. With specific brands of ingredients and additions, omissions, or substitutions the nutrition facts may change. We encourage you to use your own nutrition facts calculator to obtain the most accurate nutrition facts for your meal.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 218mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 59IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg
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