Dessert

Apple Amaretto Muffins is for Dessert.

Apple Amaretto Muffins takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Apple Amaretto Muffins takes 27 minutes to cook.

Apple Amaretto Muffins makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Apple Amaretto Muffins are:

1 ? C flour
? tsp baking powder
? tsp baking soda
? tsp salt
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
?- ? C Honey (depending on how sweet you like them!)
? C (2 oz) cream cheese (reduced fat) ? softened
2 T butter (softened)
1/8 C mashed banana (or applesauce, pureed prunes/peaches) ? can use a bit more if you want them more moist
2 T amaretto (1/2 tsp almond extract can be used instead)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 lg egg
? C sour cream (with less fat)
? C reduced fat milk
1 C finely chopped apple
1 T flour

Streusel:
2 T flour
2 T brown sugar
? tsp ground cinnamon
2 T butter (chilled)
2 T sliced almonds

Glaze (optional)
? C powdered sugar
1 ? 2 tsp milk (depending on desired thickness)
1/2 tsp amaretto (optional)

Here is how you make Apple Amaretto Muffins:

-Preheat oven to 350 (180 C)-Place muffin cup liners into 12 muffin cups-In a small bowl combine with whisk: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg. Set aside.-In a large bowl combine honey, cream cheese, butter, and banana. Beat with mixer on high until well blended.-Add amaretto, vanilla, and egg. Beat at medium speed until well blended.-In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream and milk until well blended. Set aside.-In another small bowl combine chopped apple and 1 T flour. Toss well.-Alternating, add both flour mixture and sour cream mixture to the mixture in the large bowl. Begin and end with flour mixture. Beat just until blended.-Fold in apple mixture-Divide batter evenly into muffin cups-Prepare Streusel: -combine flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in the 2 T chilled butter with a pastry blender or knives, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Toss in almonds.-Sprinkle streusel evenly over muffins.-Bake at 350 for 27 mins (or until wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean). -Cool in pan on wire rack 15 mins, then remove muffins from pan.-To prepare glaze (optional): Combine powdered sugar, milk, and amaretto in a small bowl with a whisk. -Drizzle glaze over cooled cupcakes (Glaze should harden)Serving Size: makes 12 muffinsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DAVISKL04.

The nutritional information for Apple Amaretto Muffins is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 179.0

• Total Fat: 4.4 g
• Cholesterol: 12.3 mg
• Sodium: 69.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 3.2 g