Mini Apple Gingerbread Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups stone-ground whole wheat flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• 2 tsp ground ginger
  
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
  
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  
• ⅔ cup low-fat buttermilk
  
• ½ cup molasses
  
• ⅓ cup canola oil
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1 large egg white
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 cup finely chopped apple (sweet apple such as Fuji or Delicious, not Granny Smith)
  

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly coat 30 mini-muffin cups with olive oil cooking spray. Set aside.
  
• Combine flour. Baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
  
• Whisk buttermilk, molasses, oil, egg, egg white, and vanilla extract in another bowl. Make a well in dry ingredients and pour in liquid mixture. Stir until just combined.
  
• Divide batter between prepared muffin pans (there will be about 3 cups of batter).
  
• Bake on center rack 15 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.
  

Make 30 Servings:
Weight Loss Recipes Amount per Serving: 70 Calories, 1 g Protein, 10 g carbohydrates, 1 g Fiber, 2 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 90 mg sodium