These mini muffins are so sweet they might end up being the <em>apple</em> of your eye
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
1 large egg
1. Adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin well with vegetable oil spray.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk applesauce, melted butter, sugar, cider, and egg until well combined.
4. Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture and use a rubber spatula to gently stir until just combined and no dry flour is visible. Do not overmix.
5. Scoop the batter into each muffin tin cup with 2 spoons (fill muffin cups to the top). Sprinkle the top of the muffins with a little extra sugar.
6. Bake until muffins are deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of one muffin comes out clean, 12 to 14 minutes.
7. Place muffin tin on a cooling rack and let muffins cool for 15 minutes. Gently wiggle muffins to loosen from muffin tin and transfer directly to the cooling rack. Let muffins cool for at least 5 minutes.
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