Caramel-Apple Muffins

Name: Caramel-Apple Muffins
Prep time: 34 min
Cook time: 34 min
Total time: 34 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms small apples (12 to 14 apples); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 591 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted and divided; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 237 milliliters vegetable oil

Caramel-Apple Muffins might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This dairy free and vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 718 calories. A mixture of ground cinnamon, sugar, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 34 minutes.

Instructions

Peel, core, and cut 4 apples into 24 (1/4-inch-thick) rings. Saut apple rings, in batches, in a lightly greased skillet over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

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Frying Pan

Remove from skillet, and place 1 apple ring in the bottom of each of 24 lightly greased muffin pan cups.

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Apple

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Muffin Tray

Peel and finely chop enough remaining apples to equal 3 cups. Set aside.

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Stir together sugar and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl.

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Sugar

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Bowl

Stir together flour and next 3 ingredients; add to sugar mixture, stirring just until blended. (Batter will be stiff.) Fold in finely chopped apples and 1 cup pecans.

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Apple

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All Purpose Flour

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Spoon batter evenly over apple rings in muffin pan cups, filling cups three-quarters full.

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Apple

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Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Oven

Remove muffins from pan, and cool, apple rings up, on a wire rack.

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Press the handle of a wooden spoon gently into the center of each apple ring, forming a 1-inch-deep indentation in the muffins. Spoon warm Quick Caramel Frosting evenly over muffins, filling indentations.

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Frosting

Caramel

Apple

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Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans.

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Pecan Pieces

Caramel-Apple Coffee Cakes: Omit apple rings, and prepare apple muffin batter as directed. Divide batter evenly between 2 greased and floured 8-inch round baking pans.

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Caramel

Coffee

Apple

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Remove from pans, and cool on wire racks. Spoon warm Quick Caramel Frosting evenly over coffee cakes; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 1/2 cups pecans. Makes 16 servings. Prep: 20 min.,

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Coffee

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Bake: 50 min.

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Apple Bread: Omit apple rings, Quick Caramel Frosting, and 1 1/2 cups pecans on top. Prepare apple muffin batter as directed. Divide batter evenly between 2 greased and floured 9- x 5-inch loaf pans.

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