The perfect, healthy snack for fall: Make whole wheat pancake mix apple muffins.
pancake mix apple muffins
So last weekend I took my two girls (ages 2 and 8) apple picking, which in DC means driving out to Homestead Farm. And since picking the apples from the tree is more fun than eating them, we end up with hundreds, thousands, a lot of apples. That’s how these whole wheat pancake mix apple muffins happened.
In an effort to use said apples, I’m making apple muffins.
And I want them to be easy. And since I need some vitamins in there to justify including them in my kid’s lunch box for her sugar-free school (I hope they don’t notice the cinnamon glaze on top, but it’s just a tiny little bit), I’m using whole wheat pancake mix.
These are really good, and not too sweet at all. You don’t need to add the glaze on top, but for an extra treat, it’s a great match. These pancake mix apple muffins are perfect for the kids.
Oh my gosh, we have so very many apples. But these muffins used two of them. I need to make more muffins.
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whole wheat pancake mix apple muffins with cinnamon glaze
ingredients you will need:
2 cups whole wheat pancake mix
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 to 3 apples, pared, cored and chopped (about 2 cups)
cinnamon glaze recipe (optional):
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Blend together all of the muffin ingredients except for the apples. Mix in the chopped apples.
Line a cupcake tray with liners. Scoop the batter into each cup almost full.
Bake for 16 to 19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool and top with the glaze, if using. To make the glaze, stir together the ingredients.
For thicker glaze, add a bit more confectioner’s sugar. Pour into a disposable decorating bag or zip-top bag, snip the tip and pipe back and forth across the muffins. Makes 12 muffins.
whole wheat pancake mix apple muffins
How to make whole wheat PANCAKE MIX APPLE MUFFINS - a sweet and healthy Fall treat for breakfast or a kid-friendly snack.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat pancake mix
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 to 3 apples, pared, cored and chopped (about 2 cups)
- cinnamon glaze (optional):
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Blend together all of the muffin ingredients except for the apples. Mix in the chopped apples.
- Line a cupcake tray with liners. Scoop the batter into each cup almost full.
- Bake for 16 to 19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool and top with the glaze, if using.
- To make the glaze, stir together the ingredients. For thicker glaze, add a bit more confectioner's sugar. Pour into a disposable decorating bag or zip-top bag, snip the tip and pipe back and forth across the muffins. Makes 12 muffins.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 171Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 243mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 3gSugar: 15gProtein: 4g
Elizabeth says
What cuties! I have fond memories of apple picking as a child. Now, we just hunt and gather from wild and gone to wild apple trees. The apples are sour, (but free) maybe this muffin recipe would be good- if I added more sweet to it.
“sugar-free school” Really, truly? I’m all for good nutrition, but how can that work? Is it just refined, white sugar-free?
meaghanmountford says
Elizabeth, we had one of those wild apple trees in our front yard growing up!
The school stroooongly discourages bringing lunches with sugar, but primarily foods where sugar is one of the main ingredients. So no candy, chocolate bars, cupcakes, fruit snacks, etc. Muffins are OK, but those with icing on top, not as much. And no junk food, like soda, chips and Doritos and basically everything that tastes good. But they don’t go through every kid’s lunch box at the door.