Gingerbread Muffins

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.25 cups applesauce
• 0.25 cups molasses
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 0.5 teaspoons ground ginger
• 0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 0.5 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon white sugar , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

2. 2

   Combine 1/2 cup sugar, applesauce, molasses, vegetable oil, and egg in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer until combined.

3. 3

   Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture, stirring until combined. Add water; mix until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Sprinkle lightly with remaining sugar.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes.