Light Apple Stuffing Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 0.67 cups nonfat dry milk powder
• 0.5 cups margarine , melted
• 6 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 0.25 cups sucralose sugar substitute , such as Splenda®
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2.5 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground thyme
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons onion powder
• 0.5 teaspoons garlic powder
• 0.5 teaspoons dried minced onion
• 0.25 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 sweet-tart apples , such as Gala
• 0.5 cups chopped celery

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

2. 2

   Whisk water, milk powder, margarine, white sugar, eggs, sucralose, baking powder, salt, thyme, baking soda, onion powder, garlic powder, minced onion, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Whisk all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour into milk powder mixture until batter is thick. Fold apples and celery into batter; spoon into prepared muffin cups.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Rotate muffin pans and bake until set and golden, 5 to 10 minutes more.