Low-Fat Apple Spice Muffins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoons ground allspice
• 0.25 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 large egg whites
• 0.67 cups skim milk
• 0.67 cups nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 cup raw sugar
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 0.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped peeled apple

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Whisk the whole wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger together in a large bowl until evenly combined. Use your fingers to make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites, skim milk, yogurt, raw sugar, canola oil, and vanilla extract until smooth; mix in the chopped apple.

4. 4

   Pour the liquid ingredients into the well in the dry ingredients, and mix to make a thick batter.

5. 5

   Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full.

6. 6

   Bake the muffins in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

7. 7

   Cool the muffins in their cups for about 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.