Dairy Free Muffins Filled with Homemade Applesauce

To make the applesauce, peel and core the apples and cut them into small cubes. Place the apples in a saucepan with the sugar, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of water. Cook over a low heat until the apples are tender but not mushy. Then remove them from the heat and set aside to cool.

Preheat the oven to 200 C. Line a 12-count muffin tin with muffin papers or use silicone muffin moulds if you have them.

Sift flour, caster sugar and baking powder into a mixing bowl.

In another bowl, beat the butter and eggs until well combined. Then add the milk. Stir this mixture into the flour mixture until just incorporated. Don’t over stir; it’s fine if the mixture is a little lumpy.

Spoon half of the mixture into the muffin cases. Then evenly divide about two thirds of the apple sauce amongst the muffins. Cover the apple sauce with the remaining muffin batter. With a small spoon make a swirl of apple sauce in the top of each, using the remaining apple sauce. Then dust the tops with with cinnamon and brown sugar.

Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack