Gingerbread Cupcakes
Recipe from Comfort Food Diet Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 egg whites
- 1 egg
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup molasses
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1-1/3 cups reduced-fat whipped topping
Directions
- In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, egg whites and egg until well blended. Add applesauce and molasses; mix well. In a small bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice; gradually beat into applesauce mixture until blended.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- Just before serving, top each cupcake with 1 tablespoon whipped topping.
Yield: 24 cupcakes (1 serving = 1 cupcake)
Nutrition Information Per Serving- Calories: 165
- Fat: 6 g.
- Sat. Fat: 2 g.
- Trans Fat: 2 g.
- Sodium: 129 mg
- Carbs: 4 g.
- Fiber: 2 g.
- Protein: 2 g.