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    Home » Recipes » Home Baking » Home Baking Cakes and Biscuits

    Apple and Pecan Muffins

    Published: Oct 7, 2014 · Updated: Jun 17, 2020 by Neil 8 Comments

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    Apple and Pecan Muffins stacked on a round chopping board. Pin title text overlay at top.
    These scrumptious apple and pecan muffins have a light and moist texture and are sweet to taste. They have a little cinnamon sugar crunchy topping but are only 173 calories each! #neilshealthymeals #recipe #apple #pecan #muffins

    These scrumptious apple and pecan muffins have a light and moist texture and are sweet to taste. Made from low fat Greek yogurt they're only 143 calories each!

    A selection of apple and pecan muffins in the background and some sliced apple and pecan nuts in the foreground.

    Folks, today's healthy apple and pecan muffin recipe is just delicious!

    I would say these are like when dessert meets breakfast.

    You see these muffins may just remind you a little of eating apple pie. Which of course would remind you of dessert.

    Having dessert for breakfast seems just fine to me!

    Apple and pecan muffins covered in icing and stacked on a round chopping board.

    Although I prefer pecan nuts with apple you could use walnuts here too.

    I find Golden Delcious apples are the best apples to use for this recipe but if you can only get red apples it's fine.

    You can also leave out all the nuts if you like, the muffins will still remind you of that apple pie!

    Birds eye view of 6 scattered apple and pecan muffins on a tabletop. Some slices of golden delicious apple and pecan nuts scattered at the bottom.

    Just one more thing - this is a muffin recipe and yes, this is NeilsHealthyMeals but as I advocate (yawn) in my Healthy Living section it is all about moderation.

    Eat healthy for 80% of the time, have a regular exercise routine and then provided you are at a sensible weight you should be able to indulge for 20% of the time.

    Read all about the 80/20 rule for eating here.

    Close up of a stack of iced apple and pecan muffins placed on a round chopping board.

    For These Apple And Pecan Muffins You May Need….

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    Equipment

    • 12 hole muffin tin
    • Sieve
    • Measuring spoons
    • Kitchen scale
    • Measuring jug
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Pyrex mixing glass bowl
    • Whisk
    • Wooden spoon
    • Wooden skewers
    • Wire baking rack

    This is the 12 hole muffin tin I use. 

    As you can see it's relatively inexpensive and it's perfect for all kinds of muffin recipes.

    It's made with heavy gauge carbon steel for long lasting performance and comes with a 25 year guarantee!

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    These scrumptious apple and pecan muffins have a light and moist texture and are sweet to taste. Made from low fat Greek yogurt they're only 143 calories each! Click to Tweet

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    These muffins keep well for 3 days inside a sealed plastic container without any loss of taste or flavour.

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    These scrumptious apple and pecan muffins have a light and moist texture and are sweet to taste. Made from low fat Greek yogurt they're only 143 calories each!
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    Apple and Pecan Muffins Recipe

    These scrumptious apple and pecan muffins have a light and moist texture and are sweet to taste.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Home Baking
    Cuisine: International
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 143kcal
    Author: Neil

    The following links and any links in the recipe card below are affiliate links.

    This means that if you click on it and then buy that product I’ll get a small commission (at no extra cost to you of course).

    If you do click through then thanks for being a part of Neil’s Healthy Meals!

    Equipment

    • 12 hole muffin tin
    • Sieve
    • Measuring spoons
    • Kitchen scale
    • Measuring jug
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Pyrex mixing glass bowl
    • Whisk
    • Wooden spoon
    • Wooden skewers
    • Wire baking rack

    Ingredients

    For the Muffins

    • 200 g self-raising flour
    • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
    • Pinch of salt
    • 250 ml low fat Greek yogurt (plain or Greek)
    • 75 g light brown soft unrefined cane sugar
    • 1 large egg, whisked
    • 2 eating apples (e.g. Golden Delicious) (about 100g) peeled, cored and grated
    • 50 g chopped pecans
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

    For the Topping

    • 100 g icing sugar
    • 4 teaspoon cold water
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180C (fan) and line a 12 hole muffin tray with paper cases.
    • In a bowl sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and pinch of salt.
    • In a separate larger bowl mix together the yogurt, sugar, egg, grated apple, pecan nut and cinnamon.
    • Add the dry flour mixture from the first bowl to the larger bowl and fold the ingredients together.
    • Spoon the muffin mixture into the muffin trays, just enough mixture to fill ¾ of each hole.
    • Bake for 15 – 20 minutes in the centre of an oven until risen and brown. Check the centre of one with a wooden skewer to ensure it comes out clear, and is therefore cooked through.
    • Allow to cool a little in the muffin trays and then transfer onto a wire rack.
    • Once cooled mix the icing sugar with the water and spoon over the top of each muffin equally.
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    Notes

    Store in a sealed container for up to 3 days.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.9g | Protein: 5.2g | Fat: 4.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Cholesterol: 16.8mg | Sodium: 143.8mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 8.3g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 0.4mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Apple and Pecan Muffins
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 143 Calories from Fat 37
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4.1g6%
    Saturated Fat 0.8g5%
    Cholesterol 16.8mg6%
    Sodium 143.8mg6%
    Carbohydrates 21.9g7%
    Fiber 1.2g5%
    Sugar 8.3g9%
    Protein 5.2g10%
    Vitamin A 50IU1%
    Vitamin C 0.8mg1%
    Calcium 40mg4%
    Iron 0.4mg2%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    These scrumptious apple and pecan muffins have a light and moist texture and are sweet to taste. They have a little cinnamon sugar crunchy topping but are only 173 calories each! #neilshealthymeals #recipe #apple #pecan #muffins

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    Comments

    1. Shashi @ runninsrilankan

      October 07, 2014 at 8:23 pm

      Sounds like an awesome run! Congrats! And these muffins sound so amazing - love the yogurt instead of butter!!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        October 08, 2014 at 5:13 am

        Thanks Shashi, it was. I loved every moment. I'm just going to keep up my training too and continue to run the 2 10k distances weekly that I was doing for my training and I'll look around the U.K. here for other potential running events! 🙂

        I'm so delighted at how these muffins eventually turned out after many tweaks at the recipe, thank you! 🙂

        I loved your Chocolate Manicotti Recipe. Wow, that's a winner in my eyes, good luck with your entry I'll be checking back to see how you got on. 😀

        Reply
    2. Linz @ Itz Linz

      October 09, 2014 at 3:18 am

      those muffins look and sound delicious!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        October 09, 2014 at 7:07 am

        Thanks for the comment and stopping by Linz.

        Yeah. They took a while to perfect, but I'm really happy with them now. 🙂

        Reply
    3. dana @ IveGotCake

      October 09, 2014 at 5:19 pm

      Lookls tempting indeed

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        October 09, 2014 at 7:47 pm

        Thanks Dana! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      October 14, 2014 at 11:38 am

      These muffins sound and look great for a post workout snack or breakfast on the go.

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        October 14, 2014 at 1:51 pm

        Thanks Angie 🙂 , I couldn't agree more with you.

        When I was trialling the recipe I took them into work on a Wednesday morning for after my gym run and they were just ticket!

        Reply

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