Recipes

Name: Honey Roasted Pecan and Apple Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 18 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Vegetable oil; 1 1/4 cup Sugar; 2 Eggs; 1 1/4 cup All-purpose flour; 3/4 cup Whole wheat flour; 1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves; 1/8 teaspoon Ground nutmeg; 1 1/4 cup Fisher® Honey Roasted Chopped Pecans, divided; 2 cups Peeled, cored and chopped juicy apple (such as Honeycrisp)

Honey Roasted Pecan and Apple Muffins

Breakfast & Brunch, Desserts, Pecans

Yield: 18 Servings
Prep Time: 15 Mins.
Cook Time: 20 Mins.
Muffins with a crunch are the perfect treat for the fall season. This recipe features a mix of apple and pecan that's simply irresistible! Submitted by Betty Sullivan (Des Plaines, IL)

Ingredients

1 cup Vegetable oil
1 1/4 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
3/4 cup Whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Ground Cloves
1/8 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
1 1/4 cup Fisher® Honey Roasted Chopped Pecans, divided
2 cups Peeled, cored and chopped juicy apple (such as Honeycrisp)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray 18-cup muffin cups with baking spray.
Whisk oil and sugar together in a large bowl until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Stir into oil mixture using a rubber scraper or wooden spoon.
Add 1/2 cup pecans and apples and stir until incorporated.
Scoop into prepared muffin tins; each cup will be about 3/4 full. Gently press about 2 teaspoons of nuts into the top of each muffin. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of muffins comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes then remove from pan and cool on rack.