There seems to be quite a doughnut trend going on over at Tastespotting, and several people posted their versions of these delicious-looking doughnut muffins. So I decided to make my own version!

The texture of these muffins is similar to those delightful cakey doughnuts, dense but airy at the same time, and the tops are treated in a decidedly doughnutty fashion… dipped in melted butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar!

So here’s what you need for the muffins:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup vanilla “light n fit” yogurt
• 2/3 cups brown sugar (packed)
• 1/4 cup applesauce

And for the topping:

• 1/2 stick melted butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat your oven to 390 degrees Fahrenheit and then get started!

Mix together all of your dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt).

In another bowl, mix everything else (eggs, yogurt, brown sugar, applesauce).

Combine the two bowls’ ingredients, mixing lightly until everything is moist. Don’t overmix it though! Lumps are totally fine, but if you overmix it, your muffins won’t be as airy!

Divide the batter between 12 muffin cups (sprayed with cooking spray), and bake the muffins for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of one would come out clean.

While they’re baking, melt your butter and get your cinnamon-sugar topping ready.

When the muffins are finished and they’ve cooled a little, dip the top of each one in the melted butter, then in the cinnamon-sugar topping so they have that doughnutty crunchy topping. Delicious!

Help yourself!