Apple Honey Mini Muffins

I felt like making an apple mini muffin for social hour tomorrow. These Apple Honey Mini Muffins are a slight variation on my Baked Apple Fritters with a honey glaze and a slightly fewer steps.

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons melted butter, cooled
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour (220g)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 ounces Greek yogurt 
• 4 ounces applesauce (sweetened is fine)
• (optional - 1 egg)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1.5 large apples, peeled, cored, and shredded
• 1/2 apple, peeled and diced small
      
• 1.5 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 - 3 tablespoons hot water

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray two 24-well mini muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Melt butter, let cool.
3. In food processor, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, vanilla, yogurt, 2 tablespoons of honey, and applesauce.
5. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir until well combined. 
6. Fold in the shredded apples.
   (Reserve diced apples for the top of the muffins.)
7. Place a small cookie scoop (1.5 - 2 teaspoons) of batter in each muffin cup. 
   (This fills this mostly full, and should fill 48 mini muffins.)
8. Sprinkle a few diced apple pieces on the top of each muffin.
9. Bake for 17 minutes until they are lightly browned on edges.
10. While they are baking, in a small bowl, whisk together 1.5 cup powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons honey, and 2-3 tablespoons hot water as needed to make a thick glaze.
11. Remove pans from oven, and muffins from pans.
12. Brush the glaze over each muffin.
    (If the muffins cool,  warm the glaze for about 20 seconds in microwave to spread easier.)
13. Let set on cookie sheets until glaze hardens, about 15 minutes.

Carole's Notes: 

These were tasty! I liked the honey glaze with the apples.
I made this batch egg free  by accident- you could also add 1 egg to the wet ingredients.