Apple Fritter Cups or Baked Apple Fritters

Always looking for something healthy in the snack line, I came across this in the Everyday Happy Happy Herbivore, by Lindsay S. Nixon.  I've been very pleased with every recipe I've tried from this cookbook.  My comments are in bold text.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups chopped apple (skin optional)  If it's organic I use the skin.  If not, I peel.
1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
1/4 cup light brown or raw sugar
1 cup non-dairy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
1/2 teaspoon salt (didn't use)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
dash of ground nutmeg or ground ginger (I used nutmeg this time.)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Basic Glaze (to follow)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Fill muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.  If planning to eat warm, lightly spray papers with oil to prevent sticking.  If you cool, papers will peel off nicely without oil.)
3. Toss 1 cup of chopped apples with a few dashes of cinnamon and a little brown sugar until well coated and set aside.  (This is the topping.)
4. In a small bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, plus a dash of nutmeg or ginger, and stir to combine. Whisk in sugar, then pour in milk mixture.  Add vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup of apples and stir to combine.
5. Spoon into muffin cups, filling just a tad more than halfway.  Add sugar-cinnamon apple topping to each.
6. Bake 15 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  I did 15 minutes, but I have a very hot oven.
7. Meanwhile, make Basic Glaze, substituting1 teaspoon of liquid with 1 teaspoon of pure maple syrup (optional).  That's what I did.
8. Drizzle warm fritters with glaze.

Nutritional Information (1 fritter without glaze):  102 calories, 0.4 grams fat, 20.9 grams carbohydrats, 2.4 grams fiber, 5.5 grams sugars, 2.7 grams protein



Basic Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
5 tablespoons non-dairy milk

Combine sugar with non-dairy milk and stir until a glaze forms.  If it's too thick, add more liquid.  If too thin, add more sugar.

Nutritional Information for 1 tablespoon:  61 calories, 0 grams fat, 15.2 grams carbohydrates, 0 grams fiber, 14.9 grams sugars, 0.1 grams protein.