Any Wellness Consultant would agree eating one is 186 calories well spent.

Ingredients:

½ cup tub margarine or light butter
¾ cup sugar
1 egg plus 1 egg white or egg substitute
½ cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
1½ cups natural applesauce
1¾ cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Grease and flour the cupcake tin.
• In a deep mixing bowl, cream the margarine or butter and sugar for about 1½ minutes at medium speed until smooth.
• Add in the egg, egg white or substitute and cocoa powder and mix for about 1 minute until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl frequently.
• Fold in the applesauce.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix by hand, about 60 or 70 strokes.
• Do not over-mix.
• Fill the cupcake molds half to three-quarters full.
• Bake the large cupcakes for 22 minutes or the mini cupcakes for 15 minutes.
• Cool before removing from pan.

Yields 12 large or 48 mini.

Nutritional Information:
Calories 186; Total Fat 7g; Cholesterol 18mg; Total Carbohydrate 31g; Protein 4g