Apple Cider Muffins with Browned Butter Glaze

INGREDIENTS

For the muffins:

4 tbsp

butter

crisp apples, peeled and diced (I like pink lady, gala or honeycrisp)

1/3 cup

plus 3 tbsp. apple cider, divided

3/4 tsp

ground cinnamon, divided

grated nutmeg

1 1/2 cups

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whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 cup

old fashioned oats

1 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/4 tsp

allspice

1/4 tsp

salt

large egg

1/3 cup

lightly packed brown sugar

2 tsp

vanilla extract

1 cup

unsweetened applesauce

For the glaze:

4 tbsp

butter

3 cups

confectioners’ sugar

2 tbsp

apple cider