Gingerbread Cupcakes

These festive cupcakes are the perfect change of pace from regular gingerbread or gingerbread men cookies.

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup sugar
2-1/2 tsp baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1-1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup molasses
3 large egg whites
3 cup lite whipped topping

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat two 12-cup muffin tins with cooking spray.

Combine flours, sugar, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and allspice in a large bowl; stir to mix well. Add applesauce, molasses and egg whites; stir until mixture is moist and well combined. Fill each muffin tin 3/4 full with batter.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cupcakes to room temperature and serve each topped with 2 tablespoons of whipped topping.

Recipe makes 24 servings.