- 2 cups water
- 2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/2 cup margarine, melted
- 6 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup sucralose sugar substitute (such as Splenda®)
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground thyme
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 sweet-tart apples (such as Gala), cored and chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- Whisk water, milk powder, margarine, white sugar, eggs, sucralose, baking powder, salt, thyme, baking soda, onion powder, garlic powder, minced onion, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Whisk all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour into milk powder mixture until batter is thick. Fold apples and celery into batter; spoon into prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Rotate muffin pans and bake until set and golden, 5 to 10 minutes more.