Cheesecake Stuffed Apple Muffins with Streusel Topping and Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups apples cored peeled cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt 
• 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 0.5  eggs 
• 1  eggs 
• 0.5 cup flour 
• 1 cup flour 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 cup heavy cream 
• 0.3 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 0.3 cup oil 
• 0.3 cup old fashioned oats 
• 0.8 cup rolled oats 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 2 tablespoons sugar 
• 2 tablespoons butter unsalted room temperature
• 3 tablespoons butter unsalted room temperature
• 0.5 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 0.3 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.8 cup vanilla yogurt 
• 0.3 cup water 
• 0.8 cup flour whole wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• toothpicks
• wooden spoon
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Beat the sugar into the cream cheese until smooth.Beat in the egg followed by the vanilla extract.
2. Cut the butter into the flour, sugar, cinnamon and rolled oats until combined and crumbly.
3. Mix the brown sugar, yogurt, apple sauce, oil and egg in a large bowl.
4. Mix the flours, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in another large bowl.
5. Mix the wet and dry ingredients along with the apples.Spoon half of the mixture greased muffin pan, add a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture to each muffin hole, top with the remaining batter and sprinkle the streusel mixture on top.
6. Bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until a toothpick pushed into the center comes out clean, about 15-25 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and let cool.
8. Heat the sugar and water in a sauce pan over medium heat and simmer it until it turns a medium amber colour.
9. Remove from heat and carefully pour in the heavy cream.Return to heat and cook until smooth, stirring with a wooden spoon.Stir in the butter.Allow the sauce to cool for a few minutes and stir in the vanilla extract and salt.
10. Let cool and serve over the apple muffins.