Applesauce Muffins

I cut this in half to make 7 smaller standard sized muffins instead of 6 jumbo muffins. This was a simple recipe to follow. I used homemade applesauce that was sweetened, but it's what I had. I was tempted to use Apple Pie Spice premixed spice instead of measuring them out myself, but wanted to follow the recipe as closely as possible the first time I made these. The batter seemed a little thin for muffins, but it worked fine after all. These were not too sweet at all. The apple flavor was mild and I really liked the walnut streusel on top. The clove flavor was a little too much, so next time, I'd use the Apple Pie Spice instead, which does not include clove. I baked these for 16 minutes, and could have pulled them at 15 because they were already done. These are a sturdy little muffin and split easily to put some butter on. They are okay, but I wished they were moister, lighter, and fluffier. They are good, I mean, I ate 3 of them already, but maybe I'm expecting that Otis Spunkmeyer cake like texture instead of a homemade muffin which is denser and heavier, without dough conditioners and additives to make it cake like. I might make these again, but with modifications to enhance the moistness like adding more fat, leaving out or reducing the cloves, and maybe whipping the eggs into a light foam to give this some fluffiness and lightness. They are okay, but need some tweaks to suit my tastes. I have aftertaste from the clove or nutmeg that I'd rather not have, which is weird because I like both of those flavors.