In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl,
whisk egg, milk and applesauce; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

Drain cherries, reserving 2 tablespoons of juice for glaze (discard remaining juice or save for another use). Chop cherries; fold chips, pecans and cherries into the batter.

Drop by tablespoonfuls into greased or paper-lined miniature muffin cups. Bake at 375° for 10-13 minutes or until muffins test done when toothpick is inserted into center of muffin. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Combine confectioners' sugar and reserved cherry juice to make a thin glaze; drizzle over muffins.

Yields: 48 mini muffins

Nutrition Information per serving:
63 Calories; 2g Fat (24.7% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 4mg Cholesterol; 50mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.