Apple Muffins

Apple Muffins are full of apples and cinnamon chips and then topped with a delicious crumb topping. They taste just like Fall but are good anytime of year.

What is it about Fall that just says apples, cinnamon and nutmeg? Whether it is in an apple pie or in a muffin, it’s an amazing flavor combination.

These muffins are easy to make, moist and delicious. They are loaded with apple and cinnamon chips and topped with a yummy streusel topping made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and flour. You are going to love them.

Ingredients Needed

• Apples, I used Granny Smith
• All Purpose Flour
• Sugar, granulated sugar and brown sugar
• Butter
• Eggs
• Baking Poweder
• Baking Soda
• Vanilla Extract
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Salt
• Cinnamon Chips, cinnamon flavored chips that can be found in the baking aisle next to the chocolate chips.

How to Make Apple Muffins

• Beat the butter, sugars and eggs together until smooth. Add in vanilla and mix to combine.
• Fold in apples and cinnamon chips.
• Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk to combine.
• Add flour mixture into the wet mixture gradually, mixing just until combined.
• Spoon the mixture into prepared muffin pan.

• Add the crumb topping.

• Bake at 375 degrees F until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin tin. Then remove from tin and place on cooling rack.

Check out more of my favorite muffin recipes:

• Cinnamon Roll Muffins
• Zucchini Muffins with Lemon Glaze
• Lemon Almond Muffins

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Apple Muffin Recipe

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

These apple muffins are full of apples and cinnamon chips and then topped with a delicious strudel mixture. They taste just like Fall but are good anytime of year.

serves: 24 muffins

Prep:15 minutes minutes

Cook:20 minutes minutes

Total:35 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups flour
• ▢ 1 tsp baking powder
• ▢ 1/2 tsp baking soda
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt
• ▢ 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• ▢ 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• ▢ 1/2 cup butter
• ▢ 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1/2 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 1/4 tsp vanilla
• ▢ 3 apples peeled (1-shredded and 2 chopped)(I used Granny Smiths)
• ▢ 1/2 cup cinnamon chips

Topping

• ▢ 1/3 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1 Tbsp flour
• ▢ 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• ▢ 1 Tbsp butter

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease muffin pan or line with cupcake liners.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• In another bowl, beat the butter, sugars and eggs together until smooth.
• Mix in vanilla.
• Add in apples and cinnamon chips.
• Gradually add in the flour mixture. Note that this is a thick batter.
• Spoon the mixture into greased or lined muffin pan.

Topping:

• In another small bowl combine the topping ingredients: brown sugar, flour and cinnamon.
• Cut in butter until mixture is like course crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of mixture in muffin pan.
• Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Cool on a wire rack.

Tips & Notes:

Apples – can substitute granny smith apples for Fuji, Gala or Honeycrisp.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 159kcal (8%) Carbohydrates: 26g (9%) Protein: 2g (4%) Fat: 6g (9%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 26mg (9%) Sodium: 123mg (5%) Potassium: 72mg (2%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 16g (18%) Vitamin A: 173IU (3%) Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 26mg (3%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Bread, breakfast bread

Cuisine:American

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