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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.
Tips
- When mixing muffin batter, do not over mix. I like to do it by hand so that I don’t over beat it in the mixer. Over mixing the batter can cause it to be tough. Just stir ingredients together until incorporated.
- Use a cupcake liner to make it easier to remove the muffins from the muffin tin.
- I also use this scoop to make sure my muffins are all the same size. This helps the muffins to bake evenly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of apples are best for apple muffins?
The recipe calls for diced apple and grated apple. I always use a Granny Smith apple but you could use any tart, crisp apple. Some good substitutes are a Gala, Fuji or Honey Crisp.
Can I remove the cinnamon chips from the apple muffin recipe?
If you want to remove the cinnamon chips from the recipe, increase the cinnamon from 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp.
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Apple Muffin Recipe
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:
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Nancy says
I finally found cinnamon chips at the store. For any East Coast readers you may have, Wegman’s carries the Hershey’s cinnamon chips. They also carry Marie Callendar’s cornbread mix (which I can’t find anywhere else out here) and in my opinion is the BEST cornbread mix.
Tara Mitchell says
I made these this morning with caramel chips. They were fantastic. I can’t wait to try them again with cinnamon chips!
Hannah says
Just made these and they are so yummy! I am having a hard time not eating them all LOL!
Leigh Anne@YourHomebased Mom says
Solveig – hope those muffins were yummy. Love the idea of adding the dried cherries.
Patti – definitely best friends. What goodies did you buy??
Patti says
Because of your link to Prepared Pantry, I am now $85 poorer! I LOVED browsing their site (obviously), and can’t wait to get my “stuff.” Thanks for the link!
The muffins look fantastic. They’re going to the top of my to-make list. Looks like another winner! Are we best friends yet? Just wondering! 🙂