These easy apple muffins have tender apple pieces in every bite with a sweet cinnamon streusel topping. A favorite for fall brunch!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Muffins
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple cinnamon muffins, apple muffins, easy apple muffins
Servings: 12muffins
Calories: 280kcal
Author: Nikki Gladd
Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour
3teaspoonsground cinnamon
1teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
1cupgranulated sugar
½cupunsalted butter, melted
2largeeggs
½cupunsweetened applesauce
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1smallgranny smith appleshredded (peeled or unpeeled)
1smallgranny smith applediced small (peeled or unpeeled)
For streusel topping:
¼cupgranulated sugar
4tablespoonsflour
½ teaspoonground cinnamon
2tablespoonsunsalted butter
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease with nonstick spray. (I recommend Baker's Joy.)
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and butter until thoroughly combined. Add eggs one at a time, then the applesauce and vanilla. Stir in the shredded apples.
Add the dry ingredients into the bowl of the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the diced apples.
Using a large cookie scoop, spoon mixture evenly into muffin tins (you might be able to make up to 15 muffins depending on size of muffins). Make streusel topping.
For streusel topping:
Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Rub together with fingers until mixture is coarse and butter is evenly distributed in small pea sized pellets.
Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over muffins.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven. Let cool in muffin pan for 5 minutes then remove onto cooling rack.
Notes
You may use other types of apples that are good for baking, such as Braeburn, Honeycrisp and Jonagold.
Store on counter up to 3 days or freeze for 1 month.