Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe
If you love a bakery-style muffin that is full of apple flavor and topped with a cinnamon sugar topping you need to try this Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe!
Ingredients
For the Muffin Batter
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ Cup Butter- melted
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¾ Cup Grated Granny Smith Apples
- ¾ Cup Peeled and Finely Chopped Granny Smith Apples
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ⅓ Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Flour
- 1 tablespoon Butter- Softened to room temperature
- ⅛ teaspoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 and line a muffin tin with muffin wrappers.
- Place flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon in a large bowl and stir with a whisk to mix well2 Cups All Purpose Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon Baking Soda, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer mix together melted butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Mix on low/ medium speed until completely mixed½ Cup Butter- melted, 1 Cup Sugar, 2 Large Eggs, 1 ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir together using a wooden spoon.
- Add in the shredded apples and fold in until well distributed.¾ Cup Grated Granny Smith Apples
- Mix in the remaining flour mixture. This muffin batter is very thick so make sure to mix thoroughly.
- Fold in the diced apples and stir until they are well distributed. Set the muffin batter aside while you make the crumb topping.¾ Cup Peeled and Finely Chopped Granny Smith Apples
- Make the cinnamon crumb topping- Place brown sugar, flour, room temperature butter and cinnamon in a medium bowl.⅓ Cup Brown Sugar, 1 tablespoon Flour, 1 tablespoon Butter- Softened to room temperature, ⅛ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Using a fork or pastry cutter blend the topping ingredients together until they are crumbly.
- Scoop the muffin batter into the prepared muffin pan, fill them about ¾ full.
- Sprinkle the crumb topping across the tops of the muffins.
- Place in the oven for 5 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 350 and continue baking for 15- 20 minutes or until a toothpick pushed into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow the muffins to cool before eating.
Notes
The total apples needed for this recipe is 3-4
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.