Apple Cinnamon Muffins
These apple cinnamon muffins are soft, lightly spiced, and full of little bites of apple. They make an easy fall breakfast and are simple enough to bake for a weekend morning.
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Why You’ll Like This Recipe
- Made with familiar ingredients.
- Comforting and right for fall.
- Simple enough for an everyday recipe.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Soft apple cinnamon muffins with little pieces of apple in every bite and a simple cinnamon-sugar top.
Equipment
1 Mixing bowl and standard kitchen equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour or Sunrise flour if preferred
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup butter melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups apples peeled and diced
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar for topping
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan or grease it well.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.
- In another bowl, whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in the diced apples.
- Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Mix the topping sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over each muffin. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes.
Notes
Do not overmix the batter or the muffins can turn tough.
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Serving and Storage
Do not overmix the batter; stir only until the flour disappears. The muffins freeze well once completely cooled.
