These Apple Cinnamon muffins strike the perfect balance between sweet and tart to create this wonderfully moist and flavorful fall dessert.
I’m a huge muffin fan, I’m not really picky on the type either but I’m particularly fond of fruit flavored muffins and these Apple Cinnamon Muffins are exactly that.
I love apple desserts, especially! It’s easily one of my favorite fall treats. However, I don’t love the hassle of making a homemade apple pie.
Pie dough can be finicky and if you don’t slice the apples thinly enough, the whole texture of your pie will be off. I’ve spent many an hour perfecting the perfect apple pie, that will be coming soon.
In he mean time, my solution? Creating a dessert that tastes like apple pie but is sooooo much easier to make, these super easy and addictive Apple Cinnamon Muffins!
These Apple Cinnamon Muffins are packed with the warm, sweet, and tart flavors of a classic apple pie, but unlike a true pie, these muffins can be made in just over 30 minutes.
Simply whip up a quick muffin batter, fold in some chopped apples, spoon into a muffin tin, top with a sugary crumb topping, and bake!
Some of my other favorite apple recipes we have on our site include: Apple Monkey Bread, Braided Apple Puff Pastry and Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- This recipe comes together super quick.
- You are easily able to double the recipe to make more or serve more to guests.
- They taste like apple pie but in muffin form!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM):
Salted butter
Eggs
Vanilla extract
All-purpose flour
Granny Smith apples
Whole milk
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Ground cinnamon
HOW TO MAKE APPLE CINNAMON MUFFINS, STEP BY STEP:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, cream together your butter and sugar.
- To your butter mixture, add the eggs, vanilla, and milk. Mix until everything is well combined.
- Add your flour, baking powder, and cinnamon to your butter mixture. Mix until your batter is uniform and there are no large clumps of flour.
- Gently fold your chopped apples into your muffin batter. Set the mixture aside.
- In a smaller bowl, combine the remaining melted butter, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. The mixture should resemble a crumbly, wet sand.
- Pour your muffin batter into your lined muffin tin before sprinkling each muffin with a generous handful of your crumb topping.
- Bake your muffins at 350°F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of your muffins comes out clean.
- Allow your muffins to cool for a few minutes before serving and enjoying!
DO I NEED TO PEEL MY APPLES?
Not necessarily. If you’re looking to make the most nutritious version of this recipe as possible, (and don’t mind the texture of cooked apple peel) you can totally keep the peel on your apples.
But, if you’re like me and aren’t a big fan of cooked apple peel, you can still get those good nutrients by making your own peel-on apple puree to use in place of the apples!
WHAT APPLES ARE BEST FOR THESE MUFFINS?
We like to use Granny Smith apples, I love how the tart, sour flavor of these apples balances with the sweet and spicy notes of the muffin batter. Other types of apples that would work well in this recipe are Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Gala.
OTHER VARIATIONS:
Try using apple sauce instead of chopped apples for a more uniform muffin. Kids especially seem to prefer these muffins without the apple chunks.
Add cinnamon chips or caramel bites to your muffin batter for a dessert-worthy batch of apple pie muffins.
Top these muffins with vanilla ice cream or cream cheese frosting for the full Fall experience. Bonus points if your muffins are warm!
HOW TO STORE:
Store this Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the frefrigerator for up to 5 days.
These can also be frozen, let muffins cool completely then wrap saran wrap and place in freezer bags. Place in the freezer where they should keep for up to a month. Let defrost on the countertop.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- We like to peel our apples, but it is optional.
- These can be frozen, see my tips above.
- Easily double this recipe to serve more people.
- The crumb topping is optional but HIGHLY encouraged, so so flavorful.
- These can be also made into bread by placing in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
If you want the perfect apple dessert recipe that is hand held, then you can’t go wrong with my Cinnamon Apple Muffins!
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Cinnamon Apple Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins:
- ½ cup salted butter
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons. vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups Granny Smith apples peeled and diced small
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Crumb Topping:
- ¼ cup salted butter melted
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup flour
- ½ Tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, cream together your butter and sugar.
- To your butter mixture, add the eggs, vanilla, and milk. Mix until everything is well combined.
- Add your flour, baking powder, and cinnamon to your butter mixture. Mix until your batter is uniform and there are no large clumps of flour.
- Gently fold your chopped apples into your muffin batter. Set the mixture aside.
- In a smaller bowl, combine the remaining melted butter, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. The mixture should resemble a crumbly, wet sand.
- Pour your muffin batter into your lined muffin tin before sprinkling each muffin with a generous handful of your crumb topping.
- Bake your muffins at 350°F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of your muffins comes out clean.
- Allow your muffins to cool for a few minutes before serving and enjoying!
Notes
- We like to peel our apples, but it is optional.
- These can be frozen, see my tips above.
- Easily double this recipe to serve more people.
- The crumb topping is optional but HIGHLY encouraged, so so flavorful.
- These can be also made into bread by placing in a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
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