Apple Cinnamon Muffins

These Apple Cinnamon Muffins are tall with cinnamony domed tops. They are made using grated apples that meld into the muffins resulting in a moist and tender crumb that doesn't fall apart. You’ll fall in love with one bite!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword apple cinnamon muffins, apple muffins

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings Muffins

Calories 332kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Ingredients

Dry ingredients

1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt

Wet ingredients

2 eggs, large
½ cup sugar, white
¼ cup light brown sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, melted but not hot 1 stick
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups grated apples (lightly packed)
¼ to ½ cup walnuts, chopped optional

Cinnamon topping

2 tablespoons sugar, white
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a standard muffin pan with 8 paper liners.
Add all dry ingredients into a small bowl and whisk until combined.
Add eggs, white sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl and whisk for 90 seconds. Add melted butter and vanilla extract and continue whisking for 30 seconds.
Pro tip: Use packed light brown sugar if using Garnny smith apples to compensate for the added tartness.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients until combined (the batter will be thick).Stir in the grated apples and walnuts (if using). The moisture in the apples will loosen the batter.
Tip: Remove any visibly large pieces of peel after grating.
Divide batter evenly into the prepared muffin pan and sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar topping on top (use all of it).
Tip: To make cinnamon sugar, stir together 2 tablespoons white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnmon in a small bowl.
Bake for 23 to 25 minutes or the tops look deep golden and color and a tooth pick inserted comes clean.
Place pan on a wire rack to cool. Serve muffins warm!

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Notes

Apples: Use firm apples with a sweet-tart flavor, like Fuji, Gala, Grolden delicious or Honeycrisp.

Don't Overmix the Batter: As with all muffin recipes, overmixing can lead to tough apple cinnamon muffins. Mix until the dry and wet ingredients are just combined to achieve a tender texture.

No need to peel - The peel adds texture, flavor and nutrition.

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