Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins - soft muffins full of juicy apples, coated in brown sugar and cinnamon, make a perfect breakfast. It´s a right recipe at a right time - ideal for apple season.

I enjoy fall and its pleasant days, colors; fruits….I feel really inspired in the kitchen, too.  I enjoy preparing desserts with apples and cinnamon, because I like the smell of it and taste, too.  

That´s why, I´d like to share the recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins. They´re quick and easy to make, so delicious and juicy.  I usually use granny smith apples for this dessert and you choose your favorite sort.

What do you need to prepare Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins?

• MUFFINS
• 1 ½ cup + 1 tablespoon All purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
• Pinch of Salt
• ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 6 tablespoon Unsalted Butter, softened
• ½ cup Granulated sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ½ cup Milk
• 1 ½ cup diced and peeled apples
• TOPPING
• 1 ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• ⅔ cup Brown sugar
• 8 tablespoon (1 stick) unsalted butter , melted

How to prepare Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins? 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin pan or line with paper liners. Combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Place apples, 1 tablespoon flour and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Toss to coat. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add an egg and beat some more, until combined. Mix in vanilla. Beat at a low speed while slowly adding dry ingredients and milk. Fold in apples. Scoop the batter into prepared muffin pan. Bake for 25 minutes.

To make the topping - combine cinnamon and brown sugar. Dip the muffins into the melted butter, drain, then coat into  brown sugar and cinnamon mixture, so that they´re completely coated.

Notes:

They freeze really well but freeze them without cinnamon sugar topping up to 2 months. This is what preparing of Apple Muffins looks like and I really enjoy it. It really is perfect breakfast.

WELL, THIS WAS JUST A SHORT VERSION OF THE RECIPE THAT YOU CAN FIND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST, ALONG WITH THE QUANTITIES OF THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS.

Nothing can beat the smell of baked apples with cinnamon coming from the oven. Once you feel it, you´ll wish to prepare apple treats over and over again. Start your day with Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins, fresh from the oven and enjoy their incredible taste.

If you like apple - cinnamon combination, check Easy Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cake and Easy Cinnamon Apple Energy Balls. Here you can find more interesting breakfast ideas BREAKFAST RECIPES.

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins

by Dragana Raosavljev

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins – soft muffins full of juicy apples, coated in brown sugar and cinnamon, make a perfect breakfast. It´s a right recipe at a right time – ideal for apple season. I enjoy fall and its pleasant days, colors; fruits…

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Muffins

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Calories 298

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ MUFFINS
• ▢ 1 ½ cup + 1 tablespoon All purpose flour
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
• ▢ Pinch of Salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• ▢ 6 tablespoon Unsalted Butter softened
• ▢ ½ cup Granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 Egg
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ cup Milk
• ▢ 1 ½ cup diced and peeled apples
• ▢ TOPPING
• ▢ 1 ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• ▢ ⅔ cup Brown sugar
• ▢ 8 tablespoon 1 stick unsalted butter , melted

Instructions

 

• TO MAKE THE MUFFINS - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin pan or line with paper liners. In a medium dish, combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
• Place apples, 1 tablespoon flour and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Toss to coat.
• In a large dish, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add an egg and beat until combined. Mix in vanilla. Beat at a low speed while slowly adding dry ingredients and milk. Fold in apples. Scoop the batter into prepared muffin pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the toothpick comes out clean or with a few crumbs on it.
• TO MAKE THE TOPPING - combine cinnamon and brown sugar. Dip the muffins into the melted butter, drain, then coat into sugar and cinnamon mixture, so that they´re completely coated.

Notes

They freeze really well but freeze them without cinnamon sugar topping up to 2 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 216mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27g

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