Cinnamon Apple Muffins Recipe (VIDEO) (2024)

You’ll love these delicious and moist Cinnamon Apple Muffins. They’re the perfect dessert to make your day, with their flavorful fresh apple bits and cinnamon spice!

Are you a muffin fanatic? Then you have to try these Blueberry Muffins and Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (VIDEO).

Recipe Details

I love these delicious and decadent Cinnamon Apple Muffins. They are the perfect meal for fall. Serve these easy and tasty muffins with other breakfast favorites for a meal you won’t forget!

• TASTE: Buttery and sweet, these muffins taste deliciously of sweet-tart apples and spicy cinnamon. The rich and buttery streusel topping makes them delectable.
• TEXTURE: These Cinnamon Apple Muffins are moist and fluffy with chunks of baked apple inside that add a delicious contrast.
• TIME: These muffins take about 55 minutes to make.
• EASE: This recipe is really quite simple. Follow my instructions for the perfect fluffy muffin with the best flavors for fall.

What You’ll Need

Ingredient Notes

• Apples- You can use any type you like, but I have found that gala, honeycrisp, and pink lady apples work best.
• Lemon- Fresh lemon juice keeps the apples from browning.
• Baking powder and baking soda- These leavening agents work with the eggs to produce really fluffy and light muffins.
• Heavy cream- This adds richness and moisture to the muffins for the best texture.
• Brown sugar- This is part of the streusel topping and the added molasses gives the topping extra flavor.

Add-ins and Substitutions

• Adding nuts/seeds- Try these muffins with chopped pecans, almonds, walnuts, chia seeds, or poppy seeds.
• Add sour cream or yogurt- You could make them with sour cream or Greek yogurt for additional moisture and a tangy flavor. The Greek yogurt also adds protein.
• Add maple syrup- Sweeten these Cinnamon Apple Muffins with maple syrup instead of sugar to avoid refined sugars.
• Substituting gluten-free ingredients- Make these gluten-free by using a gluten-free all-purpose flour instead.

How to Make Cinnamon Apple Muffins

• Combine the dry ingredients. Start off by adding the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to a bowl, then whisking it together. Set aside.

• Beat the eggs until fluffy. Now add 2 eggs to a large bowl and whisk them on high speed with an electric mixer for a few minutes.
• Add the sugar to the eggs. Then continue beating the eggs as you slowly add in the granulated sugar. Keep beating for about 3 more minutes.
• Add the vanilla and heavy cream. Now add the vanilla extract and mix it into the batter on high speed again. Then slowly add the heavy cream.

• Slowly add the dry ingredients to the batter. Now you can begin sifting in your dry ingredients by adding about 1/3 of them at a time with mixing in between.
• Add the butter. Once you’ve got all your dry ingredients well Incorporated, mix in the melted unsalted butter.
• Chop up and add the apples. Now chop up your choice of apples and add the cubes to a bowl. Mix them with fresh lemon juice. Then fold them into the batter using a spatula.

Pro Tip:Alternate dry and wet ingredients so they incorporate more easily without overmixing.

• Scoop the muffin batter. Now line your muffin tin with cupcake liners and begin scooping the batter out using a large cookie scoop.
• Top the muffins with streusel. Before the muffins go in the oven, top them with a simple streusel of all-purpose flour, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, and cold butter. Mash those ingredients all together using a fork until well combined and then add them to the muffins.
• Bake. Bake them in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 35 mins.

Recipe Tips

• Use a crisp and crunchy apple- Because baking would make other apples mushy, use crisp ones like honeycrisp, gala, or pink lady to get the right texture.
• Beat the eggs- Doing this incorporates lots of air into the muffin batter, making the muffins extra fluffy and light.
• Use cold butter in the streusel topping- If it begins turning into a paste then it’s probably because your butter was too warm. Use cold butter for the topping.
• Blend the topping with a fork- Using a fork will give your streusel topping the crumbly texture that you want for these muffins.

FAQs

Serving Suggestions

These Cinnamon Apple Muffins are so delicious and make a versatile breakfast. Serve them with eggs, pancakes, waffles, and other morning treats.

• Eggs Serve them with some Eggs Benedict, Shakshuka, Easy Poached Eggs with Caramelized Onions, or Hash Brown Quiche.
• Pancakes/Waffles: Pair this recipe with some Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes, German Pancakes (VIDEO), Buttermilk Pancakes, or Buttery Belgian Liege Waffles.
• Muffins: Enjoy these Cinnamon Apple Muffins with some Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (VIDEO), Cornbread Muffins, or Blueberry Muffins (VIDEO).
• Pastries: Serve these with some Cheese Turnovers, Cherry Danishes, Apricot Rugelach (VIDEO), or Croissant Breakfast Sandwiches.

Make This Recipe in Advance

Make ahead: You can make the batter and streusel topping for these muffins ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to bake.

Storing: To keep your Cinnamon Apple Muffins tasting as fresh as possible you want to keep them in an airtight container at room temperature. This will allow you to enjoy them for up to 3 days.

Freeze: These muffins are freezable in an airtight container or ziplock bag for up to 3 months once they have cooled.

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