Description
Delight your taste buds with these moist and flavorful Apple Cinnamon Muffins. Perfect for breakfast or as a snack, these muffins are bursting with sweet apple chunks and warm cinnamon spices.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and finely chopped apples (such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith)
Optional Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or by greasing lightly.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Combine wet ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the chopped apples.
- Fill muffin cups: Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
- Add topping: Mix the optional cinnamon sugar topping and sprinkle over each muffin.
- Bake: Bake for 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool and serve: Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- These muffins freeze well and are perfect for a quick breakfast or snack.
- Experiment by adding chopped nuts or raisins for a tasty variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
