Apple Muffins
Apple Muffins are incredibly moist and full of cinnamon apple flavor. Super easy to make and a great way to use up those apples you have laying around. Add this one to your “keeper” file because these apple muffins are a tasty breakfast. If you want to make a healthy version of these apple muffins, replace the oil with applesauce.
APPLE MUFFINS
They are so easy. I literally had them in the oven in under 10 minutes. We sat down to watch television and I handed John a warm muffin.
He semi-shouted “Wow.”
I quickly scanned the TV to see what I had missed.
“No…the muffins. They’re really good.“
EASY APPLE MUFFINS
Green apples are often used in baking because their slightly tart flavor offsets the sweetness of the baked goods.
You want the apples diced fairly small so they cook while baking.
SHOULD THE BATTER BE THIS THICK?
Yes! When you’re mixing it, it will be the texture of cookie dough and when you add in the apples the moisture from the apples will thin it out a tiny bit. It should still be really thick though.
Fill the muffin tins 3/4 of the way full. The muffins will rise a little but not a ton.
Sprinkle with brown sugar before baking.
The brown sugar crystallizes and makes a nice crunchy topping.
I wish you could see how incredibly moist these are.
HEALTHY OPTIONS
There are a couple of tweaks you can make to these muffins if you want make them a little healthier.
- You can reduce the sugar from two cups to 1 1/2 cups.
- This recipe calls for 1 cup of oil. For the healthier option, replace 1/2 the oil with applesauce.
HOW TO MAKE APPLE MUFFINS
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pan with paper liners.
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Cream together sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick. Add the diced apples.
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Fill paper liners almost to the top, about 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 20-24 minutes.
OTHER BREAKFAST MUFFINS:
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
- Blueberry Lemon Muffins
- Banana Crumb Muffins
- Apple Butter
- Blueberry Croissant Puff
- Apple Streusel Coffee Cake
- Apple Crisp Cream Danish
Apple Muffins
These Apple Muffins are incredibly moist and full of cinnamon apple flavor. Super easy to make and a great way to use up those apples you have laying around.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar, (or use 1 1/2 cups for a less sweet muffin)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups peeled, cored, diced apples (around 3 apples)
- Brown sugar for topping, (around 1/2 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pan with 18 paper liners.
- With a mixer, cream together sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla. The mixture should be a pale yellow.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick almost like the texture of cookie dough. Mix in the diced apples. The dough will loosen up a bit when the apples are mixed in.
- Fill paper liners almost to the top, about 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle each muffin top generously with brown sugar.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-24 minutes. Makes 18 muffins.
Notes
NUTRITIONAL INFO: This is calculated without the brown sugar topping since that varies.
Source: Marissa Pinon
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 280Total Fat: 13.2gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCarbohydrates: 39.3gSugar: 24gProtein: 2.7g
Hi, I tried this recipe and ended up having to add some cream because it was so so so so dry! It turned into a ball of dough and was impossible to stir, I saw that it was supposed to be thick batter but it looked a lot thicker than the batter. I added all of the ingredients… why did the batter turn out like this?
Was cream the right call?
What could I add to give more moisture to the batter next time if I feel it’s too dry ?
These came out incredible!!
Best apple muffin I have ever made!
Thank you!
Hi Christy,
Thank you so much a delicious and easy recipe! I made 3 batches of muffins using the apples from my golf course. I used half of the oil and half of homemade apple sauce (apples from the golf course as well). I used 1 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of white sugar. I brought them to the golf club to thank the staff and got lots of compliments! Very moist and tasty muffins!
Yay!! Glad to hear this.
This is my second time making this delicious recipe and my family enjoyed it very much by the way i am only nine years.
Thank you Janna
Do you have these recipes in a book? I don’t have a computer and I can’t print any of these recipes that I could use to help me lose weight.
When I was going to a different school I was over weight and I started on the apple a day or more and yes I lost weight and I need to do that again.
I do have a cookbook but it’s sold out. Dangit. I’m sorry!
I am making these today with extra apples that are turning brown. I only have (2) 12 cup muffin pans, so I divided the batter evenly between all 24 muffins. My house smells scrumptious with them in the oven. Thank you.
Oh and I used your suggestion of 1/2c oil & 1/2c applesauce.
Yes! So happy to hear this.
I love this muffin recipe! It’s quick and turns out perfect every time. I’ve also made it in the zig-zag brownie pan because my boyfriend loves crust. It takes about the same amount of time and turns out awesome.
So happy to hear that.
Can you freeze these? Would you need to sub anything to keep them moist? I assume no brown sugar for the top because it would be sticky
Yes, it would be sticky with brown sugar. Freeze them as usual.
I tried to make this recipe today. But is the amount of salt correct? Totally ruined my muffins. 👎
Sorry you feel this way. Yes, it’s correct. With all the sugar it works.
I can’t stop making and eating these muffins They are just so good. Thanks for the recipe! Keep up the fantastic work.
Great!!!
My Apple Muffins was so yummylicious… divided the 18 pcs to different toppings : sprinkled plain brown sugar, cranberries with brown sugar and cranberries + Choco Chips , brown sugar. Thank you for this simple recipe . Happy baker here.
AWesome great!
Does it matter if I forgot to sift flower? Can I make 6 big muffins plus one loaf pan? Baking in toaster oven. Is dark brown sugar ok? Thanks.
Is this correct, 1 Tablespoon of vanilla? That seems like a lot. I just want to be sure before I make them. Thanks!
I used two teaspoons (was too lazy to get out another measuring spoon and was already using the teaspoon lol). It was great with two teaspoons, probably just fine with one tablespoon.
Hi! The taste is great, but for some reason mine are cratering in the middle when I don’t change anything in the recipe. Any idea what might be causing that?
They could be undercooked! That’s usually what causes that.
I made this, substituted 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour and 1/2 quick oats for one of the cups of flour.
I also added a half pecan piece to each muffin top.
They were great and eaten up quickly. Thanks, I’ll definitely make these again.
Thank you!
These are delicious. I received compliments from the people I shared them with. My batch made 24 muffins that rose really well. I also decreased the sugar as suggested and used 1/2 c. applesauce and 1/2 c. oil. So moist and very flavorful. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Great! Love hearing that.
Nice easy to follow recipe. Taste pretty good. Next time I may add walnuts
Thank you
Thanks Debby!
Thanks for the recipe! My family loved it, not too sweet and super moist.
Thank you!
These muffins are amazing! My picky eater daughter asks for them. I reduced the sugar as suggested and I put in 1/2 c oil with 1/2 c vanilla Greek yogurt. The mix is thick, but the apples do thin it out and make the muffins so moist and delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
You’re welcome!
I just made these with the sugar reduced just like recipe states, and they are delicious! I had some red apples to use up and this recipe was perfect!
So happy to hear that!
Had a bunch of apples from my kids’ school lunches. I really should have measured while I chopped and not after. Ended up with 12 cups of apples! Those school boy apples are deceiving. Subbed some oil with a few bananas that were getting too ripe and decreased the sugar. Amazing!!! And yes the batter is going to be thick but the muffins come out moist from the apples.
Yes exactly! Glad you liked them.
Sooooo delicious!!!
Thank yoU!
I need to apology to you I just took small bite and there are good.buti was pretty scared the batter was thick .But yes too many ads.keep up the good work iam truly sorry and fans there are good
Haha thx!
I am sure your recipe might work if you didn’t have all of the fucking ads over the instructions.
Good luck with your reviews.
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