Delicious Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe - Amazing, moist and easy homemade apple cinnamon muffins made with applesauce. These muffins come together with only a few simple ingredients and are done in under 35 minutes.
Serve homemade Apple Cinnamon Muffins as a delicious breakfast treat or an easy snack on the go. You can also freeze the muffins to make for a super easy breakfast for mornings when you are rushing out the door.
This recipe will make one dozen muffins. If you'd like to make more, you can easily double or even triple this recipe.
Ingredients You Need To Make Apple Cinnamon Muffins:
Applesauce - We use regular unsweetened applesauce in this recipe. You can also use sweetened or cinnamon applesauce for a sweeter muffin. Want to make your applesauce from scratch? Try my Homemade Applesauce Recipe.
Cinnamon - We use ground cinnamon to give the muffins that warm and comforting spice.
Eggs - We use two regular eggs. Eggs act as a binder for the muffins.
Sugar - Regular granulated white cane sugar.
Brown Sugar - Light or dark brown sugar both work great in homemade muffins.
Butter - We use unsalted butter but if you have salted that works too.
Milk - We use whole milk but you can use 2%, nonfat, nut or oat milk.
Vanilla Extract - A quality pure vanilla extract is always best.
All-Purpose Flour - Regular white all-purpose flour is best in this recipe. You can use wheat flour, but it will change the texture of the muffins.
Baking Powder - Required to assist in the rising process.
Salt - Any cooking salt will do!
How To Make Apple Cinnamon Muffins:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Begin by mixing cinnamon sugar topping in a small bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder.
In a separate bowl, combine softened butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Whisk until smooth.
Whisk in applesauce, vanilla, milk and eggs.
Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.
Evenly pour batter into your standard sized baking cup lined muffin pan. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar topping.
Transfer muffin pan to oven and bake for 22-24 minutes. When done, muffin tops will be lightly golden and a toothpick should run through the muffins and come out clean.
When done, transfer muffins to a cooling rack to cool. Enjoy!
Tools You Need To Make Homemade Muffins:
- Standard Muffin Pan - To bake your muffins in.
- Mixing Bowls - For mixing your batter in.
- Silicone Spatula - Silicone spatula or whisk to mix the batter.
- Cooling Rack - To cool your muffins on.
- Measuring Spoons and Cups - Use to make sure all of your ingredients are properly measured.
More Muffin Recipes:
- Vanilla Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Lemon Blueberry Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
- Classic Banana Muffins
Frequently Asked Questions:
Store leftover muffins on the counter in a sealed container or cake stand with lid for up to 2-3 days. Muffins are best enjoyed fresh!
Freeze completely cooled leftover muffins in an airtight freezer safe container for up to 3-6 months.
Yes, peel and finely chop apple. Stir in one cup of fresh cut apples to the finished batter and bake as normal.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ⅔ cup Applesauce
- ½ cup Butter softened
- ⅓ cup Brown Sugar
- ⅓ cup White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ tbsp White Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Begin by mixing cinnamon sugar topping in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, combine softened butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Whisk until smooth.
- Whisk in applesauce, vanilla, milk and eggs.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.
- Evenly pour batter into your standard sized baking cup lined muffin pan. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar topping.
- Transfer muffin pan to oven and bake for 22-24 minutes. When done, muffin tops will be lightly golden and a toothpick should run through the muffins and come out clean.
- When done, transfer muffins to a cooling rack to cool. Enjoy!
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Easy and delicious!