There’s something undeniably comforting about the warm, cozy aroma of freshly baked muffins wafting through your kitchen. And when those muffins are infused with the sweet and slightly tart flavor of apples, they become the perfect treat for any time of day. Today, I am sharing a favorite homemade apple muffin recipe that’s sure to delight your family and fill your home with the irresistible scent of cinnamon and brown sugar.
This was originally shared by my sister Erin on our old blog ‘The Sisters Cafe’ in 2008. She wrote:
“These are another one of my favorite muffin recipes. Can you tell yet that I love muffins?! This recipe has whole wheat flour, applesauce, buttermilk, and chopped apples… with a pecan crumb topping. YUM. It is very healthy – it makes nearly 2 dozen muffins and there is only 1/4 cup of oil in the recipe. Score! The buttermilk and applesauce make them so moist. These are marvelous!”
So, gather your ingredients and let’s get baking!
Ingredients for Apple Muffins:
- Pecans
- Brown Sugar
- Cinnamon
- All purpose flour
- Wheat Flour (could sub for all purpose)
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Oil (canola or coconut)
- Eggs
- Applesauce
- Vanilla
- Buttermilk
- Apple (golden delicious, Granny Smith or Honeycrisp are my favorites)
Whether you enjoy these Apple Muffins for breakfast, as an afternoon snack, or a sweet ending to your day, they are sure to become a family favorite
Other Apple Recipes to Try:
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Apple Muffins
Ingredients
Topping:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
½ c. chopped pecans
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Muffins:
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¾ c. packed brown sugar
¼ c. oil (canola or coconut )
2 large eggs
1 c. natural applesauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
¾ c. lowfat buttermilk
1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch pieces ( I like golden delicious, Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Coat a muffin pan with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup brown sugar with the pecans and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose and whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, combine ¾ c. brown sugar and oil. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Whisk in the applesauce and vanilla.
- Whisk in the flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the buttermilk. Whisk until just combined.
- Gently stir in the apple chunks.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pan and sprinkle with the pecan mixture. Tap the pan on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles.
- Bake for 19 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of one of the muffins comes out clean. Makes ~20 muffins.
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I didn’t want to take out my wheat grinder for the whole wheat so I just threw some rolled oats into my blender to make oat flour. The substitution turned out great and the muffins were delicious!
Oh these look amazing. I love apple flavoring in breads and muffins, especially with a crumb topping! I’ll be trying these very soon (probably with coconut sugar 🙂 ) Thank you for sharing!
Sandra, I would definitely say that the walnuts can be left out. The apple, on the other hand, I think is pretty important. I would think that it gives them extra flavor, extra moisture, and a good texture. But you can try it out without apples if you want, and then let me know! Also, if you don't like the thought of apple chunks, then shred the apple and try that! Good luck! Thanks for your great question!
if i dont have apples or walnut can i do them without them?
These sound just perfect, I think!
I might take turns with apple and then rhubarb! I’ve got so much rhubarb, I’d almost feel guilty buying apples. lol
Cindy
Rock Hard Brown Sugar?
I’ve made these muffins a few times already and we all love them! Last time I added a little less chopped apple and threw in some chopped strawberry and chopped rhubarb. Instead of the crumb topping I just sprinkled a cinnamon/sugar mixture on the top of each muffin right before baking. They were SO yummy! Thank you for the healthy recipe!
These look delicious! I love muffins too and have been wanting try a new healthy recipe…I LOVE crumb toppings too!
These look great, Erin! I really, really want to become a muffin person – I just hardly make them but in my heart of hearts I want to change. This recipe might be the one that is the catalyst!