Description
Delicious apple cinnamon streusel muffins with a sweet, crumbly topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped apples (about 1 medium apple)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (for streusel)
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar (for streusel)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon (for streusel)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces (for streusel)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk egg, milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in chopped apples.
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- For the streusel, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Cut in cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle streusel topping over muffin batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Use fresh, crisp apples for best texture.
- Do not overmix the batter to keep muffins tender.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Oven-baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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