Description
These Apple Cinnamon Muffins are soft, fluffy, and bursting with fall flavor—packed with tender apple pieces, warm cinnamon, and topped with a buttery cinnamon-sugar crunch.
Ingredients
For the Muffins:
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp all-purpose flour (for apples)
2 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp fine sea salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
⅔ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
2 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 cups finely diced peeled apples (Golden Delicious or similar)
For the Topping:
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425°F and grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin with parchment liners.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 ¾ cups flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3. In a large bowl, whisk brown sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Stir in melted butter.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. Toss diced apples with remaining 2 tablespoons flour. Fold apples into the batter.
6. Fill muffin cups about ¾ full. Sprinkle each muffin with cinnamon-sugar topping.
7. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Let muffins cool slightly. Dip warm muffin tops in melted butter, then roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
9. Serve warm and enjoy the cozy apple-cinnamon aroma.
Notes
Golden Delicious apples work best, but Honeycrisp or Fuji also bake well.
Don’t skip tossing apples in flour—it keeps them from sinking.
This recipe makes 14–16 muffins depending on how full you fill the cups.