Apple Crumb Muffins Ingredients
Make homemade apple crumb muffins using everyday simple ingredients! You’ll love how easy it is to enjoy bakery-style muffins with pantry staples items you most likely already have on hand.
Muffins
All-Purpose Flour: Gives the muffins a light, tender crumb and provides structure. Baking Powder: Makes the muffins fluffy and light! Salt: Balances the sweetness. Whole Milk: Using a higher fat percentage of milk gives the best texture. Vegetable Oil: Adds fat to make the muffins moist and tender. Egg: Works as a binder and gives the muffin structure. Granulated Sugar: The sweetness of the muffin batter balances the tart apples. Vanilla Extract: Adds a hint of sweet, warm vanilla flavor. Granny Smith Apples: Peeled and diced (about 2 apples)
Crumb Topping
Brown Sugar: The sweetness of the crumb topping. Ground Cinnamon: The BEST flavor to add to the topping to complement apples! All-Purpose Flour: Helps thicken the crumble to hold its shape. Salt: Just a dash to enhance the sweetness. Unsalted Butter: Melt the butter before mixing with the crumb topping.
Apple Crumb Muffins Recipe
This muffin recipe has two parts but comes together quickly! It’s a great way to use up those apples. And don’t skip the crumb topping because it’s the best part! Fall time is the BEST time to make homemade muffins.
Apples: I prefer granny smith apples for baking because they hold up so well, but you can use a sweeter apple like Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Fuji, or Gala! Boost the Cinnamon Flavor: Add ½-1 teaspoon of cinnamon with the flour and other dry ingredients for more of a cinnamon apple flavor. Crumb Topping Tips: The crumb topping can be prepared and refrigerated for up to one week before using it in the recipe. If you don’t want as much crumb topping on the muffins, then leave some of it off! They will still bake up beautifully. Make Mini Muffins: You can make these into mini-sized muffins! Use mini muffin liners, or spray a mini muffin pan well with non-stick cooking spray as directed in the instructions. Fill ⅔ of the way full with batter, and then sprinkle a teaspoon of the crumb topping. Bake for 10-13 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
On the Counter: Store apple crumb muffins at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days. In the Refrigerator: Once cooled, place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. In the Freezer: These muffins can be prepared and frozen for up to 3 months. Store in an airtight freezer container. Thaw by leaving the muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for a couple of hours.
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