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Streusel Topped Apple Muffin in a decorative liner with a cinnamon stick.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 23 minutes
Total Time: 43 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 319kcal
Apple Cinnamon Muffins are the perfect blend of warm cinnamon and tender apple, baked to perfection.
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Ingredients

Crumb Topping

  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ cup butter softened

Muffins

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ½ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups peeled and chopped apples (chop into ½-inch chunks)

Instructions

Streuel Topping

  • In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon
    Streusel topping ingredients for Streusel Topped Apple Muffins in a white bowl.
  • Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly and no pieces of butter are larger than a pea
    Mixed streusel topping for Streusel Topped Apple Muffins in a bowl with a fork.
  • Set the crumb topping aside to add to the muffins later

Apple Muffins

  • Preheat oven to 425F. Spray 12 cups of a muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray or line with paper muffin cups; set aside
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; set aside
    Mixed dry ingredients for Streusel Topped Apple Muffins.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth
    Butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a blue bowl for the muffin batter of Streusel Topped Apple Muffins.
  • Add the eggs, sour cream, milk, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined
    Eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and creamed sugar mixture in a blue bowl for the muffin batter of Streusel Topped Apple Muffins.
  • Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir together just until the dry ingredients are incorporated
    Dry ingredients are incorporated into the wet ingredients for the Streusel-Topped Apple Muffins.
  • Fold in the chopped apples
    Diced apples added to the muffin batter for Streusel Topped Apple Muffins in a blue bowl.
  • Scoop the batter into the cups of the prepared muffin pan, filling each to the top
    Muffin batter for Streusel Topped Apple Muffins scooped into a lined muffin pan.
  • Spoon the crumb topping evenly over all of the muffins.
    Streusel topping added on top of muffin batter for Streusel Topped Apple Muffins.
  • Bake the muffins at 425F for 5 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350F and bake for an additional 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean-DO NOT REMOVE THE MUFFINS FROM THE OVEN WHEN YOU CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE just reset it and keep baking
  • Remove the muffins from the oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire cooling rack

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 288mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 480IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg