Easy Cinnamon Spice Apple Muffins

These easy homemade cinnamon apple muffins are delicious, soft and flavorful. They are lightly spiced and made with fresh grated apple, making them incredibly moist. See below for variations with zucchini, carrot and oatmeal!

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Our favorite way to eat them is with some cut up fruit and scrambled eggs, but sometimes we just have muffins for breakfast. If I feel like making them healthier, I'll add grated carrot and oats, which also tastes amazing (see below for directions on Variations) Check out our fabulous blueberry muffins here and our lemon summer squash muffins here!

Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
• granulated sugar
• baking powder
• cinnamon
• salt- table or pink himalayan
• milk
• eggs
• butter
• grated granny smith apple

Equipment

• mixing bowl
• spatula
• whisk
• muffin tin

Instructions

These are pretty straightforward and simple to make. Preheat the oven to 375*F. Start by peeling and grating granny smith apples. 1 large apple or 2 small should be enough. Next, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking powder together in a medium sized bowl. Whisk and set to the side. In a different bowl add the milk, eggs and melted butter and whisk until eggs are well mixed. Stir in the grated apple to the liquid mixture.

Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and mix by folding. Fold using a fork. Start from the bottom and fold up and over the top. Be very careful not to over mix. Over mixing will cause tough, pointy muffins. Folding slowly and carefully will prevent over mixing.

Pour into a lined muffin tin. Bake at 375* F for 18-25 minutes. The muffins will be just starting to turn golden. A toothpick inserted into the middle should come out clean. Enjoy!

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Substitutions

• Gluten Free- Make these gluten free by using almond flour instead of all-purpose flour. Decrease down to 1 ½ cups. Still delicious and moist!
• Oil- switch vegetable oil for butter. Muffins will be a little lighter.
• Apples- We like granny smith because we love that strong tart flavor, but any apple will do. Honeycrisps also provide a great flavor, but you can really use any.
• almond milk- this recipe can be made with almond milk instead of cow's milk. Use the same amount.

Variations

• Carrot Apple Muffins- Make as directed, adding 1 cup grated carrot. It's delicious!
• Spiced- Add ½ teaspoon nutmeg and ¼ teaspoon cloves
• Zucchini Apple Muffns- Make as directed, adding 1 cup of grated zucchini- wring out the extra liquid in the zucchini before adding in!
• Oatmeal Apple Muffins- Decrease the flour to 1 ⅓ cups, then add 1 cup rolled oats.
• Streusel/ Crumb Topping- Mix 3 Tablespoons brown sugar, 2 Tablespoons flour and ¾ teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl then cut in 1 Tablespoon cold butter. Sprinkle over muffin tops, pressing in very gently.

Top Tip

It's so important not to over mix these muffins when adding the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients! Use a folding motion. It takes a little longer, but is well worth the moist, fluffy little pieces of heaven it creates. It's okay if there are tiny bits of flour left that didn't get perfectly mixed. It's much better than over mixing.

Storage

Store these in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave for about 8 seconds.

Freeze in an airtight container for up to 2 months. Allow to thaw completely then pop in the microwave for a few seconds to renew the texture.

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