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Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins

Karissa Parrish
These apple cinnamon streusel muffins are soft, buttery, and perfectly moist, just like a good muffin should be! Not only are they topped with a crunchy cinnamon crumb topping, but they're also drizzled with a sweet vanilla icing.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 muffins

Equipment

Ingredients:
 
 

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • ½ cup milk, room temperature
  • cup vanilla yogurt (or plain), room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups peeled (optional) and chopped apples (see note below)

Streusel Topping

  • cup all-purpose flour
  • cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

Vanilla Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoon heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line two muffin pans with cupcake liners (enough for 16-18 muffins). Set aside.

Apple Muffins

  • Melt the butter and allow it to cool for 5 minutes. In a large bowl whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, and sugar until combined. Add the egg and whisk until fully incorporated. Then add the milk, yogurt, and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Pour into the large bowl and use a wooden spoon or silicone spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet, being careful not to overmix. Add the diced apples and fold until just combined.
  • Divide the batter evenly, filling the muffin liners ⅔ of the way full, making 16-18 muffins (I use my tablespoon cookie scoop to distribute the batter).

Streusel Topping

  • In the same medium-sized bowl you used for the dry ingredients, use a normal dinner spoon to combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the melted butter and mix until combined. Evenly top the muffins with the crumble topping.
  • Bake for 15-17 minutes (use a toothpick to check the center of the muffin, it should come out clean). Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Vanilla Glaze

  • As the muffins are cooling in the pan, make the vanilla icing. Mix all of the ingredients together and drizzle over the top of the warm muffins ( I do this once the muffins are on the wire rack).
    I like to put the glaze into a sandwich bag, cut a small hole in one of the corners, and then pipe the icing over the top of the muffins.
  • Store any leftover muffins in an airtight container on the counter for 1 day or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can reheat the muffins in the microwave for about 20 seconds.

Notes:

Muffin Pan: This recipe will make anywhere between 16-18 muffins, so you will need to use two muffin pans. Either one 12-count and one 6-count pan or two 12-count pans. Then I recommend lining the pans with cupcake liners because it makes removing the muffins a lot easier.
Room Temperature Ingredients: I recommend pulling out your egg, milk, and yogurt from the refrigerator 1 hour before baking. Having those ingredients at room temperature will help us achieve a soft and tender muffin.
Folding Ingredients: When you add the dry ingredients into the wet it’s very important that you fold the ingredients together. Folding: to carefully combine ingredients without stirring or beating. We do this by using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until the ingredients are just combined with each other, “folding” everything together.
Muffin Batter: Fill each muffin cup ⅔ full with batter. I like to use my cookie scoop for this process.
Apples: Feel free to use up to two different apples. I used one granny smith and one honey crisp apple.

Nutrition

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 251kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 210mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apple crumb muffins, apple crumble muffins, apple muffins, apple streusel muffins, glazed apple muffins
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