American · Baking

Apple Muffins

Tender muffins with diced apple and cinnamon in the batter and a crunchy cinnamon sugar top.

Not yet ratedThis recipe has no ratings yet 35 min total Serves 12 servings Easy
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What Goes With It

  • Hot tea
  • Butter
  • Natural yoghurt
  • Warm milk

How to Cook Apple Muffins

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  1. Heat the oven to 190°C / 375°F and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

  2. Stir the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cinnamon together. In another bowl whisk the eggs, milk and melted butter.

  3. Pour the wet into the dry and fold with a few strokes until just mixed. Fold in the apple.

  4. Divide between the cases, sprinkle with the topping and bake for 20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

Worth Knowing Before You Cook

Stop mixing while the batter is lumpy.

Dice the apple small.

If your oven runs hot, check at 16 minutes.

Cool in the tin for 5 minutes.

Storing and Reheating

Best on the day. Keeps in a tin for 2 days.

Questions and Answers

How long does Apple Muffins take to make?

About 35 minutes in total — 15 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking. The recipe serves 12.

What are the key tips for making Apple Muffins?

Stop mixing while the batter is lumpy. Dice the apple small. If your oven runs hot, check at 16 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes.

What should I serve with Apple Muffins?

Hot tea; Butter; Natural yoghurt; Warm milk.

How should Apple Muffins be stored?

Best on the day. Keeps in a tin for 2 days.

Is Apple Muffins suitable for a special diet?

This recipe is vegetarian. Those labels are checked against the ingredient list, so a dish is only marked when nothing in it contradicts the claim.

How many calories are in Apple Muffins?

About 241 kcal per serving, with 4 g protein, 36 g carbohydrate and 9 g fat. The figures are calculated from the ingredient list and are an estimate.

Apple Muffins Nutrition Facts

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Treat these as an estimate — brands and cuts vary.

241Calories
4gProtein
36gCarbs
9gFat
1gFibre
16gSugar
200mgSodium

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