Apple Streusel Muffins
Easy Apple Streusel Muffins recipe. Made with simple ingredients and fresh apples, these homemade muffins make a great breakfast idea.
Looking for more delicious muffin recipes? Try my Vegan Red Velvet Muffins or my Vanilla Creamer Muffins.
Recipe Summary: Apple Streusel Muffins
- ✅ Recipe Name: Apple Streusel Muffins
- 🕒 Ready In: 25 minutes
- 👪 Serves: 12 (easy to scale)
- 🍽 Calories: 269 per serving
- 🥣 Main Ingredients: Apples, all-purpose flour, butter, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg
- 📖 Dietary Info: Meal prep friendly, healthy, kid-friendly, vegetarian, nut-free
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: The ultimate grab an go breakfast idea, these muffins are even better than store bought!
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One of my favorite things to have in the freezer is a batch of muffins. These days, when I make muffins I will do 2 batches: one to eat right now and one to freeze. This way, on busy work days, I have something that I can grab and go as a breakfast or midday snack.
These Apple Streusel Muffins are a life saver these days with all of the apples I have been buying. They use ingredients I always have in my house so I know that I can always whip up some of these muffins any time without having to run to the store. This is probably the muffin recipe that I make the most often because it is so easy. So if you need a quick and easy breakfast idea, I've got you.
Key Ingredients
- Flour: This gives the muffins their structure. Gluten-free flour can be used in place of all-purpose.
- Sweetener: Both white sugar and brown sugar are used in this recipe.
- Apple: The star ingredient! Shredding some of the apple adds some moisture to the muffin base, while the cubed pieces add some nice pockets of texture.
- Butter: Adds moisture to the batter, and gives the muffins that tender melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Eggs: Acts as a binder, adds moisture to the batter and helps the batter rise properly.
- Leavening agents: The baking powder gives the muffins their primary rise, while the baking soda gives them an extra lift and creates a light, fluffy texture.
- Spices: Both the ground cinnamon and nutmeg give the muffins those cozy fall flavors you are looking for in an apple muffin.
- Vanilla: I will put vanilla in every baked good recipe, because I feel like it always compliments the other flavor profiles nicely.
- Salt: Enhances the flavors of the apples, spices and vanilla. Don't skip the salt!
How To Make Apple Streusel Muffins
Step 1: In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until combined.
Step 2: In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until smooth. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Fold in the apples.
Step 3: Divide the batter evenly into a paper lined muffin pan.
Step 4: In a small bowl, combine the streusel topping ingredients. Sprinkle on top of the muffins and bake at 375˚F for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Apple Streusel Muffins Expert Tips
Do not overmix the batter. Mix the wet and dry ingredients until they are just combined. If you overmix the batter, the muffins will turn out tough instead of soft and fluffy.
Use softened butter for muffins and cold for the streusel. Make sure the butter you are using for the muffins is softened to room temperature so that you can more easily cream it with the sugars. However, for the streusel topping you need to make sure the butter is cold so that it maintains a cluster like consistency after baking.
Check to see if it is done a little earlier. Because the temperature of ovens vary quite a bit, check your muffins a couple of minutes before the bake time is up. Just insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin, and if it comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs (but no wet batter) they are ready to come out.
Use a cookie scoop. Using a large cookie scoop allows you to evenly scoop the muffin batter without making a mess.
Freeze them. These muffins freeze really well! Allow the muffins to cool completely then wrap each one individually in plastic wrap or foil. Then place them together in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 3 months.
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Apple Streusel Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large apple, peeled and cored, ¾ shredded, ¼ cut into cubes
Streusel topping
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon salted butter cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F. Line muffin pan with paper liners, or lightly spray a muffin pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, cream together the ½ cup butter, ½ cup brown and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well. Slowly add the flour mixture, mixing until fully incorporated. Fold in the apples.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pans.
- In a small bowl, combine the streusel topping ingredients together. Sprinkle over the muffins.
- Bake for around 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Place on wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
- Storage: you can store these muffins at room temperature for up to 3 days or up to a week if stored in the fridge.
- To freeze: allow the muffins to cool completely then wrap each individually in plastic wrap or foil. Place them together in a freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Use a cookie scoop to divide the batter into the muffin pan. This helps avoid mess and ensures evenly sized muffins. I like this large cookie scoop for this.
- Do not over-mix the batter. This will create tough muffins. Instead, mix the dry and wet ingredients until just combined.
- Make sure the butter is cold for the streusel. This gives the muffins a nice crumb texture on top instead of it just melting as a single layer on the top.
I made a batch of these apple muffins last night, and they are almost gone! The whole family loves these muffins 🙂
These look wonderful!
These look absolutely divine!!
I'm a big fan of muffin tins too, Cathleen. They are so versatile and fantastic for individual toad-in-the-hole.
I love these gorgeous streusel muffins. You can't beat apple, can you!
These look fantastic!
I love love apple muffins!
Yeah, but have you worn a muffin tin as a hat? I have. GREG
I am notorious for buying too many apples also! Once it's apple season here again, I'll definitely be making these!