Apple Muffins with Brown Sugar Streusel Topping

20m
Prep Time
20m
Cook Time
40m
Ready In

Recipe: #11941

January 22, 2014



"These are so yummy and moist, the last time I made them I used olive oil instead of butter for the muffin part and they were great!"

Original is 12-14 servings
  • STREUSEL TOPPING

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (85.9 g)
  • Calories 265.9
  • Total Fat - 9.8 g
  • Saturated Fat - 5.8 g
  • Cholesterol - 57.6 mg
  • Sodium - 203.1 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 41.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1 g
  • Sugars - 24.4 g
  • Protein - 3.5 g
  • Calcium - 43.3 mg
  • Iron - 0.5 mg
  • Vitamin C - 0.8 mg
  • Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

Step 4

In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs until smooth. Mix in vanilla and applesauce. Stir in grated or chopped apples. Gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan.

Step 5

STREUSEL: In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of each muffin batter.

Step 6

Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Step 7

Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan.

Step 8

Cool on a wire rack.

Tips


No special items needed.

3 Reviews

Trixie The Cook

Great idea using the olive oil VS the butter. Great tasting muffins with a delicious topping that really complimented them. Instant favorite with all of us!

5.0

review by:
(26 Jan 2020)

Valerie

We love these muffins! They were real moist from the applesauce. I added finely chopped pecans to the streusel topping which was delicious.

5.0

review by:
(26 Mar 2019)

HotNSunnyInFlorida

I too used olive oil and loved the muffins. They were so moist. I added nuts into the muffin mix for some protein.

5.0

(4 Sep 2014)

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