Easy Apple Pie Muffins
With a soft and moist center and a crumbly cinnamon topping, these apple pie muffins are bite sized comfort food at its finest.
Looking for an easy muffin recipe to perfect this fall? Well, these apple pie muffins take just 10 minutes to prep and use ingredients probably sitting in your kitchen right now, like all-purpose flour, brown sugar, unsalted butter, and just a couple of apples. Soft, fluffy, and most importantly, moist on the inside, they’re complemented by the perfect crumbly and buttery cinnamon streusel topping. They look and taste like you just picked them up from your local bakery. Y’all, be ready for your house to smell so good!
When it comes to apple recipes, there’s nothing better than pairing apple and cinnamon, like with our delicious cinnamon apple crisps or apple spice muffins. You and your family won’t be able to stop after just one of these apple pie muffins. They’re perfect for a snack (in or out of school) or warmed up for a grab-and-go breakfast on a crisp morning.
Recipe Ingredients
Filling
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Teaspoon salt
- Egg
- Buttermilk
- Unsalted butter, melted
- Vanilla extract
- Light brown sugar, packed
- Large granny smith apples, peeled and chopped (2 cups volume)
Topping
- Unsalted butter , cold
- Light brown sugar
- All-purpose flour
- Ground cinnamon or apple pie spice
See recipe card below…
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan with liners or spray with a non-stick spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, mix the egg, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla extract, and brown sugar.
If the apples aren’t chopped yet, chop the apples before mixing the wet and dry ingredients together.
Pour the apples into the flour mixture, pour in the wet mixture, and fold together with a spatula just until combined.
It’s important not to overmix the filling. It should look like this.
In a small bowl, using a fork, cut together the ¼ cup butter and brown sugar until crumbly. Add in the flour and cinnamon or apple pie spice, and continue cutting the butter in until everything is combined.
Fill the muffin pan wells all the way to the top with batter. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the apple pie muffins. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Cool on a cooling rack. Enjoy warm or cooled and store covered at room temperature.
Storage
- You can store these muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days. However, if you live in the humid South, you might want to pop these in the fridge instead, as the moistness can turn into moldiness quickly in hot temperatures.
- Alternatively, individually wrap or freeze your batch in a sealed container or freezer bag. They’ll last in the freezer for up to three months. Let them thaw for three to four hours, and then simply reheat in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds. Alternatively, individually wrap the muffins in aluminum foil and place them in a 350-degree oven until warm.
Recipe Notes
- Ensure you peel and chop your apples into small pieces. See the photo above if you’re unsure how small the pieces should be.
- You don’t have to use Granny Smith apples in this recipe. Other good options include Honeycrisp, Gala or Braeburn apples.
Oh my! Look at that little beauty. Moist and delicious. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 stick
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar packed
- 2 large granny smith apples, peeled and chopped 2 cups
Topping
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold 1/2 stick
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon or apple pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a muffin pan with liners or spray with a non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt
- In another bowl, mix the egg, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla extract, and brown sugar. If the apples aren’t chopped yet, chop the apples before mixing the wet and dry ingredients together. Pour the apples into the flour mixture, pour in the wet mixture and fold together with a spatula just until combined. Don’t overmix.1 egg, 1 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, 2 large granny smith apples, peeled and chopped
- In a small bowl, use a fork to cut together the ¼ cup butter and brown sugar until crumbly. Add in the flour and cinnamon or apple pie spice. Continue cutting the butter in until everything is combined.1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp cinnamon or apple pie spice
- Fill the muffin pan wells all the way to the top with batter. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the muffins. Bake for 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool on a cooling rack. Enjoy warm or cooled and store covered at room temperature.
