After our recent trip to the apple orchard, we had over 1 bushel of apples to use up! I got right to work canning applesauce and apple butter. Of course, we just ate some apples along with my homemade caramel dip. I also made apple kuchen and one apple pie filling. But one of the first items I cooked was apple streusel muffins. 
We had gone apple picking on a Friday, and on Saturday the girls asked if I could make something with the apples like a dessert or muffin. I did not have an apple muffin recipe, so I just started searching on the internet, and I found this recipe.
I am not always fond of cooked apple–it must be something about the texture of it, but I thought I might like this recipe as it has the sugar streusel topping. (I’m a big fan of sugar!) I did chop my apples up rather finely in my food processor as I don’t like big chunks of apples. Beyond that, I just followed the recipe, and they turned out great! They were a hit–the whole family declared that they were yummy and a repeat recipe!
Here is step one: Making the muffin dough.
Step two: Make the stresel topping and bake the muffins.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups chopped peeled tart apples--I put mine in the processor and chopped them fine.
- STREUSEL TOPPING:
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cold butter
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon butter melted
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
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In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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In another bowl, combine the eggs, butter and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Fold in apples.
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Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full.
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In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.
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Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
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Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over muffins. Yield: 1 dozen
That does sound good! I shouldn’t be thinking about it right now as I skipped breakfast!
Those look really good, warmed up with a little butter, oh boy! I like how you set up your printables, very easy to read and print. Pinning!
Thanks! I’m always learning how to do something a little better. They were good warm right out of the oven!
These also look absolutely amazing! I’m pinning this.
Thanks for pinning. I liked them better than I thought I would like apple muffins.
Those definitely look good enough to eat! I know when I go get food in bulk. It does create a lot of work for the following week around here. But in the end I love eating the things that took some time to put up!
It was a lot of work for a couple of days; but you’re right–I’m so thankful later! I am also thankful for all the modern conveniences to help me in the process of making the food!
I just arrived home las night from my hometown and I brought some apple. I have to look around your apple recipe to do with the apple I brought. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome! I’m glad I could be a help, and I hope you like them! Let me know how it goes if you use them!
I love trying new recipes too! I think I’m trying a new one on Friday!
Can you deliver those to my house tomorrow morning? lol Looks so good!!
I wish I could! I think I’m going to make them again!
My kids would love these!
Thanks from Good Taste Tuesday
My kids did too–I had never made Apple Muffins before, and these were a huge hit!