Apple Streusel Muffins are a delicious breakfast muffin full of apple chunks and cinnamon. So tender and fluffy with a crunchy crumb streusel made with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour.

These apple muffins are the best fall breakfast! I love Autumn and the smell of ripe apples as I walk in the neighborhood! With the somehow-comforting sound of leaves crinkling under our feet, the smell of apples is just amazing. It speaks of cooler weather, warm drinks by the fire, and all of the best comfort food! Apple cinnamon muffins sum up all that is warm and cozy about fall.

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Apple streusel muffins are one of our best loved breakfast muffin recipes. I use apples that are grown locally. Thankfully, we have kind and generous neighbors and family who have apple trees in their yards! These are quite tart and have an extremely appley taste. Of course, any tart and firm apple will work for this muffin recipe.

Quick, Easy Breakfast!

You will love these apple muffins for a quick, on the go breakfast. It’s so easy to bake up a double batch of Apple Streusel Muffins and have them in the freezer for busy mornings. So often, when my children were little and we had a busy day, our best breakfast, on the go, would be apple cinnamon muffins and cheese strings!

Freezing Tip

• Once the muffins have completely cooled, place in a sealed bag or container. They will keep for up to 3 months.
• When you want to thaw the apple streusel muffins, open the bag or container on the counter. This way the streusel won’t be soggy.

With a cinnamon, brown sugar, crumb topping, apple streusel muffins are so addictive. I don’t know why, but crumb streusel toppings just make muffins better! Just like the blueberry streusel muffins we also love!

The apples in these apple cinnamon muffins can be either grated or chopped in smalll pieces. I do prefer using pieces so that you get lots of juicy chunks of sweet and tart apples! The grated will be fine as well, it’s totally whichever way you like. 🤗 One benefit of grated apples is that you don’t have to peel them…

muffins are great!

Breakfast muffins make for a super easy and quick meal! Whether you are in a hurry or not, apple muffins with a cinnamon sugar streusel topping are a great snack, meal or even dessert! This apple muffin recipe is chock full of juicy apples, making it a healthy alternative to store bought sugar laden, tasteless breakfast muffins. Apple muffins are also a great lunch box item that most children totally love!

Baking tip I Learned About Muffins

I learned the best way to bake muffins! This method guarantees a high muffin top. It seems so hard to believe, but first you bake the muffins at a high, like, 425°F, temperature, then lower the temperature. Also, bake on the top half of the oven and do not open the door until the apple muffins are finished. This method makes a beautiful poofy top on the muffins! Trust me on this, I was leery to try this the first time too. But, it works!!

Apple Streusel Muffins Ingredients

• Apples, use a firm, tart apple. I actually use the homegrown apples from trees here in Alberta. They are SO flavorful to use in these muffins and Caramel Apple Cake. Do take the time to peel your apples so that you don’t get tough peel pieces in your apple muffins.
• Cooking oil, milk, egg, vanilla, the other liquid ingredients.
• Dry ingredients are flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and of course cinnamon.
• The topping consists of brown sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon.

How to Make Apple Streusel Muffins

1.In a small bowl, use a fork to mix the brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup cold butter, and 1/4 tsp. cinnamon until crumbly.

2.Beat the egg, milk and cooking oil together in a large bowl.

3.Stir in the apples.

4.Add all of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir gently only to combine:-)

5.In a greased muffin tin, fill each muffin cup about 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle the crumbly streusel topping on.

6.Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the muffin tin in the upper part of your oven. Bake for 6 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350°F (Do not open the oven door) and bake for another 7-9 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean. Remove as soon as you can, in about 5 minutes, to a wire cooling rack.

why use oil instead of butter in apple streusel muffins?

Have you noticed that a lot of muffin recipes call for oil instead of butter? Although I usually prefer butter in almost everything, there is actually a really good reason to use cooking oil when baking apple cinnamon muffins or any other muffin recipe! The oil will keep your finished muffin moist!!! The oil essentially traps the gases which are released from the baking soda or powder and slows down gluten formation. This will ensure the best muffin recipe ever!

Recommended Items to help you make this recipe

• Mixing bowls
• Hand Mixer
• Apple peeler and corer
• Wire cooling rack
• Silicone spatulas

Other Tasty Muffins to try:

Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins

Scones Recipe (okay not really muffins recipe but pretty close)

Remember to Celebrate National Muffin Day on February 20th!!!

Apple Streusel Muffins

These apple streusel muffins are full of juicy apples. They have a crunchy, crumb topping with butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar!

This easy apple cinnamon muffin recipe is so tasty and delicious with a tender, moist and fluffy texture ! Apple Streusel muffins can be breakfast, snack, lunch, afternoon tea, or dessert.

Author:RebekahCooking Method:BakedCuisine:American, CanadianCourses:Breakfast, Dessert, Lunch, SnackRecipe Keys:HomemadeSweets

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Prep Time15 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time30 minsDifficulty:BeginnerServings:12Calories:228Best Season:Fall

Ingredients

Servings

Topping

• ¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar (packed)
• ¹⁄₄ cup all purpose flour
• ¹⁄₄ cup butter (cold)
• ¹⁄₄ tsp cinnamon

Muffins

• ²⁄₃ cup milk
• 1 egg
• ¹⁄₄ cup cooking oil
• 1 cup apples (peeled and chopped)
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cup all purpose flour
• ¹⁄₂ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• ¹⁄₂ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

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How to Make Apple Streusel Muffins

1. For the streusel

   In a small bowl, use a fork to mix the brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup cold butter, and 1/4 tsp. cinnamon until crumbly.

   

2. Beat the egg, milk and cooking oil together in a large bowl.

   

3. Stir in the apples.

   

4. Add all of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir gently only to combine:-)

   

5. In a greased muffin tin, fill each muffin cup about 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle the crumbly streusel topping on.

   

6. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the muffin tin in the upper part of your oven. Bake for 6 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350°F (Do not open the oven door) and bake for another 7-9 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean. Remove as soon as you can, in about 5 minutes, to a wire cooling rack.

   

Nutrition Facts

Servings 12

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 228kcal

Calories from Fat 81kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 9.2g15%

Sodium 143mg6%

Potassium 196mg6%

Total Carbohydrate 34g12%

Dietary Fiber 0.9g4%

Sugars 19.1g

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Vitamin A 7 IU

Calcium 9 mg

Vitamin E 7 IU

Thiamin 14 mg

Riboflavin 13 mg

Niacin 8 mg

Phosphorus 18 mg

Selenium 14 mg

Manganese 11 mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Note

To freeze, place the completely cooled muffins in a sealed bag or container and freeze. Then, when thawing, leave the bag or container open.

Use cold butter for the streusel.

Don't overmix the batter, just mix until combined for the fluffiest muffins.

Make sure not to overfill the muffin cups, so that your streusel doesn't spill over.

Follow the baking instructions for a wonderfully rounded muffin top!

Remove the apple streusel muffins from the muffin tins as soon as you can. Leaving them in will make them stick because of the moisture.