Name: Fluffy Apple Pie Muffins Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Muffins:; 3 cups white whole wheat flour; 1½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; 1 cup almond milk; ½ cup packed dark brown sugar; ¼ cup fat free apple yogurt; ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce; ¼ cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 3½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; ⅛ tsp Baking Soda; 2 cups chopped apple; For Oat Streusel Topping:; ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 tbsp old-fashioned rolled oats; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp unsalted butter

How To Make Fluffy Apple Pie Muffins

Fill your stomach with these fluffy apple pie muffins! Enjoy these healthy whole wheat muffins made with fresh apples and a hint of spiced cinnamon.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Muffins:

3cupswhite whole wheat flour,spoon and leveled, or all-purpose flour
1½tspground cinnamon
½tspground nutmeg
1cupalmond milk,or soy or regular
½cuppacked dark brown sugar
¼cupfat free apple yogurt,plus 2 tbsp
¼cupunsweetened applesauce
¼cupgranulated sugar
2large eggs
3½tspbaking powder
½tspsalt
⅛tspBaking Soda
2cupschopped apple,cored, peeled (optional)

For Oat Streusel Topping:

¼cuppacked dark brown sugar
2tbspall-purpose flour,spoon and leveled
2tbspold-fashioned rolled oats
½tspground cinnamon
2tbspunsalted butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray muffin tin with nonstick spray. Set aside.
Prepare oat streusel topping by mixing everything together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
In a large bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together the milk, sugars, yogurt, apple sauce, eggs, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Gently fold the wet mixture into the flour, stirring until just combined. Do not overmix. Gently fold in the apples.
Spoon the batter into 12 muffin tins, making sure each one is filled to the very top. Sprinkle reserved oat streusel topping over each muffin.
Bake for about 5 minutes at 425 degrees F. Immediately reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F then bake for about 15 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Serve the muffins and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

If you have any leftover muffins, cover them tightly and store at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 170.27kcal
Fat: 2.99g
Saturated Fat: 1.37g
Trans Fat: 0.06g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.15g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.64g
Carbohydrates: 33.85g
Fiber: 3.14g
Sugar: 15.21g
Protein: 4.25g
Cholesterol: 27.56mg
Sodium: 187.07mg
Calcium: 133.29mg
Potassium: 142.88mg
Iron: 1.29mg
Vitamin A: 23.67µg
Vitamin C: 1.47mg

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Fluffy Apple Pie Muffins Recipe