Oh autumn. The rusty orange leaves, the gray morning fog, the briskly blowing breezes… Yeah, I could do without the last two. While they give me the perfect excuse to curly up inside with a fuzzy fleece blanket, I much prefer other reminders of the changing seasons. Ones that warm my bones instead of freezing them stiff and solid.
Like pumpkin. Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cheesecake… Or ginger. Gingerbread, gingersnaps, gingerbread cookies… Or apples.
Although many other bakers associate apples with pie, I already made mine a while ago (in the spring, shh!) and instead turned to a spicy muffin recipe. After stirring up a cloud of cinnamon, I popped the batter into the oven. Twenty minutes later, I burned my tongue on the first bite—but oh was it worth it!
modified from Baking Made Simple
These made my house smell like fall! If they don’t disappear as soon as you pull them out of the oven, store in an airtight container and reheat them for 15-20 seconds in the microwave.
- Preheat the oven to 400° and lightly coat 8 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray.
- To prepare the muffins, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and sugar in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, yogurt, and vanilla. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and add in the wet, stirring just until incorporated. Fold in the apple. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cups.
- To prepare the topping, stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the tops of the muffins. Bake the muffins at 400° for 18-23 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 min before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Just made these and they look fabulous! I only forgot to spray the muffin cups with non-stick spray, but they taste delicious!
Aww, I’m so glad you like them!! Hearing your review made my day. :] Thanks for stopping by!
I made these muffins for people at work and everyone was absolutely raving. They couldn’t believe they were healthy because they were so tasty! I had an excellent experience making and serving these muffins. Thank you so much for posting the recipe – it is most definitely a keeper! 🙂
Wow, that’s wonderful!! It’s fun to surprise people with healthy food, especially when it tastes so good. I’m glad you and your coworkers enjoyed the muffins, and I’m thrilled that you think it’s a keeper! :]
Question: a cup, how many grams would be??
For flour, 1 cup is 120 grams. I hope you enjoy the muffins Miryam!
OMG!…well, I googled this before I got your answer and I found this website: http://calculator-converter.com/converter_g_to_c_grams_to_cups_calculator.php
which convert cups to grams and I made it with 236 (that’s 1 cup according to this website…. 🙁 ..) mmmm…. the muffins came out good though and my fiancé liked them anyway…. 😀 …. I’ll try to make them again next weekend with the correct measures 😉
Yikes! That website only converts cups of water to grams, not flour. Water and flour have different densities, so the conversion isn’t the same. (I was a chemist before a baking blogger, so I like that kind of nerdy stuff! 😉 ) I’m glad your fiancé still enjoyed the muffins though Miryam!
Amazing recipe!! For the toping i mixes honey and cinnamon and cook the muffins for 10 minutes then grizzled the mix on top.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the muffins Maggie!
Would it work to substitute white whole wheat flour?
Yes! I hope you enjoy the muffins Jennifer!
Can you substitute truvia or coconut sugar for the sugar?
You can definitely substitute coconut sugar for the granulated sugar! I’m not sure about Truvia, but I think it will probably work as well. I’m excited to hear what you think of the muffins Shirley!
hi in apple cinnamon muffins can I use honey instead of sugar
Yes, but reduce the milk to 6 tablespoons to compensate for the additional liquid. I can’t wait to hear what you think of the muffins Jyotika!
Hi! I was wondering what the nutritional info is for this recipe..
Thanks
This is the free nutrition calculator that I use Darcey! 🙂 I can’t wait to hear what you think of the muffins!
Hey! These Look great! Just wondering if substituting the sugar for brown sugar would work fine? Thanks! Can’t wait to make them 😀
Yes, you can use brown sugar in place of the granulated sugar! 🙂 I can’t wait to hear what you think of the muffins Steffi!
Where are the nutrition facts?:). How many calories is 1?
This is the free nutrition calculator that I use, if you’d like to know Mary! While I wish I could go back and provide the nutrition information for all of my older recipes, it’d take months to do… And I’d much rather focus on creating new recipes for you to try! 🙂 I’d love to hear what you think if you try these muffins!