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Apple Streusel Muffins

Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Cooling: 1 hour
Servings: 12 Muffins

Ingredients
 

FOR THE STREUSEL

  • cup sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds, crumbled
  • 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted European-style butter, melted
  • Pinch salt

FOR THE MUFFINS

  • 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • Pinch allspice
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ cup Spiced Apple Sauce
  • ½ cup apple butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 12-cavity muffin tin with aluminum liners.
  • MAKE THE STREUSEL TOPPING. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the sugar, flour, cinnamon, almonds and salt until well combined.
  • Add the melted butter and stir to combine; allow to cool while you prepare the muffin batter.
  • MAKE THE MUFFINS. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice until well combined; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until smooth.
  • While whisking constantly, add the oil in a slow, steady stream, until emulsified.
  • Add the brown sugar and whisk to combine.
  • Add the Spiced Apple Sauce and whisk to combine.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and mix until just combined.
  • Divide the batter evenly into the prepared muffin tin, filling each liner about halfway up.
  • Place the apple butter into a piping bag fitted and cut a small opening at the end.
  • Pipe a swirl of apple butter over each muffin, using about 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons per muffin.
  • Using your hands, break the streusel into chickpea-sized pieces and sprinkle evenly over the muffins.
  • Bake until set and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the muffins, for 16 to 18 minutes.
  • Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Author: Anthony Michael Contrino