Description
These healthy apple crumble muffins are nutritious and full of goodness. They are also comforting, warm, and scrumptious. While they bake, your entire home will smell like nutmeg and cinnamon, ushering in that cozy vibe. These make perfect snacks, treats, or grab-and-go breakfasts, giving your whole family the energy to power through the day ahead. While these make an excellent fall treat (with lots of apples during the fall), they are equally fantastic all year round!
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly grated)
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
Wet Ingredients
- 1/4 plant butter (I used Country Crock brand)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 apples (diced)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
For the Oats Streusel/Toppings
- 3 tablespoons quick oats
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- A pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly grated)
- 2 tablespoons plant butter (I used Country Crock brand)
- 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
Instructions
- Prep the Apples. Start by peeling 2 apples and dicing them into tiny little bits. You’ll then squeeze the juice of half a lemon onto the diced apples, mixing it well to keep them from browning.
- Preheat the Oven. After dicing your apples and coating them with lemon juice, preheat your oven to 375F.
- Mix the Wet Ingredients. Add your room-temperature eggs, plant butter, and coconut sugar to another bowl. Use your hand mixer to cream these ingredients together, then add the milk and vanilla extract and finish creaming.
- Add in the Dry Ingredients. Now, you’ll add the dry ingredients to the same bowl. Pour in the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Combine everything with your hand mixer, taking care not to over-mix.
- Fold in the apples. After mixing your muffin batter, add the diced apples. Use a spatula to combine. Set the batter aside.
- Make the streusel topping. You’ll grab another bowl and add the streusel ingredients to it – flour, quick oats, coconut sugar, salt, and room-temperature plant butter. You can then combine them with a fork or your clean hands. The result should be coarse and crumbly.
- Prepare to Bake Your Muffins. You can grease the muffin tins with melted plant butter or oil, use muffin liners, or both. Then, fill the muffin tins and lightly top with oat streusel.
- Bake the muffins. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean. Enjoy warm.
Notes
I used Country Crock plant butter, but you can use any brand. It should be at room temperature until almost melted when you prepare the muffin batter.
Use a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop to fill the muffin tins. This will help you add the right amount and keep them uniform in size.
I baked mine for exactly 29 minutes. The size of the muffin tins may affect your baking time, so be sure to keep an eye on them. With my muffin tins, this recipe made about 18 medium-sized muffins.
Make to grease your muffin tins.
Using muffin liners is optional!
Use fresh apples; it brings out the best flavors.
The two muffins per serving (of this recipe) is very generous and TBH, most times I only eat one.
