Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Apple Cinnamon MuffinsMuffins are a quick, easy breakfast food, and I love them.  Over the years, I’ve probably baked 106,734,952 (give or take a few) for my family because it’s so convenient to hand one to each of them as they’re running out the door.  I know that they’re eating something homemade and healthy(ish).

These muffins are made with applesauce, so they’re super simple … no peeling or chopping required.  Plus they smell wonderful as they bake, and they taste delicious!  No downside here.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Yields 12
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
20 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
20 min
Topping Ingredients
  1. 2 tablespoons sugar
  2. ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  3. ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Muffin Ingredients
  1. 1 ½ cups flour
  2. 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  3. ½ teaspoon baking soda
  4. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  5. ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  6. ¼ teaspoon salt
  7. 2 large eggs
  8. 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  9. ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  10. 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  11. 1 cup pecans or walnuts (3.5 ounces), chopped (optional)
Topping Directions
  1. Combine sugar, cinnamon, and cloves, and mix completely. For easier distribution, pour into a shaker. Set aside while preparing muffin batter.
  2. Sprinkle on top of muffin batter just prior to baking.
Muffin Directions
  1. Line (or grease) muffin tins, and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt, and stir together.
  3. In another large mixing bowl, beat brown sugar and eggs until creamy. Add butter, and cream again. Mix in applesauce, and then fold in dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in nuts.
  4. Scoop into prepared muffin tin.
  5. Sprinkle with topping, and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until dry and golden.
  6. Remove from oven, and cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove to wire cooling rack.
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Start by making the topping. In a small bowl, combine the following: 2 tablespoons sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Start by making the topping.
In a small bowl, combine the following:
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves

To make it easier to sprinkle on the muffins, I pour it into a shaker, but you don't have to do this.

To make it easier to sprinkle on the muffins, I pour it into a shaker, but you don’t have to do this.

Set the topping aside.

Set the topping aside.

Line (or grease) 12 muffin tins, and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Line (or grease) 12 muffin tins, and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine, and stir together these ingredients: 1 ½ cups flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ¼ teaspoon salt Set aside for a few minutes.

In a large mixing bowl, combine, and stir together these ingredients:
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
Set aside for a few minutes.

In another large mixing bowl, beat together: 2 large eggs 1 cup brown sugar, packed

In another large mixing bowl, beat together:
2 large eggs
1 cup brown sugar, packed

Add: ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened Cream again.

Add:
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
Cream again.

Mix in: 1 cup unsweetened applesauce

Mix in:
1 cup unsweetened applesauce

Then fold in dry ingredients just until combined.

Then fold in dry ingredients just until combined.

If you want to add nuts, now's the time to genly mix in: 1 cup pecans or walnuts (3.5 ounces), chopped This is completely optional.

If you want to add nuts, now’s the time to genly mix in:
1 cup pecans or walnuts (3.5 ounces), chopped
The nuts are completely optional.

Scoop batter into prepared muffin tin.

Scoop batter into prepared muffin tin.

Sprinkle, generously, with topping.

Sprinkle, generously, with topping.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until dry and golden.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until dry and golden.

Remove from oven, and cool in pan for 5 minutes; then remove to wire cooling rack.

Remove from oven, and cool in pan for 5 minutes; then remove to wire cooling rack.

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Enjoy either warm or cold.

Enjoy either warm or cold.