There has been a whole lot going on here the last few weeks. The blog has unfortunately taken a back seat because of this, but all very exciting, all very much puppy/rescue focused, and all for a later time. But, I feel like I am redeeming myself with these muffins. They are on the healthier side, I mean oat and whole wheat flour, and absolutely delicious because they taste like doughnuts. I happened to have a few apples and some oat flour that needed to be used up and had the exact amounts needed. Because things have been a bit fast paced over here I’ve been wanting simpler things to grab for breakfast or snack. I have to be honest, my diet as of late has consisted mostly of carbs and cheese, but I felt like I was diversifying by including some apples. Good news, I’m back on track with a varied diet, eating like a grown ass adult (I totally stole that from an awesome podcast I just listened to) and enjoying these delish doughnut like muffins.
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Cinnamon Sugar Apple Doughnut Muffins
Ingredients
For the apples
- 5 medium apples, peeled and sliced
- 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
For the Muffins
- 1 cup oat flour,
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 large egg
For the topping
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the apples to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are tender and browned, about 15-20 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly. When cool, transfer to a cutting board and coarsely chop.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin tine or line with paper liners. In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Whisk to blend. In a liquid measuring cup, combine the melted butter, milk, yogurt and egg. Whisk until well blended. Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and fold together, just until incorporated and no dry streaks remain. Fold in the chopped apples.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pans, filling each about 2/3 full (I did to the top). Bake, rotating halfway through the baking time, until the muffins are lightly browned and just set, about 20-22 minutes total. Let cool in the pans about 5 minutes, gently remove them from the pans and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To finish, melt the butter in a small bowl. Combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl and whisk until evenly combines. Dip the top of a muffin in the melted butter, then into the sugar mixture. Repeat with remaining muffins.
Notes
Recipe from Everyday Annie.
8 Comments
Angela
May 8, 2018 at 6:42 pm These sound delicious. My husband is always buying apples and not eating them so I'll have to try this recipe!admin
May 9, 2018 at 11:47 am Same here! I knew I had to use them up and this was perfect!Cynthia
May 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm These sound amazing! We are huge muffin fans around here--I love that you can grab one (or two...or three...) in the morning and with a cup of coffee it's a complete breakfast. Definitely pinning this one for future reference!admin
May 9, 2018 at 11:47 am Yes!! I always grab 2 for breakfast when I'm running out the door. :)Erika
May 8, 2018 at 9:26 pm I wish I had a better comment than, “YES PLEASE!” 😋. I will def be making these. I’ll come back and let ya know how they turn out!admin
May 9, 2018 at 11:48 am Haha! It's perfect. They are so good. I would love to hear how they came out!Amanda
May 9, 2018 at 10:34 am I can’t wait to try these bad boys out! I have an apple tree so I like to make anything and everything Apple. Thanks for sharing!admin
May 9, 2018 at 11:49 am We just planted apple trees last year! I hope we get some fruit this year. I bet these would taste really good with pears as well. Hmmm....maybe an adaption of this will need to happen!