These apple cinnamon muffins with crumb topping are a soft, spiced breakfast option made with fresh Autumn Glory® apples and warm fall spices. Each muffin is filled with tender apple pieces and topped with a buttery oat crumble and thin apple slices for added texture and flavor. Baked until golden, they deliver a balance of sweetness, spice, and softness in every bite. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an easy snack, this apple muffin recipe is simple to make and full of classic flavor.
Soft apple cinnamon muffins with fresh apple slices and crumb topping, perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacking.
Ingredients
Muffins:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground clove
- ¾ teaspoon allspice
- 2 cups chopped Autumn Glory apples
Topping:
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup old-fashioned oatmeal
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- 1 tablespoon butter, chilled
- 2 Autumn Glory apples, thinly sliced
Directions
- Core and chop 2 cups of apples
- Beat the butter and sugar together
- Beat in the eggs
- Mix in the milk and extracts
- Mix in the flour, spices, salt, and baking powder
- Fold in the apples.
- Prepare the topping by thinly slicing two apples
- Place three slices on each muffin
- Make the oat crumble by mixing all the ingredients, cutting the butter in last
- Sprinkle on top of the muffins
- Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes
Recipe created by The G & M Kitchen for Superfresh Growers.