Apple Crumble Muffins
Make a batch of these easy Apple Crumb Muffins for breakfast or as a delicious sweet snack. They are moist, juicy, and easy to make. A perfect snack for your kiddos or an afternoon treat for yourself!
Ingredients
Muffin Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1½ cups apples diced (about 2 apples)
Crumble Topping Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup butter cold
- ¼ cup walnuts
Optional Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉.
- Mix the apple cider vinegar in with the milk and allow to sit until needed in the batter, or at least 3-5 minutes.
- Mix together all dry ingredients for the muffins.
- Make a well in the middle and add in the milk mixture and melted butter, stir well. Fold in the diced apples.
- Make the topping by stirring together the sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until well incorporated, but don’t stir. Fold in the walnuts.
- Fill the muffins liners ⅔ of the way up with the batter and then top with the crumble mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the muffin.
- (Optional) Make the icing while the muffins cool by stirring together the powdered sugar and milk, adding ¼ cup more powdered sugar at a time if needed or a teaspoon of milk to get your desired consistency. Then drizzle the icing over the muffins and enjoy.
Notes
For the muffin itself, you can substitute oil for butter. However, you will still need butter for the muffin topping, there is not a good substitute for butter in the topping.
It is not recommended to decrease the amount of sugar or spices in this recipe, if you do this the muffins will start to taste bland and won’t have a ‘pop’ of flavor like this recipe does.