Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins
These Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins are fluffy muffins with fresh apples and cinnamon sugar in every bite. The muffins have a buttery streusel sprinkled on top before baking that ties all the flavours together so well!
Ingredients
For the streusel
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter cold
For the muffins
- 1 cup light brown sugar or dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cups sour cream room temperature
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup butter melted and slightly cooled
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups apples chopped
- 1 1/2 tsps cinnamon
Instructions
For the streusel
- In a small bowl, make the streusel. Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cold cut up butter. Using your hands, mix it together until combined into a crumbly, streusel mixture. Set aside while you make the muffin batter.1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup light brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 3 tbsp unsalted butter
For the muffins
- Preheat the oven to 375℉. Line a muffin tin with 12 liners and set aside. You can use regular liners or tulip liners for a taller bake like I did. If you use regular liners, you will have 15-17 muffins. Please note that tulip liners do require a longer bake because there is more batter in the muffins. Chop the apples (skin on or off, up to you) into small pieces and set aside. Melt the butter and allow it to cool as you prep the rest of your ingredients.2 cups apples, 1/4 cup butter
- In a medium-sized bowl, add in flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cornstarch, and salt. Mix together and set aside.2 cups all purpose flour, 2 tsps baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tsps cinnamon, 1 tbsp cornstarch
- In a large bowl, add brown sugar, melted and slightly cooled butter, oil, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream. Whisk until well combined.1 cup light brown sugar, 3/4 cups sour cream, 1/4 cup oil, 2 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 cup butter
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and using a spatula, gently fold to create a soft muffin batter.
- Mix in the apples until just combined.2 cups apples
- Evenly divide the batter between 12 liners or more depending what kind of liners you're using, they should be almost or all the way full. Using a cookie scooper helps big time to minimize the mess. Sprinkle streusel on top.
- Bake the muffins at 375°F for 18-24 minutes The muffins are ready when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.