Applesauce Muffins
Made with a few simple ingredients, these Applesauce Muffins are both delicious and bursting with apple cinnamon flavour. It's sprinkled with a sweet cinnamon sugar topping that pairs perfectly with the fluffy apple muffins.
Ingredients
For the muffins
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar or dark
- 1/2 cup oil or melted and cooled butter
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 3/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsps cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg optional
- 1 1/2 tsps baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the cinamon sugar topping
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F/218℃. Line the muffin tin with 12 liners and set aside. In a small glass, mix together cinnamon and white sugar. This will be used to sprinkle on top of the muffins.2 tbsp white sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- In a medium-sized bowl, add in the dry ingredients. Mix together and set aside.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsps cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, 1 1/2 tsps baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt
- In a large bowl, add white sugar, brown sugar, and oil. Mix together until well combined, about 2-3 minutes. Then add in eggs, applesauce, and vanilla. Continue whisking.1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1/2 cup oil, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp vanilla, 3/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet. With a spatula, gently fold to create a soft muffin batter.
- Evenly divide the batter between the liners. Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon white sugar on top of each muffin.
- Bake the muffins at 425°F for 5 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 350℉ and continue baking for 15-20 minutes (Don't open the oven door when you do this). The muffins are ready when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Enjoy the muffins fresh or next day, they stay good on the counter for 3 days and in the fridge for 5 days.