Apple Cinnamon Muffins make for a delicious breakfast that tastes like classic apple pie. Chock full of chopped apples and topped with a light oatmeal crisp, this easy apple muffin recipe is perfect for any morning.
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Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place muffin liners in a muffin tin, and spritz with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Remove the apple peels. Dice apples in quarter inch cubes. The thinner, the better. Mix with one tablespoon of flour and lemon juice so they do not brown. Set aside.
Combine the 2 cups of flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk until combined, and set aside.
In another bowl, combine the applesauce, oil, yogurt, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Stir until combined with a whisk or rubber spatula.
Pour the flour mixture on top of the wet ingredients, and stir until just combined.
Place the chopped apples into the batter and stir until the apples and just coated with the batter.
In a small separate bowl, mix the topping, combining the oats, sugars and the cinnamon. Cut the butter into them to create a crumble topping.
Spoon batter into muffin tins and top with the oat-sugar-cinnamon mixture. I used a 2-tablespoon scooper for the muffins and used 4 tablespoons of batter per muffin.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the tops of the muffins are browned and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.