Deliciously moist and flavorful apple cinnamon muffins whip up in minutes and are out of the oven in less than 30-minutes for a perfect healthy sweet treat for breakfast!
Equipment
Muffin tin
Mixing bowls
Ingredients
For the Muffins:
1½cupsall purpose flour
½cupsugar
2teaspoonsbaking powder
1teaspooncinnamon
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonallspice
¼teaspoonclove
1eggbeaten
1teaspoonvanilla
⅓cupplainnonfat Greek yogurt
⅔cupunsweetened almond milk
1sweet applediced (such as a Braeburn)
For the Streusel Topping:
2tablespoonssugar
1tablespoonall purpose flour
1tablespoonsunsalted buttercold
½teaspooncinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350° F and line 12 muffin tins with paper liners, or spray generously with nonstick cooking spray, and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla, yogurt and almondmilk.
Pour the liquid mix into the dry mix and stir to combine with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
Fold in the diced apples and spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins.
In a small mixing bowl, add the streusel topping ingredients, and break up the butter with your fingers. Evenly sprinkle the topping over the unbaked muffins.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the center.
Allow to rest in the muffin tins for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Tip: When chopping the apple, keep the peel on; it adds texture, color and most importantly, fiber, to the muffins!Tip: These will be very large “pop-over” style muffins, so don’t be alarmed by filling the muffin tins much higher than you are accustomed to.WWP+: 4SmartPoints: 5