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Healthy Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Healthy Apple Cinnamon Muffins with Streusel Topping

Tracy Shaw
The house will smell absolutely amazing while you bake up a batch (or two!) of these apple cinnamon muffins! Your favorite flavors of fall in a healthy and delicious muffin.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Breakfast & Brunch, Dessert, Desserts, Snack, Snacks
Cuisine American
Servings 15 servings
Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Muffins

  • 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup non-fat Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup no sugar added applesauce
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Crispy Green Freeze-Dried Apples approximately 3 single serving packages. Crushed or pulsed in food processor
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup milk I used 2%
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil you can also use canola oil
  • 1 cup apples peeled and diced into ¼ in cubes

Crumble Topping

  • 2 tbsp cold butter
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ cup Crispy Green Freeze-Dried Apples approximately one single serving package. Use food processor to crush.

Optional Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 2 oz light cream cheese
  • ½ tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp milk I used 2%
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp Crispy Green Freeze-Dried Apples approximately ½ single serving package. Use food processor to crush.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425°F.
  • Spray muffin pans with nonstick spray or line with cupcake liners. You will need two pans as this recipe makes 15 muffins.

Crumb topping

  • Mix ingredients together in a medium bowl. Using a fork (or your hands if needed!), mix well until butter is smaller pieces. Set aside.

Muffins

  • Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl or the bowl for your mixer.
  • Add all the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the diced apple.
  • Mix well.
  • Mix until no flour pockets remain.
  • Fold in the apples.
  • Spoon the apple batter evenly into each cup, filling each all the way to the top.
  • Spoon crumb topping on each muffin, gently pressing it down so it sticks.
  • Bake for 5 minutes at 425° then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.
  • Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow the muffins to cool before enjoying.

Cream Cheese Icing

  • Whisk all of the icing ingredients together. Place in the microwave for 30 seconds if needed to melt the butter.
  • Drizzle over warm or cooled muffins.

Notes

You will end up with leftover cream cheese icing! Save it, it will be good on just about everything.
Cover your muffins and keep them at room temperature for a few days or in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Nutrition facts will vary by the amount of cream cheese frosting added.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 228mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 118IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
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