Tender muffins with chunky bits of apple and a slightly crunchy top. Delicious!
I really do believe that apple is my favorite fruit to bake with. Although pumpkin is right up there as well, but many people don’t really look at that as a fruit.
But apples? Oh yes – my favorite and these Chunky Apple Muffins are a great way to start any morning with that wonderful fruit.
I made these simple muffins recently for my Bible study ladies. The ultimate sign that a recipe is a hit is when there aren’t any left to bring home and there were none!
To Make This Recipe You Will Need:
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- fine salt
- cinnamon
- ground nutmeg
- butter, unsalted
- brown sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- buttermilk
- a large Granny Smith apple
- pecans
- turbinado sugar
- mixing bowl
- whisk or mixer
- spatula
- muffin pan
- muffin paper liners
- muffin scoop
- cooling rack
To begin, preheat your oven to 375°(F). Line a standard muffin pan with papers and set it aside for now.
In a bowl, combine your flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Give them a stir to mix. Set that aside for a moment.
In your mixing bowl, combine the butter and brown sugar. Mix those together. Stir in the egg and vanilla extract.
Add in half of your dry mixture, mix until combined.
Add in the buttermilk, mix that in and then mix in the remaining half of the dry ingredients.
Fold in the diced apples and pecans, mixing with a rubber spatula.
Scoop the batter into your prepared muffin pan.
Sprinkle the top of each muffin with a teaspoon of turbinado sugar. This gives the tops of the muffins a subtle crunch.
Bake your muffins for 25-30 minutes, or until they test done with a toothpick.
Transfer the muffins to a cooling rack to cool for a few minutes. Serve them warm or room temperature.
Enjoy!
I used a Granny Smith apple in these muffins, but you can use any firm baking apple. I also pretty much never peel the apples when I bake with them, as long as they are organic. There’s lots of nutrition and fiber in those peels!
Enjoy these beauties with your morning coffee or as an afternoon snack.
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