Last Updated on October 2, 2025 by PorchLightReading
Apple cinnamon muffins recipe with a delicious streusel topping. Made with fresh apples and simple ingredients.
Apples make a healthy snack in our home most of the year, but come fall who could resist the tart flavor and crisp crunch. The orchards are calling my name as are all the fall recipes. Including this apple cinnamon muffin recipe with an irresistible streusel topping.
So we’ll make the homemade apple sauce and slice a few for snacking, and for early morning breakfasts we have this apple cinnamon muffins recipe. Perfect with a cup of coffee and topped with a brown sugar streusel.
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins
A lot of our recipes rotate with the season, keeping meals a bit more exciting. So once again I made this recipe for our fall morning breakfasts on the go. We have a few of those types of recipes since mornings tend to get busy and we are all out the door at different times.
This morning while driving our oldest to school I asked if it was just as good as she remembered from last year. Her response? “It’s really good but I think we should add nuts next time.” Nuts! I said a bit surprised. “Yeah, I think it would taste more like a warm apple pie with some nuts.”
And you know, I think she might be right.
Ingredients
- Muffins
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup greek yogurt (or sour cream)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups shredded apples (Honeycrisp or Granny Smith work great)
- Streusel topping
- 2 TBS butter (cold)
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 TBS brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Step by step instructions
Make the streusel topping- In a bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter with a fork until crumbly in texture. Set aside.
Prepare the muffin batter- In a large bowl, whisk together 1 ½ cups flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, ½ tsp. baking soda, ½ tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. cinnamon.
In a medium bowl, whisk together ½ cup (1 stick) melted butter and ⅔ cup brown sugar until smooth. Add 2 eggs, ½ cup yogurt, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix until combined.
Fold wet ingredients into dry and mix. Add 1 ½ cups apples until incorporated throughout the batter, taking care not to overmix.
Bake the muffins- Preheat oven to 400℉. Grease or line a muffin tin with paper liners. Divide batter evenly into each cup. Approximately ¾ full.
Sprinkle the streusel mixture topping generously onto the top of each muffin. Bake for first 5 minutes at 400℉ before dropping the temperature to 375℉ for an additional for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Baking Tips and Apple Types
Choose the right apples- Honeycrisp gives sweetness while granny smith adds tartness. Golden Delicious are also great with a mellow, buttery flavor. Fuji and Pink Lady are good options also.
Shredded apples- I like to use a cheese grater to shred my apples. It allows the apples to release more flavor and blend into the batter a bit better. You can also dice them if you prefer that way better. *Tip- I also shred my cold butter into the streusel topping. I find it easier to work with to get the crumbly topping we’re looking for.
Don’t overmix the batter- Stir batter just until combined for the best fluffy muffins.
Extra crunch- Add chopped walnuts or pecans to the streusel for an added flavor burst.
Bakery style- We’re baking these muffins at 400℉ for the first 5 minutes, and then lowering it to 375℉ for the rest of the time remaining. This gives them the bakery dome look everyone loves.
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Recipe Card
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ cup butter (1 stick melted)
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup greek yogurt (or sour cream)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups shredded apples
Streusel topping
- 2 TBS butter (cold)
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 TBS brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Instructions
Streusel Topping
- In a bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter with a fork until crumbly in texture. Set aside.
Muffins
- In a large bowl, whisk together 1 ½ cups flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, ½ tsp. baking soda, ½ tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. cinnamon.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together ½ cup (1 stick) melted butter and ⅔ cup brown sugar until smooth. Add 2 eggs, ½ cup yogurt, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Fold wet ingredients into dry and mixture. Add 1 ½ cups apples until incorporated throughout the batter, taking care not to overmix.
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Grease or line a muffin tin with paper liners. Divide batter evenly into each cup. Approximately ¾ full.
- Sprinkle the streusel mixture topping generously onto the top of each muffin. Bake for first 5 minutes at 400℉ before dropping the temperature to 375℉ for an additional for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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