Country Apple Fritter Muffins
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Simply Irresistible Country Apple Fritter Muffins! Fluffy, buttery, white cake muffins loaded with chunks of apples and layers of brown sugar and cinnamon swirled inside and on top.
Check out these 6 Apple Fall Baking Recipes, 25 Tempting Apple Desserts and 25 Yummy Fall Desserts for more apple deliciousness!
So, what’s not to like about muffins loaded with cinnamon, apples and vanilla? Just wait!
You should smell the cinnamon, apples and vanilla cake when it’s baking. O.M.G! Words cannot even come close to describe these amazing apple fritter muffins, but they are so heavenly.
If you want to bake this in the loaf pan, here’s the recipe for the famous Apple Fritter Bread recipe.
I love to bake! And if you love to bake and enjoy nibbling on wonderful, succulent muffins, you really need to make these! They won’t disappoint, I promise.
You’ll be drooling before these apple fritter muffins are even out of the oven…
Gather Ingredients for Apple Fritter Muffins Recipe
Apple Fritter Muffin Recipe
- brown sugar
- ground cinnamon
- granulated sugar
- butter
- large eggs
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt, optional (pinch)
- milk
- 2 apples any kind, peeled and chopped , mixed with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Old-Fashioned Creme Glaze
- powdered sugar
- milk or cream- depending on thickness of glaze wanted
How to Make Apple Fritter Muffins
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a muffin tin pan
and spray with non-stick spray or use cupcake liners.
Make the Sugar Cinnamon Mixture
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Set aside.
Mix Up the Muffin Batter
- In another medium bowl, beat sugar and butter together using an electric mixer or stand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended in; add in vanilla extract.
- Combine & whisk flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add the flour mixture into the creamed butter mixture and stir until just blended.
- Mix milk into batter until smooth.
Layering the Apple Fritter Muffins
- In each muffin cup, fill each tin ½ full of the cake batter; add 1 tablespoon of the apple/sugar mixture on top. Add your brown sugar/cinnamon mixture that you prepared in the beginning and top each muffin again by sprinkling the brown/sugar/cinnamon mixture between the 12 muffins. Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.
- Pour the remaining batter over each of the apple layers and spread out with a butter knife, then top each muffin with remaining apples. Lightly pat apples into batter again.
- Option: Swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using knife or spoon. (I did this with the Apple Fritter Bread on the blog, but not these muffins.)
Bake the Muffins
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean, approximately 20-25 minutes.
Make the Vanilla Glaze
- To make glaze, mix powdered sugar and milk or cream together until well mixed.
- Let cool for about 15 minutes before drizzling with sweet glaze.
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These tasty treats can be prepared quickly–making them the perfect on-the-go breakfast or snack.
Whether you’re looking for a quick and easy way to get your daily dose of an apple a day (keeps the doctor away) or you’re just craving a sweet treat, this apple fritter muffin recipe will satisfy your sweet tooth!
So dig out your muffin tins and get ready to bake up a batch of these scrumptious Country Fritter Apple Muffins!! You won’t want to miss out on one of our readers’ favorites, our Country Cinnamon Swirl Buttermilk Loaf! Check out 45 Must-Try Best Apple Dessert Recipes for even more apple recipes!
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Country Apple Fritter Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- 2 apples any kind, peeled and chopped , mixed with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Old-Fashioned Creme Glaze
- ½ cup of powdered sugar
- 1-3 tablespoons of milk or cream- depending on thickness of glaze wanted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a muffin pan and spray with non-stick spray or use cupcake liners.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside.
- In another medium-sized bowl, beat white sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended in; add in vanilla extract.
- Combine & whisk flour and baking powder together in another bowl and add into creamed butter mixture and stir until just blended.
- Mix milk into batter until smooth.
- In each muffin cup, fill each tin 1/2 full of the cake batter; add 1 tablespoon of the apple/sugar mixture on top. Add your brown sugar/cinnamon mixture that you prepared in the beginning and top each muffin again by sprinkling the brown/sugar/cinnamon mixture between the 12 muffins.Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.
- Pour the remaining batter over each of the apple layers and spread out with a butter knife, then top each muffin with remaining apples. Lightly pat apples into batter again.
- Option: Swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using knife or spoon.(I did this with the Apple Fritter Bread on the blog, but not these muffins.)
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean, approximately 20-25 minutes.
- To make glaze, mix powdered sugar and milk or cream together until well mixed.
- Let cool for about 15 minutes before drizzling with glaze.
Thank you so much, I’m glad you found a way to make these to your liking! Happy holidays!
I made this delicious recipe using flax eggs and coconut oil but next batch I will use 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1/3 of brown sugar I found it a bit too sweet and I didn’t taste the apples because of too much sugar. I also top the muffins with walnuts. I will make this recipe again.
Hi Diane! Yes you can use buttermilk! Just use the same measurement. Hope you enjoy!!
Can I used buttermilk instead of regular milk? Would i need to make adjustments?
I bake them, transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool. When completely cool, wrap tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place in a resealable freezer bag. Seal tightly.
Muffins will keep frozen for up to 3 months. To prepare: Remove the muffins from the freezer, carefully unwrap them, and let thaw at room temperature. To serve warm, reheat the unwrapped muffins in the microwave for 30 to 45 seconds on HIGH. Or heat oven to 400F, place the foil-wrapped muffins on a baking sheet, and warm for 10 to 15 minutes. Hope this helps Anita! Happy Holidays!