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Get the recipe: Healthy 30-Minute Apple Muffins

5 stars (3 ratings)
Nothing beats the smell of freshly baked apple cinnamon muffins. These no-fuss, real fruit added muffins come together in just minutes to create a warm, comforting addition to breakfast or snacks that you can enjoy all week long.
Yield: 12 muffins
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Total: 22 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Breakfast
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Ingredients 

  • 1 3/4 cups white wheat flour, or all-purpose, gluten-free blend
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, honey (babies over 1), or agave nectar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted butter, or oil such as olive oil, avocado oil, vegetable oil or coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup applesauce, homemade or store-bought
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup apples finely chopped or grated

Instructions 

  • Prep: Preheat the oven to 375° F. Spray or line a muffin tin. Grate or chop the apples.
    Paper towel on a white counter with shredded apple on top.
  • Whisk: In a large bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, sugar, applesauce, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
    Clear glass baking bowl with wet ingredients inside sitting on a white counter.
  • Stir: Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gently stir until just combined.
    Clear bowl with both wet muffin ingredients and dry ingredients getting ready to mix together.
  • Combine: Add in the grated or chopped apples, and gently fold in. Do not overmix.
    Clear white bowl on a white counter with apple muffin batter.
  • Fill Muffin Tin: Scoop the batter into the muffin tin 3/4 of the way full.
    Blue muffin tin on a white countertop with apple muffins inside.
  • Bake: Place the muffin tin into the oven, and bake for 15-18 minutes or until just golden brown.
    Blue muffin tin with cooked apple muffins.
  • Eat: Let cool to the touch, serve and enjoy!
    Teal blue plate with a stack of apple muffins and a side of sliced muffins sitting on a blue napkin on a white counter.

Notes

Age: roughly 9 months and up 
 
Mini or Regular Size: you can make these muffins into mini or regular size muffins, the only difference is the baking time. For mini muffins, bake for 10-12 minutes, for regular muffins bake for 18-20 minutes. 
 
Storage: store in an air-tight container on the counter or fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. 
 
Note on Flours: you can use all-purpose, white whole wheat flour, a mixture of 50/50 white and whole wheat flour, or gluten-free one-for-one flour. 
 
 
Applesauce: can use homemade or store-bought. If using store-bought then make sure to look for no-added-sugar applesauce.
 
Oil/Butter: to make the muffins nice and moist. You can use coconut, avocado, vegetable, olive or melted butter.
 

Equipment

Stackable Glass Bowl Set
Measuring Cups
Silicone Muffin Cups
Bumkins Grip Plate

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