Apple Streusel Muffins with Crumb Topping

These Apple Streusel Muffins are a great way to welcome fall with seasonal baking. Moist muffins that include whole-wheat flour, brown sugar, apple, sour cream, creamer, and a streusel topping.

If the majority of seasonal recipes filling up my feeds wasn’t enough of an indication, the recent first day of fall makes it official. While I miss summer, I’m just as excited about fall this year. A couple of recent heat waves of over 100° weekends makes the cooler days even more welcome. Along with crisp air, autumn colored leaves and shorter days, comes seasonal fall recipes and baked goods. Recipes like this Apple Streusel Muffins are just what I hand in mind.

Fall ingredients like apples, pears, figs, and pumpkin, as well as spices like cinnamon, clove and nutmeg will be included in many upcoming recipes. Apple Streusel Muffins have a few of these and are a unique way to enjoy your fall mornings with a cup of coffee. I consider muffins like Sourdough Ham and Egg Muffin more of a decadent breakfast treat than an everyday staple. These have substituted ingredients so you can enjoy them even more.

This decadent muffin includes whole wheat flour, egg, fresh apples, and flax seeds. I’ve also used sour cream and olive oil instead of vegetable oil. The entire batch of muffins only includes a ⅓ cup of brown sugar—another fall favorite. To go with your coffee pairing, and to add some additional unique sweetness, it also includes coffee creamer.

With seasonal fall ingredients, these Apple Streusel Muffins are quick and easy to make. Enjoy them as a weekend treat or anytime paired with a cup of coffee or Hot Chocolate. The moist, fluffy and perfectly sweet muffins, with apples and spice, are a welcome part of fall season.

Looking for more muffin recipes? Try this Dark Chocolate Orange Crumb Muffins-a decadent breakfast that combines rich chocolate with citrus flavor!

More apple recipes to go with these Apple Streusel Muffins:

• Caramel Apple Cheese Ball
• Fall Harvest Fig Pear and Apple Crisp
• Apple Pie Puff Pastry Rolls
• Easy Apple Pie Filling
• Slow Cooker Apple Butter
• Mini Caramel Apple Pie Cheesecakes
• Spiced Apple Cider Cupcakes
• Apple Cider Cheesecake

Lightened Up Apple Streusel Muffins

Written by Matt | Plating Pixels

Moist apple muffins that include whole-wheat flour, brown sugar, apple, sour cream, creamer, and a streusel topping.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 18 minutes mins

Total Time 28 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 12 large muffins

Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Apple Muffins

• 1 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground clove
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup vanilla coffee creamer
• ½ cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons olive oil light
• 1 cup apple (1 large) peeled, shredded

Streusel Topping

• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter chilled

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375° F. Lightly grease a twelve, 2 ½-inch muffin pan; set aside.
• In a large bowl stir together flours, brown sugar, baking powder, clove, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in center of mixture and set aside.
• In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, creamer, sour cream and olive oil until combined. Pour into dry mixture and stir just until moist. Batter should be thick, but slightly runny. Fold in shredded apples. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling each about ¾ full.
• In a small bowl combine pecans, flax seed, and brown sugar. Use a pastry knife or your fingers to cut in butter, until mixture is combined and has coarse crumbs. 
• Sprinkle crumbs onto the center of batter in each cup. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
• Cool on a wire rack 5-10 minutes, run a knife along edges to remove. Serve warm paired with coffee.

Nutrition Facts

Lightened Up Apple Streusel Muffins

Amount per Serving

Calories

180

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

7

g

11

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Cholesterol

 

34

mg

11

%

Sodium

 

78

mg

3

%

Potassium

 

186

mg

5

%

Carbohydrates

 

24

g

8

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

8

g

9

%

Protein

 

3

g

6

%

Vitamin A

 

135

IU

3

%

Vitamin C

 

0.6

mg

1

%

Calcium

 

64

mg

6

%

Iron

 

1.2

mg

7

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keyword apple crumb muffins, Apple Streusel Muffins, easy apple muffins

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Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens: Fall Baking. 2014. Print.