Mini Apple Cinnamon Muffins

The other day I bought my boys some mini cupcakes at the supermarket and one of the flavours was apple. They really weren't that great and I could hardly taste apple in it, which was probably to be expected from a supermarket chain product. I remembered a banana muffin recipe that I had found and made which I had scribbled down in my notebook - the texture of the muffin just lent itself to apple - so I set about recreating it and the result was wonderful. I'm so happy with how these mini muffins turned out. They have a firm top and are deliciously soft in the centre with big chunks of apple through them. Ideal for a morning tea or afternoon snack, I promise you they won't last long!

You don't even need a mixer for this recipe but for those wanting to use their Thermomix, I've included separate instructions.

 

Mini Apple Cinnamon Muffins

 

Makes approx. 15

 

1/2 400g tin pie fruit apple slices

1 3/4 cups plain flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

4 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

pinch of salt/sea salt

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed

1 tablespoon vanilla essence

 

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

1/4 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

 

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius fan forced.

 

2. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a medium size bowl and set aside.

 

3. In a separate bowl, combine white sugar, coconut oil, milk, brown sugar and vanilla and whisk for a few minutes or until fully incorporated.

 

4. Pour wet mixture over dry mixture in first bowl.

 

5. Add apples on top of mixture and then fold through until both mixtures are fully blended together. You should end up with a dough-like consistency. It won't be runny.

 

6. Spoon dough mixture into muffin cases - I always use an ice-cream scoop with a "squeeze to empty" mechanism.

 

7. Bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

 

Straight out of the oven. If you prefer your muffins without the extra sweetness of the topping,
you can leave them like this. They'll taste just as delicious!

8. For the coating, place white sugar and cinnamon in a small dish and stir well to combine.

9. Taking care with the hot muffins, take each one and place face down into the dish with the cinnamon sugar. The moisture still present from the heat will be enough for the sugar to stick. If there are any small dips that miss out on sugar using this method, once turned upright, spoon a bit of sugar on top and then turn to shake off excess.



Cinnamon Sugar - a wonderful coating to complete these apple muffins.

Mini Apple Cinnamon Muffins (Thermomix version)

 

Makes approx. 15

 

1/2 400g tin pie fruit apple slices

250g plain flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

4 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

pinch of salt/sea salt

320g white sugar

100g coconut oil

100g milk

40g brown sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla essence

 

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

1/4 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

 

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius fan forced.

 

2. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to Thermomix bowl and combine 5 seconds/speed 5. Set aside in a medium size bowl.

 

3. Spoon coconut oil into Thermomix bowl and melt for 30 seconds/50degrees/speed 4.

 

4. Attach whisking tool. Add white sugar, milk, brown sugar and vanilla and whisk for 2 minutes/speed 3.5.

 

4. Pour wet mixture over dry mixture in bowl that was previously set aside.

 

5. Add apples on top of mixture and then fold through until both mixtures are fully blended together. You should end up with a dough-like consistency. It won't be runny.

 

6. Spoon dough mixture into muffin cases - I always use an ice-cream scoop with a "squeeze to empty" mechanism.

 

7. Bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

 

8. For the coating, place white sugar and cinnamon in a small dish and stir well to combine.

9. Taking care with the hot muffins, take each one and place face down into the dish with the cinnamon sugar. The moisture still present from the heat will be enough for the sugar to stick. If there are any small dips that miss out on sugar using this method, once turned upright, spoon a bit of sugar on top and then turn to shake off excess.

Will you be able to stop at just one?