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Streusel topping and fall colored leaves
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Applesauce Muffins

October 7, 2019
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Posted by Stephanie
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Applesauce Muffins are very simple. Enjoy these in the fall season…or year round! It has really yummy flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and apples.

Applesauce Muffins in a basket

The cool crisp air, crunching leaves beneath my feet, vibrant reds, oranges and yellows, cozy warm sweaters, and apples baking in the oven are just a few of my favorite things that I love about fall. I absolutely love the fall season! It is full of festivals and the official start of the upcoming holiday season.

We Love The Smell Of Fall

My favorite fall kitchen smells are cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. When these smells are coming from the oven and kitchen, I am in my happy place. I love fall baking for several reasons but I think one of my favorite reasons is that it is the start of all the holiday baking. Sydney and I both are huge fans of the holidays and holiday baking. Make no mistake, when Christmas is over we need a break from all the baking…but since baking isn’t something we overdo in the hot summer months it is something we always get excited about starting in the fall.

These Applesauce Muffins will put you in the mood for fall. The combination of applesauce, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg create the most amazing taste and heavenly smell.

Muffins in a fall basket

The brown sugar and cinnamon crumble topping adds the perfect slight crunch to the moist muffins. Our family loves a crumb topping or course sugar crystals on top of our muffins for a little added crunch. We rarely make muffins anymore without some type of a topping on them. It may even be that along with the crunch we love the added sweetness that a streusel topping or sugar crystals give to muffins.

If you are a crumb topping lover too, make sure to check out our Cream Cheese Lemon Streusel Muffins! Yum!

No Apple Peeling Required!

If you are not a fan of peeling and cutting apples then this recipe is calling your name. There is no peeling or cutting required. You just need one cup of your favorite homemade or store bought applesauce. It is that simple. Great for when you are a little short on time, but still want to have something homemade. If we are being totally honest, we all can use a hand in the time department sometimes.

Applesauce Muffins wrapped in a fall colored napkin

Applesauce Muffins Recipe Tips

One tip we want to share with you is how we get our muffins to have more of a bakery style look to them. It is all in how high you fill the paper muffin liners, the oven temperature, and the time. We use specific temperatures and times for all of our muffins. We love to get the height out of our muffins just like the bakeries do.

The very first thing you want to do is fill the muffin batter up almost to the top of the paper muffin liner. You want them pretty full. The second thing is the temperature and timing. You preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. For the first five minutes of baking you bake at 400 degrees F. You then drop the temperature to 375 degrees F for the remainder of the baking time. So simple and easy to get bakery style muffins.

Streusel topping and fall colored leaves

Applesauce Muffins

A wonderful muffin for the fall season. This has all the popular fall flavors: cinnamon, apples, and nutmeg.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 18 mins
Total Time 28 mins
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Servings 1 dozen

Ingredients
  

Crumb Topping

  • 3/4 cup salted butter melted
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon We used Vietnamese Cinnamon

Muffins

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon We used Vietnamese Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 cup sweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 extra large eggs

Instructions
 

Crumb Topping

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Make the crumb topping first. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Mix together using a fork. Work it until it is small crumbles and wet. The smaller the crumbles the better they will rest on the top of the muffins. Set the crumb topping aside.

Muffins

  • Make the muffins second. Using another small bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
  • Use a large bowl to whisk the oil, applesauce, and brown sugar. Whisk in the eggs. Next, add to the dry ingredients. Fold them in until just combined.
  • Fill each paper muffin liner almost to the top. Top each muffin with the crumb topping.
  • Bake the muffins at 400 degrees F for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, turn the oven temperature down to 375 degrees F for 13 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  • Remove the muffins from the tin immediately and place them on a cooling rack for a few minutes before serving.
Keyword apples, baking, easy, Fall recipe, fresh, from scratch, kid friendly
Close up of streusel topping

These muffins are a family favorite of ours. Not sure why we don’t make them year round, but they seem to be something we gravitate to in the fall. I am making a mental note to make these year round. That way I can keep fall, at least in my taste buds, all year long!

Applesauce Muffins with streusel topping

We hope you are as excited for fall as Sydney and I are. We also hope you give these delicious Applesauce Muffins a try. Have a wonderful fall season everyone!

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5 Comments

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  1. Janet
    October 12, 2019 @ 5:55 pm
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    These look so good! Question – do you always use plain flour/baking soda/ baking powder or would self-rising flour work?

    • Stephanie
      October 22, 2019 @ 8:31 am
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      To be honest, we have never used self-rising flour unless a recipe specifically calls for it. But if you try it out, please let us know how well it worked!

      • JANET
        October 30, 2019 @ 11:49 am
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        Thanks! I will let you know!

  2. Michelle
    October 7, 2019 @ 8:47 pm
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    These look amazing!! I love the tip on getting those bakery style muffins. The fact that there’s no apple peeling required makes this the perfect fall recipe.

    • Stephanie
      October 22, 2019 @ 8:14 am
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      We agree!

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