Apple Crumble Muffins
Apple Crumble Muffins filled with apple pie filling and topped with streusel and a vanilla glaze. They are soft and mildly sweet, making the perfect coffee time treat, snack, or breakfast.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup Greek yogurt (full fat)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups apple pie filing ((CHOPPED) If making filling from scratch, SEE RECIPE IN THE NOTES)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (cold and cut into small pieces)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp whole milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400° F (204° C). Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners and set it aside.
- 2
Make the crumble topping: In a small bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Then add the small pieces of cold butter. Mix with your hands until crumbly (and the crumble are pea-size), cover, and chill in the fridge until ready to use.
- 3
Make the muffins: In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- 4
In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together eggs and granulated sugar until combined. Then mix in Greek yogurt, oil, and vanilla extract until the batter becomes pale yellow.
- 5
Mix in the flour mixture into the batter until homogeneous and thick.
- 6
Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, filling 1/2 of each cup. Tap the pan onto a countertop to set the batter. Add a heaping Tablespoon of the chopped apple pie filling in each cup, and gently press the apples into the batter using the back of a spoon. Top the filling of each cup with a Tablespoon of the batter and then with the crumble topping.
- 7
Place the muffin tin on the middle rack of the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 375° F (or 190° C). Bake for 19-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 8
Place the pan on a wire rack and let the muffins cool for 5 minutes while you make the glaze.
- 9
For the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until homogeneous and smooth. If needed, add more powdered sugar (if too thin) or more milk (if too thick). Drizzle over warm muffins and let it set.