Super quick to make, tender, moist, not too sweet, bursting with fresh apples. These muffins truly what muffin dreams are made of!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: apple muffins, peanut butter apple muffins, healthy apple muffins
Servings: 14muffins
Calories:
Author: Natasha Minocha
Ingredients
Muffins
2 1/4cupswhole wheat flour
2tspbaking powder
1/2tspbaking soda
1/4tspsalt
1tspcinnamon powder
3/4cupCoconut sugarYou can use regular white sugar, cane sugar, or raw sugar
1/3cupCoconut oilYou can use any neutral tasting oil you prefer or melted butter
3tbspPeanut butter
2tspVanilla extract
1 1/4cupCoconut milkYou can use any milk you prefer
1.5tbspVinegarWhite vinegar or apple cider vinegar
2largeapplesPeeled and diced into small pieces
For the streusel
1tbspCoconut oil
1tbspPeanut butter
1/4cupRolled oats
1/4cupCoconut sugar
1/2tspcinnamon powder
For the drizzle (optional)
1.5tbspPeanut butterheaped
2-3tbspWarm water
1tbspMaple syrup/Honey
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and flour a muffin tray or line it with paper baking cups.
Streusel
Combine the oats, coconut oil, peanut butter, sugar, and cinnamon powder in a small bowl with your fingers until you have a crumbly texture. Keep aside.
Muffins
Combine coconut milk and vinegar in a small bowl. Keep aside for 5 minutes.
In a large bowl, mix together wholewheat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and sugar.
In another bowl, whisk together milk-vinegar mixture, oil, peanut butter, and vanilla.
Pour over the dry ingredients and mix well. Gently fold in the apples. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups dividing the batter evenly and filling about ¾ full.Divide the streusel topping equally among the muffins.
Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter.Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning them out on a cooling rack.
Drizzle
Combine peanut butter and maple syrup in a small bowl. Add water, 1 Tbsp at a time to make a thick pouring consistency. Drizzle with peanut butter and enjoy!