Peanut Butter Apple Muffins
These perfectly spiced peanut butter apple muffins are soft, gooey, and full of fall flavor! They come together with simple pantry ingredients, creamy peanut butter, and crisp, juicy apples, in less than 40 minutes!
Servings: 12 Muffins
Calories: 305kcal
Ingredients
Streusel
- 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Rolled oats
- 1/4 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 2 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 tbsp Peanut butter
Muffins
- 2 1/4 cups Whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamon powder
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/3 cup Coconut oil You can use any neutral tasting oil you prefer or melted butter
- 3 tbsp Peanut butter
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup Soy milk You can use any milk you prefer
- 1.5 tbsp Vinegar White vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 2 large Apples Peeled and diced into small pieces
- 1 tsp All-purpose flour
Cinnamon glaze (optional)
- 1/3 cup Powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbsp Milk
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220 C / 425 F. Grease and flour a muffin tray or line it with paper baking cups.
Streusel
- Combine the flour, oats, coconut oil, peanut butter, sugar, and cinnamon powder in a small bowl with your fingers until you have a crumbly texture. Keep aside.1/4 cup All-purpose flour, 1/2 cup Rolled oats, 1/4 cup Brown sugar,1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder, 2 tbsp Coconut oil, 1 tbsp Peanut butter
Muffins
- Combine soy milk and vinegar in a small bowl. Keep aside for 5 minutes.1 1/4 cup Soy milk, 1.5 tbsp Vinegar
- In a large bowl, sift whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon powder.2 1/4 cups Whole wheat flour, 2 tsp Baking powder, 1/2 tsp Baking soda,1/4 tsp Salt,1 tsp Cinnamon powder
- In another bowl, whisk together milk-vinegar mixture, oil, sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla extract.3/4 cup Sugar, 1/3 cup Coconut oil, 3 tbsp Peanut butter, 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Pour over the dry ingredients and mix well. Toss the apples in 1 tsp flour and fold them into the batter. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about ¾ full.Divide the streusel topping equally among the muffins.2 large Apples
- Bake the muffins for 5 minutes at 220 c/ 425 F.Then turn the temperature down to 180 C/ 350 F and bake for about 18-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning them out on a cooling rack.
Cinnamon Glaze ( Optional)
- Combine the powdered sugar, milk, and cinnamon powder in a small bowl. Whisk well to make a thick pouring consistency. Drizzle over the cooled muffins. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick or skewer in the center. It should come out clean or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
- Toss apples in flour. This little trick keeps the apple pieces from sinking to the bottom of your muffins.
- Don’t over-mix the batter. It’s the secret to soft, moist muffins. When you combine wet and dry ingredients, stir just enough to bring everything together. Over-mixing makes hard, dense muffins.
- Mind the oven temperature. I found that baking at two temperatures makes for high, bakery-style domed muffins! So, I switched to 220 °C/ 425°F for the first five minutes and then 180 °C/ 350°F for the remaining baking time. Do keep an eye on the timer when you're doing this temperature switching!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Muffiin | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 215mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 124IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 2mg