Cinnamon Apple Muffins with Crunchy Cereal Topping
Cuisine: American
Author: True Aim
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 35 mins
These cinnamon apple muffins taste like apple pie. Use your left over cereal to make a crunchy topping that makes them irresistible.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup Butter
  • ½ cup Applesauce (Room Temp/Warmed)
  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Lg Eggs
  • 1 cup Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt
  • 2¼ cup Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp plus ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp Nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 2 Medium Apples Chopped or about 2 cups
  • 2 tbs White Sugar
  • For the topping:
  • 1 tbs Melted Butter
  • 2 tbs Brown Sugar
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tbs Flour
  • ½ cup Honey Nut CheeriosĀ® or your favorite cereal
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare your muffin tins with muffin liners or nonstick spray. Combine the white sugar and ½ tsp of the extra cinnamon and sprinkle each sprayed or lined muffin cup with ½ tsp of the mixture.
  2. Next, Cream ½ cup butter, applesauce, and ½ cup brown sugar. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix well.
  3. In a separate bowl mix together 2¼ cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1 tsp cinnnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  4. Alternate adding sour cream and the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Stir in the apples.
  5. To make the topping, melt the extra 1 tbs butter and combine it with 2 tbs brown sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon, 2 tbs flour, and cereal.
  6. Fill muffin cups to the top and add 1 tbs cereal topping to each muffin.
  7. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Makes 24-28 muffins.
Recipe by True Aim at https://www.trueaimeducation.com/cinnamon-apple-muffins-with-crunchy-cereal-topping-wincocerealdeals/