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Apple Coffee Cake Muffins

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 14, 2024
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Ahhhh, apple, cinnamon, pecans, and brown sugar. When the mornings get a little longer, why not bake this fall-time treat that rewards you for lingering over the morning coffee?

Apple Coffee Cake Muffins

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 18
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Ingredients

Streusel

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup sprouted whole wheat flour or whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened

Muffin Batter

  • 1 1/3 cups sprouted whole wheat flour or whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup finely chopped, peeled apple

Glaze

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 to 4 teaspoons milk

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix first 4 Streusel ingredients. Add softened butter; mix with fingers to work butter into dry mixture until crumbly. Set aside.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, stir 1 1/3 cups flour, the cane sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon until blended. In another small bowl, beat sour cream, melted butter, eggs and vanilla with whisk until blended.
  • Step 
    4
    Add sour cream mixture to flour mixture in large bowl; stir just until blended. Stir in chopped apple. Gently fold in 1/2 cup of the streusel mixture.
  • Step 
    5
    Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Top each with about 1 tablespoon of the remaining streusel mixture.
  • Step 
    6
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan.
  • Step 
    7
    In small bowl, mix Glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over muffins.

Nutrition

290 Calories
14g Total Fat
4g Protein
35g Total Carbohydrate
22g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
7g
33%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
19%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Potassium
125mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
12%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
22g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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