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Cinnamon Donut Muffins (with Apples)
Delicious cinnamon donut muffins with tender apple pieces inside; this is an easy recipe for cinnamon muffins that taste very much like a donut. A perfect fall treat ready in less than 40 minutes.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
234 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 1 cup apple finely chopped, 2 small, about 140 g
- ¾ cup granulated sugar 150 g, Note 1
- ¼ cup neutral cooking oil neutral-tasting like canola, 60 ml, generic cooking oil
- 1 egg large, at room temperature
- ¾ cup milk 180 ml, whole
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour 225 g
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- salt a pinch
Cinnamon sugar coating:
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter unsalted
Instructions
Donut muffins:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F/180°C. Brush the muffin tin holes with oil (or spray them with baking spray).
- Apples: Peel, core, and chop them into small cubes. Set them aside.
- Whisk sugar, oil, egg, cinnamon, milk, and vanilla extract in a large bowl.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
- Combine batter: Add dry ingredients to the wet and whisk briefly until just combined. Don’t overmix; a few streaks of flour in the batter are ok. Fold in the apples with a rubber spatula.
- Bake: Divide the batter between the muffin holes and bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown (Note 2).
- Cool for 5 minutes in the tin. Coat them while they are still hot, just cool enough to handle.
Cup of Yum
Cinnamon coating:
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Melt the butter in a small pan.
- Dip each muffin in the butter and then turn it in the cinnamon mixture (I like to cover them entirely with the topping). Place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Using a digital kitchen scale in baking guarantees the best results (Amazon affiliate link).
- To make mini muffins distribute the batter into the prepared mini muffin pan holes and bake them for 10-13 minutes or until golden.
- Using a digital kitchen scale in baking guarantees the best results (Amazon affiliate link).
- To make mini muffins distribute the batter into the prepared mini muffin pan holes and bake them for 10-13 minutes or until golden.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1muffin
Calories
234kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
105mg
(4%)
Potassium
46mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
164IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 234
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1muffin | |
| Calories | 234kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 105mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 164IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.