Apple and Pumpkin Muffins! These breakfast muffins are full of the flavors of Fall with pumpkin, apple and cinnamon with a delicious streusel topping. A really easy recipe and that topping is so good!

These apple and pumpking muffins are perfect for breakfast. Imagine when these are baking and the aroma from the spices. You'll definiately have a small of Fall in your kitchen!

This muffin recipe is very easy, and as usual with muffins, you need to mix the dry and wet ingredients together, taking care not to over mix, so you don't end up with chewy tough muffins.

The addition of apple makes these moist, and add an extra flavor dimension. Of course, apples and spices always go well together, so this recipe has a great combination of apples, spices and pumpkin.

Topping options

There are some topping options you can do here.

Once the streusel topping has been put on the batter, you can add a variety of nuts, if you wish to. Or even dried fruit such as raisins, cranberries etc.

You can also decorate them once they've cooled. Use a simple powdered sugar icing and drizzle over the tops, or some melted chocolate. Or simply leave them as they are!

Recipe from Peggy Mitchell

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

35 - 40 minutes

Yield

18 muffins

Ingredients You'll Need

The muffins

• All-purpose flour
• White sugar
• Pumpkin pie spice
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Eggs, lightly beaten
• Canned pumpkin puree
• Vegetable oil
• Apples, peeled, cored, and chopped

The Topping

• All-purpose flour
• White sugar
• Ground cinnamon
• Butter
• 1/4 cup whole nuts, such as almonds, pecans, walnuts (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 18 muffin cups or use paper liners.

2. In a large bowl, sift together 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 cups sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. (dry ingredients)

In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, pumpkin, and oil. (wet ingredients). Fold in apples.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Don't over mix otherwise you'll get tough muffins!

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

Make the streusel topping

3. In a small bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

Rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping evenly over muffin batter.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

5. Place on a cooling rack then store in an air tight container or serve warm.

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