Have you tried these easy apple muffin recipes? If not you’re missing out! They’re sweet, soft, and cinnamony. This easy apple muffin recipe is sure to be a family favorite. These apple cinnamon muffins make great snacks, but they also are super perfect for breakfast or to give to someone!

Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe- apple cinnamon muffins on a marble counter top with green apples and cinnamon sticks and glasses of milk- kids activities blog
Do you have a bunch of apples that need to be used up? Make an easy and delicious batch of apple cinnamon muffins!

Easy Apple Muffins

Looking for a yummy recipe for apples? Get ready for fall and apple picking with this delicious and easy apple cinnamon muffin recipe! Whenever I have a ton of apples that need to be used up, I usually opt for a classic, like apple pie, or an apple crumble, but this time I was craving a muffin version of a spicy apple treat!

These apple cinnamon muffins disappeared almost immediately. They are so tender and flavorful! I love the different textures. The fluffy sweet muffins, the cooked apples, cinnamon flavors. So good, great for the fall season due to the warm spices. But this apple muffin recipe is perfect really year round.

Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe

I crave fall baked goods and dishes all throughout the year! Apples are fairly easy to get year-round, so they are the perfect fruit to bake with! 

These easy apple cinnamon muffins are great for meal prepping!

Bake a double batch, let them cool to room temperature, and then package them in an airtight freezer container (or use freezer bags). 

Now you have an easy breakfast or snack that can quickly be reheated when you are on-the-go!

This Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe:

  • Yield: 12
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
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Disregard the chocolate chips and blueberries in this image–they are for a delicious chocolate chip muffin recipe and a yummy blueberry muffin recipe that will both be linked once they are on the blog!

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Ingredients – Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe 

All you need for this recipe is simple ingredients to enjoy the cinnamon apple flavor of this warm muffin recipe.

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/3 cup oil, vegetable or canola
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons grated apple, granny smith is best
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions – Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe 

STEP 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

STEP 2

Place liner in muffin tin.

Step 1- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe- Start by mixing all of your dry ingredients to create the muffin base. - Kids Activities Blog
Start by mixing all of your dry ingredients to create the muffin base.

STEP 3

Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium bowl.

Step 2- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe- Next, mix up the wet ingredients for your apple cinnamon muffins. - Kids Activities Blog
Next, mix up the wet ingredients for your apple cinnamon muffins.

STEP 4

Pour oil into a 1 cup glass measuring cup.

Step 4- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe - Pour oil into a 1 cup glass measuring cup. - Kids Activities blog
Pour oil into a 1 cup glass measuring cup.

STEP 5

Beat egg and add to oil.

Step 5- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe - Create a “well” in the middle of the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then, pour the wet ingredients into the hole. - kids activities blog
Create a “well” in the middle of the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then, pour the wet ingredients into the hole.

STEP 6

Fill measuring cup to the 1 cup mark with milk.

Step 6- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe - Once your muffin base mix is combined, you can add the tasty part! - kids activities blog
Once your muffin base mix is combined, you can add the tasty part!

STEP 7

Beat until well combined.

STEP 8

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until well combined in a large bowl, but don’t over mix.

Step 7- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe - Stir in your apples and cinnamon.- kids activities blog
Stir in your apples and cinnamon.

STEP 9

Stir in fresh apples and cinnamon. 

Step 9- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe - Divide batter into muffin tin, fill ? full - kids activities blog
Are you so excited for your house to smell like fall once these muffins hit the oven?!

STEP 10

Divide batter into muffin tin, fill ? full

STEP 11

Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-20 or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. You want to stick the toothpick in the center of a muffin since that is the thicket part.

Finished Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe- apple cinnamon muffins on a marble counter top with green apples and cinnamon sticks and glasses of milk- kids activities blog
These apple cinnamon muffins are so yummy, served with hot apple cider!

STEP 12

Serve the cinnamon apple muffins warm or room temperature.

STEP 13

Store leftovers in airtight container. These tender muffins should stay for about a week as long as they’re stored right. Soft muffins are the best.

Gluten Free Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe- apple cinnamon muffins on a marble counter top with green apples and cinnamon sticks and glasses of milk- kids activities blog
Make gluten free apple cinnamon muffins by swapping out just one ingredient!

Notes:

If you decide not to put the muffin batter into muffin cups and directly into a muffin you will still have moist muffins, but the sides will brown. Regardless, these are still the best apple muffins!

I sometimes put a little cooking spray in the muffin cups to keep them from sticking too much. If you find the first time you make them if they’re sticking to the paper you can do a very light spray. Too much will leave you with greasy muffin bottoms.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a firm apple to use. Soft apples (not rotten) are perfect for this recipe and will help eliminate waste. The best way to use extra apples in my opinion.

How To Make Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins

If you have a gluten sensitivity, Celiac Disease, or you are allergic to gluten, it is so easy to convert this to a gluten free apple cinnamon muffin recipe! 

All you need to do is swap out the regular all-purpose flour for gluten free all-purpose flour.

As always, double check all of your other packaged ingredients to make sure that they are all wheat and gluten free.

If you are cooking for someone who cannot have gluten, be very careful, and do not bake these muffins around anything that has gluten in it, so that you can avoid cross-contamination.

Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe

Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin Recipe

Enjoy a taste of fall year-round with easy and delicious apple cinnamon muffins!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ⅓ cup oil, vegetable or canola
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons grated apple, granny smith is best
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Place liner in muffin tin.
  3. Whisk together dry ingredients.
  4. Pour oil into a 1 cup glass measuring cup.
  5. Beat egg and add to oil.
  6. Fill measuring cup to the 1 cup mark with milk.
  7. Beat until well combined.
  8. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until well combined, but don’t over mix.
  9. Stir in apples and cinnamon.
  10. Divide batter into muffin tin, fill ⅔ full.
  11. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-20 or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  12. Serve warm or room temperature.
  13. Store leftovers in airtight container

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