Soft Apple Oat Muffins (with Streusel)

Freshly baked apple oat muffins with golden cinnamon streusel tops cooling on a wire rack, with whole red apples in the background

Soft Apple Oat Muffins (with Streusel)

These apple oat muffins are the perfect treat to welcome Fall! They are easy to make, with a light and fluffy texture, and bits of apple in every bite. Topped with a yummy cinnamon oatmeal streusel that makes them the ultimate comfort food. I've tested this recipe with dairy ingredients and with dairy free ingredients for you too!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Low Lactose, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Bake 17

Total Time 25

Servings muffins

Calories 280

Author Gabby Kislanko

Equipment

Ingredients

Apple Oatmeal Muffins

½ cup butter, melted (dairy free or regular)
½ cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk (dairy free or regular)
1½ tsp vanilla extract
1½ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old fashioned oats (rolled oats)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
2 cups apples, chopped small (dairy free or regular)

Cinnamon Streusel Topping

½ cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup old fashioned oats (rolled oats)
¼ cup light brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ cup butter, softened

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Apple Oatmeal Muffins

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line muffin tins with liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Whisk in the light brown sugar.
Add in the flour, oats, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda, then whisk. Finally, stir in the chopped apples. Set aside while you make the crumb topping.

Cinnamon Streusel Topping

Add all streusel ingredients to a small bowl and mix with a fork until fully combined.
Divide the muffin batter between the liners, filling each one almost full. Sprinkle a generous amount of the crumb topping over each muffin, then bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
After 5 minutes, transfer the muffins to a cooling rack. Enjoy!

Notes

Flour: The right way to measure your flour is to weigh it using a kitchen scale, or use the scoop and level method.

Storage and Freezing Instructions:

Store in an airtight container at cool room temperature for up to 3 days. Freeze for up to 3 months by placing in a Ziploc bag. Thaw at room temp or heat one at a time in the microwave before serving.

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