Cooking | Apple Pie Muffins

Hi ladies! Since I started trying to eat clean this summer, I have found myself craving sweets less, which saddens me a bit at the same time because I don't feel the urge to bake desserts as often... except that I have found one healthy and delicious alternative, which are these scrumptious apple pie muffins!

*The following recipe is supposed to yield about 12 muffins but I got much more - although smaller - since I made them using my Babycakes Cupcake Maker.

For the muffins:

• ½ c. butter, softened
• 1¼ c. sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• ½ tsp. salt
• 2 x eggs
• 1¾ c. flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ c. milk

For the apple pie filling:

• 2 c. chopped apple
• ¼ c. sugar
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• 4 Tbsp. butter

For the streusel topping:

• 1 c. flour
• ⅓ c. brown sugar
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• ½ tsp. salt
• ⅓ c. butter, room temperature

Start by making the apple pie filling. Melt 4 Tbsp.butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apples and ¼ tsp.cinnamon and ¼ c. sugar. Cook until apples are soft and the butter and sugar has made a thick syrup. About 5 minutes.

For the muffins, cream together the first four ingredients, then beat in the two eggs.

Combine the flour, baking powder, and ½ tsp. cinnamon, then stir in the dry mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in the apples, and fill muffin tins ¾ full.

Combine streusel ingredients and blend until it forms pea sized crumbs, then top the muffins with streusel. Bake in a 375º oven for 30 minutes (I baked each batch 5 minutes in my Babycakes).

Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Frankly Entertaining