Cinnamon Apple Muffins - with Oil
These easy apple muffins made with oil are so good, you will not believe it! Our favorite apple muffins, tender, light, and comforting.
Ingredients
- 250 g apples (9 oz/ about 2 cups, Note 2)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (divided)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon (divided)
- 250 g all-purpose flour (8.8 oz/ 2 cups )
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 150 g brown sugar (5.5 oz/ ¾ cup )
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 125 ml vegetable oil (4 fl.oz/ ½ cup, neutral-tasting oil, for instance canola)
- 150 ml full-fat milk (5 fl.oz/ 2/3 cup )
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12- muffin baking tray with muffin paper cases.
- 2
Prepare apples: Weigh 250 g/ 8.8 oz apples and peel them. Halve and core them. Cut 12 thin apple slices, place them in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and toss them with the liquid. Set aside; you will need them to top the muffins. The lemon juice will prevent the apples from browning too quickly.Chop the rest of the apples, place them in another bowl, toss them with the remaining lemon juice, and set aside.
- 3
Cinnamon sugar: In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Set aside.
- 4
Dry ingredients: Mix 250 g flour, 3 teaspoon baking powder, 150 g brown sugar, a pinch of salt, and the remaining 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Set aside.
- 5
Bake the muffins into the preheated oven for about 20 - 23 minutes or until golden. A toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin should come out clean. Unless you hit an apple piece which will cause the toothpick to be wet, so pay attention that you only hit the batter. Do not overbake.