Apple Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

Apple Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

Early morning baking aromas filling the kitchen. One of the best ways to start the day is with freshly baked muffins. There’s so much good stuff in these fluffy apple pumpkin walnut muffins and that sweet crumble is the perfect sweet topping. 

Apple Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup organic sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup pumpkin purée
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 cups chopped apples, peeled
  • ½ cup walnuts

For the Crumble

  • 2 tbsp butter cubed
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup organic sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Line muffin pan with muffin papers.
  • Mix together the flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter, sugar, vanilla and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at time. Add the pumpkin purée and mix. Stir in the flour mixture with the milk, mixing until just incorporated.
  • Fold in apples and walnuts.
  • Using a scoop, ¾ fill the muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops with cinnamon crumble.

For the Cinnamon Crumble

  • In a small bowl, combine butter, flour, sugar and cinnamon. Mix together using a fork until the crumble topping resembles rough sand.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes until tops are golden brown. They are ready when a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. Inspired by a recipe from AllRecipes

I hope you enjoy this recipe!

Be sure to leave a comment below if you try it.

Sara

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