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Apple Crumble Muffins split open to reveal apple chunks inside

Apple Crumble Muffins

What better addition to an Autumn brunch than these amazingly delicious apple cinnamon muffins with a crunchy, buttery, oatmeal crumble topping.
Course Breackfast/Brunch
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

For the Muffins

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups diced apples

For the oatmeal crumble topping

  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 cups rolled oats large
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter cut in small cubes

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. grease 18 muffin tins well or line them with paper liners/

To prepare the muffin batter

  1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment in place, whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract high speed until foamy and slightly stiffened.
  3. Mix together the melted butter and oil in a measuring cup with a spout.
  4. Slowly add the oil and butter mixture to the egg mixture in a slow stream as the mixer continues to whisk.
  5. Mix together the whipping cream, milk and cider vinegar.
  6. Add slowly to the mixing bowl continuing to mix but at a reduced speed.
  7. Fold in the dry ingredients by hand with a rubber spatula being careful not to over mix. Don’t worry about small lumps in the batter, they are fine.
  8. When the dry ingredients are almost incorporated, gently fold in the diced apples.
  9. Spoon batter into well greased or paper lined muffin tins, filling them almost to the top.

To prepare the oatmeal crumble topping

  1. Mix together the flour, baking powder, rolled oats and brown sugar.
  2. Using your hands, rub the butter thoroughly through the dry ingredients.
  3. Squeeze the crumble mixture together in small handfuls. It should hold together.
  4. Break off small pieces of the crumble about the size of the tip of your little finger and sprinkle them over the surface of the batter in the muffin tins.
  5. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 20-25 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.