I love muffins in the morning. You can just pick one up and eat it on the go and they’re so simple to make. These muffins remind me a bit of coffee cake because of the crunchy stuff on the top. You can use either walnuts or oats for the topping. I prefer oats.

Cinnamon-Apple Muffins

Yield: about 16 muffins

Ingredients:

Muffins

  • 1 and 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 salt
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 stick salted butter, melted
  • 1 diced medium tart apple

Topping

  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup uncooked oats
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 Tbsp cold butter, cut

Directions:

1)  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients for the muffins.  In a separate bowl, combine eggs, sour cream, and butter. Stir into dry ingredients until well mixed. Fold in apple.

2)  Pour batter into prepared muffin tins. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients for topping and cut in cutter with two knives or a pastry cutter. The topping will be crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins and bake at 375 degrees for about 20-25 minutes, until an inserted knife comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before handling.