Applesauce Spice Crumb Muffins
How many times have I said that muffins are my love language?!
It’s 100% possible to have a food love language. Ribs and mashed potatoes would be another top contender.
I think I love muffins so much because in my book they are an anytime food. Breakfast. Morning snack. Afternoon snack. Dessert.
It covers all the bases 😂
We’ve been swimming in muffin land since I started working on this recipe.
For almost every recipe I’ll make a regular batch and a gluten free batch.
Then I was testing out different crumb toppings.. 48 muffins later.
There is no way Ryan and I can consume all of the food I make & test, so a ton of it goes to work with Ryan on a pretty regular basis.
But this week I dropped some muffins off at our church and they were a bit hit! I should make that a regular thing.
Questions about the recipe
Do I have to use unsweetened applesauce?
No. That’s what I choose to use, but you could use regular applesauce or even cinnamon applesauce. I wouldn’t suggest using chunky applesauce as it will change the texture of the muffins.
Do I have to put the crumble on top?
Nope! Crumble is gooooood, but sometimes I want a less sweet muffin so skip the crumble if you want to! The baking time will be about the same.
Why should I bake the muffins at 425ºF for 7 minutes then turn the temperature down to 350ºF?
Baking the muffins at an initial higher temperature helps the muffins rise quickly, creating more of a domed muffin top – which everyone loves!
Can I bake these muffins without liners?
I’m not sure! I almost always use muffin liners but if you don’t and you’ve had good success without them, comment and let me know!
Applesauce Spice Crumb Muffins
Yield: 12 muffins
Total Time: 30 minutes
A family favorite fall apple muffin recipe - applesauce spice muffins with a brown sugar crumb topping. Every time we make these spice muffins, we get tons of compliments!
Ingredients:
Muffins
- 1 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
Crumb Topping
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Line a regular sized muffin pan with liners.
- Make the crumb topping: In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter. Mix together with a fork until crumbly and wet. Set aside.
- Make the muffins: In a smaller mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- In a separate larger mixing bowl, combine the applesauce, brown sugar, and vegetable oil, whisk together. Add in the eggs, whisk again. Using a spatula, gently mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Fill each muffin cup almost to the top. The 12 muffin cups will be full, but that's good! Using your fingers, crumble a generous amount of topping on each muffins.
- Bake at 425ºF for 7 minutes. Then keeping the muffins in the oven, turn the oven down to 350ºF and bake for 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the muffin pan. Once the muffins cool, you can add a powdered sugar glaze (powdered sugar + milk) if you'd like!
Mmm these sound delicious. I love muffins with a crumb topping!