Apple Butter Muffins

4.28 from 59 ratings

Use apple butter to make moist apple muffins in the fall! This apple butter muffin recipe is simple to make with 10 ingredients you already have! Freezer friendly, naturally dairy free, with gluten free recipe too!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Additional Time30

Total Time1

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple butter muffins, apple butter muffins martha stewart, apple muffins, apple muffins gluten free, cinnamon apple muffins, dairy free apple butter muffins, gluten free apple butter muffins, muffins with applesauce

Servings: muffins

Author: Beth

Equipment

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups (270g) all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 ½ cups apple butter
¾ cup (161g) brown sugar
¾ cup (177ml) vegetable oil
3 large eggs
coarse sugar for topping muffins

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Line a regular sized muffin pan with liners.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
2 1/4 cups (270g) all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 2 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg
In a separate larger mixing bowl, combine the apple butter, brown sugar, and vegetable oil, and eggs whisk together. Using a spatula, gently mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge for 15 minutes. (This step is not necessary, but helps create a more domed muffin.)
1 1/2 cups apple butter, 3/4 cup (161g) brown sugar, 3/4 cup (177ml) vegetable oil, 3 large eggs
Fill each muffin cup almost to the top with batter. Sprinkle with raw sugar or sparkling sugar (coarse sugar crystals) if desired.
coarse sugar
Bake at 425ºF for 7 minutes. Then keeping the muffins in the oven, turn the oven down to 350ºF and bake for 12-13 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 apple cider glaze (1/2 cup powdered sugar + 2 tbsp apple cider) if you'd like!

Notes

How to make gluten free muffins

I’ve made these muffins with both regular and gluten free flour with AWESOME results on multiple occasions. I recommend King Arthur’s Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour. Use it as a one for one substitute for regular flour.

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