Description
Indulgent “caramel apple muffins” blend sweet autumn flavors with comforting bakery charm. Moist apple-packed treats drizzled with rich caramel sauce offer pure seasonal delight that will make you crave another bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups flour
- 1 egg
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 1 apple, peeled and diced
Wet Ingredients:
- 0.25 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.25 cup caramel sauce
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Prepare oven to 350F (175C) and arrange paper liners in muffin tray.
- Thoroughly combine dry ingredients in a spacious mixing vessel, ensuring even distribution of flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and sugar.
- Whisk melted butter, egg, and milk in a separate container until smooth and uniform.
- Gently incorporate wet ingredients into dry mixture, carefully folding diced apples throughout the batter without overmixing.
- Distribute batter evenly into muffin liners, filling each approximately two-thirds full.
- Artfully drizzle caramel sauce across the surface of each unbaked muffin.
- Transfer muffin tray to preheated oven and bake for 20-22 minutes, monitoring until a testing skewer emerges clean when inserted into muffin center.
- Remove from oven and allow muffins to rest and slightly cool before serving, permitting flavors to settle and texture to stabilize.
Notes
- Apples are key to success, so choose crisp, tart varieties like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for maximum flavor and texture contrast.
- Prevent apple browning by tossing diced pieces in a bit of lemon juice before adding to the batter, ensuring fresh, vibrant color.
- For gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, maintaining the same measurement ratios.
- Create a dairy-free alternative by using coconut milk instead of regular milk and replacing butter with neutral vegetable oil.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20-22 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 236 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 33 mg