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Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Sep 4, 2018
UPDATED: Aug 17, 2021
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These sweet Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins are made with fresh apples, in an apple fritter batter, but are baked in mini muffin pans and end up as apple cinnamon muffins.

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

It is Fall again, and that means it is apple season. I love making apple recipes such as the Cinnamon Apple Pie Bread Pudding, Apple Cinnamon White Cake, and Apple Cinnamon Oat Crunch Bars.

I started out wanting to make apple fritters, you know those sweet apple donuts, but I did not want to fry them. Instead, I wanted to bake them and using a mini muffin pan made it easier.

Table of Contents
  • What Type of Apples Should I Use?
  • How To Make Apple Fritters?
  • What Is The Difference Between Apple Fritters and Apple Cinnamon Muffins?
  • Recipe
  • Reviews

Then I realized that these apple fritters really turned out to be bite-sized mini apple cinnamon muffins. So they are kind of a mash-up of apple fritters and apple muffins.

Whatever you call them, they are made with fresh apples.

What Type of Apples Should I Use?

Granny Smith apples are often used in baking, such as apple pies, apple cakes, and apple fritters. This is because they stay firm while cooking and keep that tart taste.

For sweeter apples, try using Honeycrisp apples.

For another sweet apple, try using Fuji apples. They have a red skin an stay firm while cookin

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

How To Make Apple Fritters?

The batter for Apple Fritters and these Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins are exactly the same. The only difference is that the Apple Fritters are fried and the Apple Cinnamon Muffins are baked in mini muffin pans.

Scroll down to see the printable recipe at the bottom of the post for the detailed instructions with specific amounts.

  1. Peel and chop the apples. See above for which type of apples to use. If you have an apple peeler, slicer, corer, this would be a good time to use it.
  2. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.
  3. In a large measuring cup, add eggs and beat with a fork.
  4. In the same measuring cup, mix in milk and vanilla.
  5. Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
  6. Stir in the chopped apples.
Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

What Is The Difference Between Apple Fritters and Apple Cinnamon Muffins?

For Apple Fritters, drop spoonfuls of batter into hot oil.

For Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins, spoon the batter into mini muffin pans and bake in a preheated oven. (See the printable recipe below for all the details.)

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Bake the Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins in a preheated oven for about 15 minutes.

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

When you pull the Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins out of the oven, let them cool a little bit before drizzling the sweet glaze over the top of them.

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

The Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins rise and puff up as they cook.

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

While the Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins bake in the oven, you can make the sweet glaze to drizzle over the top.

To make the glaze, combine powdered sugar, or confectioner’s sugar, in a bowl and add a little milk and stir together until all lumps are gone.

Then drizzle the glaze over the top of the Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins.

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Then the Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins are ready to serve. They are delicious for breakfast, brunch, or as a snack.

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

These Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins are bursting with apples and cinnamon flavors. However, they are super easy to make.

Don’t delay, be sure to pick up some fresh apples next time you are at the grocery store an make these Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins for yourself! Be sure to come back and let me know how you liked them.

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Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins Recipe

These sweet Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins are made with fresh apples, in an apple fritter batter, but are baked in mini muffin pans and end up as apple cinnamon muffins.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Apple Cinnamon Muffins, Apple Fritter Cinnamon Muffins, Apple Fritters, Apple Muffins
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 8
Calories 266kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups peeled and chopped apples

Glaze

  • 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
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Instructions 

Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
  • Peel and chop the apples. 
  • In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cinnamon.
  • In a large measuring cup, add eggs and beat with a fork.
  • In the same measuring cup, pour in the milk and vanilla.
  • Pour the egg and milk mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until combined.
  • Stir in the chopped apples.
  • Pour the batter into a mini muffin pan or pans. Makes 24 – 36 muffins.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  • Remove and let cool. Meanwhile, make the glaze.

Glaze

  • In a medium bowl add powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons of milk. Stir until lumps are removed. May need to add more milk if it is too thick.
  • Pour glaze over cooled Apple Fritter Apple Cinnamon Muffins

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Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 331mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 1.4mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 1.9mg

Filed Under: Apple Dessert Recipes, Fall Recipes, Mini Desserts Tagged With: apple, apple cinnamon, apple cinnamon muffins, apple dessert, apple fritter apple cinnamon muffins, apple fritters, apple muffins, apples, autumn dessert, muffins

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Comments

  1. BH says

    September 18, 2019 at 10:53 am

    These look so good. I don’t have mini muffin pans though, have you made these normal muffin size? and if so, how long do I cook for?

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  2. Lorna Andrejewski says

    October 12, 2019 at 4:51 pm

    The recipe says “mini muffin” yet the photos show a regular 12 tin muffin pan. I want to make these in the mini-muffin 24 tin muffin pan. What would the cooking instructions be?

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    • Michele says

      October 12, 2019 at 6:22 pm

      Hi Lorna,

      Thanks for asking. The muffins pictured are mini muffins and that is actually a mini muffin pan. It just has 12 mini muffins instead of 24 mini muffins. The cooking instructions are correct as written.

      Reply
  3. Louise says

    November 24, 2019 at 4:01 pm

    How do you think these would hold up being made ahead and being kept in the freezer? I would hold off on the glaze until ready to serve.

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    • Michele says

      November 24, 2019 at 6:00 pm

      Hi Louise, these should freeze well. Remove from the freezer the day before and wait to glaze them until just before serving.

      Reply
  4. Martha J Kreider says

    October 19, 2022 at 6:26 pm

    Recipe says it serves eight, how many muffins does it actually make?

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    • Michele says

      October 20, 2022 at 5:53 am

      24 – 36 depending on the size of muffin pan.

      Reply
  5. Katherine Miller McCloske says

    January 19, 2024 at 12:13 am

    Hi! Should the muffin tin be greased?

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 19, 2024 at 7:07 am

      Hi Katherine,

      The pan should be either greased with butter and flour, or sprayed with cooking spray. In the instructions in the recipe card, I mentioned spraying it with cooking spray, but you could grease it instead.

      Thanks for the question.

      Michele

      Reply
  6. Kate says

    April 28, 2024 at 10:11 am

    My mini muffin pan has been sticking lately so I made these in my muffin top pan. They turned out great!

    Reply
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