I recently got given so many apples and I kept thinking what should I bake with them that I haven’t yet tried. I love cake, I love cupcakes and I love pies. But I’ve never really done any muffins that I was ever sold on… so why not right?!

Well on the note of trying to make a very delicious muffin I knew I needed to have a crumble on top if I was going to be using apples. And if I’ve got a crumble then I definitely need icing. And well there you have it.. my apple crumble muffin that could be eaten for breakfast, brunch or just for snacks. Super delicious and super easy!

Here’s how you make it!

INGREDIENTS :

For the Muffins:

• 3 large delicious apples, peeled and cubed
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 115g butter, room temp.
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar (granulated)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream (or yoghurt)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk

For the crumble:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 60g butter, melted
• 2/3 cup flour

Icing :

• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 2-3 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

METHOD:

• Start by turning the oven on to 220C and line your muffin tin with muffin lines or cupcake liners.
• Make your crumble: Grab a medium bowl and mis in the brown sugar, melted butter and cinnamon. Then using a fork, mix in the flour until thick pieces start to form. Set aside.
• Make your muffins : In a medium sized bowl mix the dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt) and set aside.
• In a large bowl, add both sugars together with the softened butter and mix with a hand held mixer (or stand mixer) until light in color. Then add in the eggs, sour cream (or yoghurt) and vanilla, and mix until thoroughly combined. It will look curdled but don’t worry it’ll come together soon.
• Then add in the flour mixture and the milk. Mix on high until thick and combined.
• Add in the apples and fold until all prices are combined. Pour into each cupcake/muffin molds and bake at 220C for 5 min then reduce the heat to 180C and bake for another 18-20 min until a cake tester (or toothpick) comes out clean.
• Take out and leave to cool down.
• Meanwhile make your icing : mix all ingredients together and drizzle over the cooled muffins and then enjoy!