Apple Muffins with Cinnamon-Walnut Streusel Recipe
This easy apple muffin recipe is made with crisp green apples, walnuts & warming cinnamon and has a delicious cinnamon-walnut streusel topping. Perfect for brunch.
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
for the apple muffins
- 2 tart green apples (170 grams peeled, chopped weight)
- 200 grams self-raising flour
- 50 grams wholemeal flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 100 grams light brown soft sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 50 grams butter melted
- 2 medium free-range eggs
- 125 ml Barleycup milky or plain, room temperature
- 50 grams walnuts chopped
for the cinnamon-walnut streusel topping
- 50 grams light brown soft sugar
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter
- 20 grams walnuts chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 C/ 160 C fan/ Gas Mark 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
- Peel and core the apples. Cut into 5 mm dice and set aside.
- Mix together the flours, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
- Melt the butter and mix with the room temperature Barley Cup and eggs. Whisk together.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined.
- Fold in the chopped apple and chopped walnuts and spoon into the prepared baking cases.
- To make the topping, rub together the sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter with your fingertips until combined.
- Stir in the chopped walnuts and sprinkle on the top of the batter in the muffin cases.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden and springy to touch.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Eat warm, with butter, or store in an airtight container.