Cinnamon swirl apple muffins brown butter crumble and frosting
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Cinnamon swirl apple muffins brown butter crumble and frosting

One thing that definitely applies to autumn, if you ask me, is putting apples in everything I make. The cinnamon swirl muffins are probably one of my favorite recipes, so I thought I could make them more autumn-y!☕️

Serving Size:
12-15 muffins
Time:
1 h
Difficulty:
2/5

For the batter:

  • 113 g butter, melted
  • 2 dl | 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 dl | 1/4 cup greek yogurt
  • 1/2 dl | 1/4 cup buttermilk ( Milk + 1 tsp apple cider vinegar)
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 4 apples (diced) + 1 tbsp brown sugar + vanilla powder + 1 tsp cinnamon + 1 tsp cardamom

For the crumble:

  • 70 g melted butter
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1,5 dl | 2/3 cup all purpose flour

Frosting:

  • 2 dl | 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

For the cinnamon swirl:

  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 dl | 1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions

  1. Combine all the ingredients for the streusel, using a wooden spoon to stir, until the mixture resembles wet sand.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine the melted butter and sugar, beating until combined. Add the eggs in one at a time.
  3. Add the greek yogurt, buttermilk, and vanilla extract. Add the all the dry ingredients. Mix until it begins to come together (not fully incorporated).
  4. Set the batter aside and make the cinnamon swirl by combining all ingredients in a bowl and pour in a piping bag.
  5. Layer the batter with swirls of cinnamon butter, and top with the crumble. Sprinkle the tops of each muffin with about 2 Tablespoons of the crumble mixture, pressing the crumble gently into the batter, so it sticks.
  6. Bake on 175 c or 350 f for 20-30 min until golden and fully cooked.
  7. Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes, in the meantime make the frosting by mixing all ingredients in a bowl and pour in a piping bag.
  8. Pipe swirls on each muffin, devour!