Applesauce Muffins with Cinnamon Chips are extremely moist and flavorful with just the right amount of sweetness! They're perfect for breakfast, or an afternoon snack.
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- The ingredient list for making applesauce muffins with cinnamon chips:
- Kitchen tools and equipment needed:
- How this recipe came to be:
- Can other flavors of baking chips be used for this muffin recipe?
- Do these muffins freeze well?
- The step-by-step photo instructions:
- Additional recipes featuring apples:
- Printable Recipe Card
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*Disclaimer - I originally published this applesauce muffin recipe in 2014. I've since gone in to update this recipe post with additional valuable information for you, including a printable recipe card, however the recipe itself, and the photos shown, have remain unchanged.
The ingredient list for making applesauce muffins with cinnamon chips:
*Please note that the exact measurements along with a "shop the recipe" feature from Instacart and Walmart is available inside the printable recipe card.
Kitchen tools and equipment needed:
- standard muffin tins
- paper muffin liners (optional)
- baking spray
- mixing bowls
- hand mixer (optional)
- stand mixer (optional)
- silicone spatula
- measuring cups and spoons
- kitchen scale (optional)
- cake tester or toothpick
- cooling rack
- vegetable peeler
- large cookie scoop (optional)
- chef's knife
- cutting board
- kitchen timer
- cooling rack
How this recipe came to be:
I found a recipe for Applesauce Muffins while paging through one of my older (to me) cookbooks called Miss Daisy Celebrates Tennessee (found on page 252).
Naturally, I adapted Miss Daisy's recipe (duh, LOL), and came up with my own version of Miss Daisy's Applesauce Muffins that are extremely delicious and relatively easy to make.
Can other flavors of baking chips be used for this muffin recipe?
You bet. Feel free to use any of your favorites.
Do these muffins freeze well?
They sure do. Store them in an airtight freezer container or freezer bag. Label and date and you can freeze them for up to two months.
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APPLESAUCE MUFFINS WITH CINNAMON CHIPS
Equipment
- hand mixer optional
- stand mixer optional (with the paddle attachment)
- kitchen scale optional
Ingredients
- 1 cup - 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) butter softened (I use salted)
- 2 cups granulated sugar I used coconut palm sugar, but granulated sugar works perfectly well
- 1 cup applesauce your favorite variety
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 medium sweet/tart apple peeled and diced small (I used Pink Lady, but feel free to use your favorite variety)
- 2 cups chopped pecans optional
- 2 cups cinnamon chips
Instructions
- -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C)
- -In a large bowl using a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- -In a small bowl, whisk together the applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- -Add the applesauce/egg mixture to the butter/sugar mixture.
- -In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- -Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- -On low speed, gradually mix in the diced apple, pecanS, and cinnamon chips. *Note - The batter will be heavy and thick.
- -Fill 24 prepared muffin tins, that have been sprayed with baking spray, to ¾ full.
- -Bake muffins in a preheated oven for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of one of the muffins comes out dry.
- -Cool on a wire rack and remove the muffins from the pans after approximately 10 minutes to cool completely.
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Jamie says
Applesauce just makes everything so moist and so much better! Great breakfast muffins, Renee! I love the addition of pecans but oooh I could see throwing in a handfuls of those tender, chewy dried apple bits too. Love this recipe!