If you love the autumn-y goodness of all things apples and apple cider, then these apple cider muffins are for you. A simple recipe that comes together quickly and easily, you’ll want to make this again and again.
Other than the apple cider itself, you probably have all the ingredients you need to make these muffins already on hand. Double the recipe and take some to your neighbors as a special fall treat.
Apple Cider Muffins
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Makes: 12
Prep: 20 Minutes
Bake: 22 Minutes
Ingredients:
Muffins:
All-purpose flour
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Salt
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Ginger
Eggs
Vegetable oil
Apple cider
Milk
Topping:
Butter
Granulated sugar
Cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
In a separate bowl, whisk together beaten eggs, oil, apple cider, and milk.
Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.
Fill the prepared muffin tin about 3/4 full of batter per cup. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
Remove from the oven and let rest in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Once cooled, melt butter in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Dip the tops of muffins in the melted butter. Then, roll the top in the sugar and cinnamon mixture to coat.
Apple Cider Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/3 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 2 large eggs room temperature, beaten
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1/4 cup whole milk room temperature
Topping
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together beaten eggs, oil, apple cider, and milk.
- Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.
- Fill the prepared muffin tin about 3/4 full of batter per cup. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
- Remove from the oven and let rest in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Once cooled, melt butter in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Dip the tops of muffins in the melted butter. Then, roll the top in the sugar and cinnamon mixture to coat.
Nutrition
The nutrition information is calculated using a third party resource. The accuracy varies according to the brands you use, the portion sizes you serve, and so on. This information should only be used as a guide.
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