Sugar Free Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins are easy to make and are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even as a snack.
This muffins tastes like warm baked apples with a hint of cinnamon topped with a sweet and crunchy streusel topping.
Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins.
This is a simple recipe for apple cinnamon muffins made with no added sugar.
The muffins are topped with a buttery and crunchy streusel topping. Both this recipe for Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins and that recipe
Did you try my recipe for Sugar Free Cinnamon Apple Cookies?
Those cinnamon apple cookies are made with fresh apples and have a sugar free glaze on top. Both this recipe for Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins and that recipe for cookies smell and taste amazing especially during the fall season.
To make this recipe you will need a brown sugar alternative. You can find a selection of brown sugar alternatives here.
What you may need to know about baking with applesauce.
Applesauce has many uses when it comes to using it recipes.
This could be because it is a healthy and flavorful ingredient.
Applesauce bring the flavor of apples, usually in a subtle way, to recipes.
It can also be added to a recipe as a flavor balance especially when it comes to savory dishes.
Thanks to its composition, applesauce can often be used as a substitute for other ingredients. These substitutions are often for a healthier baked result.
Applesauce substitutions include:
- As a fat (such as butter) alternative for moisture.
- Added for flavor such as in this recipe.
- Applesauce can aid in the texture making baked goods softer and more dense.
Keep in mind that applesauce may not work for every recipe.
Tips for making Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffin with no added sugar.
Applesauce is used to make this recipe for flavor and texture. To keep this recipe as low in sugar as possible, make sure that your applesauce has no added sugar in it.
More helpful tips for you.
- Using fresh ingredients is important to the success of this recipe. This is especially true for the dry ingredients.
- When mixing your ingredients, mix them until they are just incorporated. Overmixing your batter can lead to dense and tough muffins. It is okay to have a few lumps in the batter as they will most likely just bake out.
- My muffins were made in a standard sized muffin pan. You could however use a different sized muffin pan, such as a jumbo muffin pan, making adjustments in baking time a needed.
How to store apple cinnamon muffins with streusel topping
Once completely cooled, you can store leftover muffins in an airtight container. If properly stored, these muffins should keep for up to a few days at room temperature or up to a few months frozen.
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About these cinnamon apple streusel muffins
This is a simple recipe Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins flavored with applesauce and made with no added sugar.
To make these muffins we will first make the batter and distribute it in the muffin cups before adding the streusel topping and baking them.
How to serve Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins
- These muffins are perfect just out of the oven with a cup of coffee or glass of milk on the side.
- Slice the muffins in half and add some butter and a splash of syrup on the side.
- Enjoy these muffins cold as an on the go snack the next day.
Ingredients needed to make Sugar Free Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins
- Flour. Use all purpose flour or a gluten free all purpose flour that contains a binder.
- Baking Soda and Baking Powder. Both are added to this recipe for levaning.
- Ground Cinnamon. The cinnamon really enhances the flavor of the applesauce used in these muffins.
- Salt. If you are using salted butter you can omit the salt.
- Butter. The butter used in this recipe should be melted.
- Applesauce. Use applesauce that has no added ingredients, such as sugar, added to it.
- Sugar Alternative. Use a granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can also be baked with.
- Eggs. Your eggs should be at room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract. Added for flavor balance.
Ingredients needed to make Sugar Free Streusel Topping
- Brown Sugar Alternative. Select a brown sugar alternative that measures like brown sugar and that can also be baked with.
- Sugar Alternative. Use a granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can also be baked with.
- Ground Cinnamon. Added for flavor.
- Flour. All purpose is used to make the topping crunchy.
- Butter. The butter should be melted.
Expert Tip👉 Add a chopped apple or walnuts to the batter for additional flavor and texture.
How to make Sugar Free Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 12.
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prep your muffin pan well for nonstick.
- In a medium bowl, use a whisk to mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
- Next, in a mixing bowl, mix or beat together the melted butter, sugar alternative, and applesauce until blended. Then mix in the eggs and the vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the second bowl and mix until just combined.
- Use a large cookie scoop or similar sized item to evenly distribute the batter to the muffin holes, filling to about three quarters full.
- To make the streusel topping, combine together the streusel ingredients and mix until crumbly. Then layer about a tablespoon of the streusel on top of each of the muffins.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean (not including streusel that may attach itself to the toothpick).
- Let cupcakes cool in the pan for ten minutes before removing.
Expert Tip 👉 These muffins should be stored in a single layer or with parchment paper separating layers if stacked. If you are freezing the muffins, wrap each muffin individually in plastic wrap before storing them in a freezer-safe bag or container. This will help prevent them from sticking together.
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Sugar Free Cinnamon Apple Streusel Muffins
Equipment
- 1 muffin pan - 12 regular sized muffins
- 12 Muffin Liners - if not greasing for prep.
- 1 cookie scoop - for filling the muffin pan holes with batter
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Flour - all purpose
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Salt - omit if using salted butter
- ⅓ cup Butter - unsalted preferred
- 1 ½ cups Applesauce -unsweetened
- ½ cup Sugar Alternative - see post for details
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
For Topping
- 2 tbsp Sugar Alternative -see post for details
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar Alternative -see post for details
- ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ⅓ cup Flour
- 2 tbsp Butter - melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prep your muffin pan well for nonstick.
- In a medium bowl, use a whisk to mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
- Next, in a mixing bowl, mix or beat together the melted butter, sugar alternative, and applesauce until blended. Then mix in the eggs and the vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the second bowl and mix until just combined. Use a large cookie scoop or similar sized item to evenly distribute the batter to the muffin holes, filling to about three quarters full.
- To make the streusel topping, combine together the streusel ingredients and mix until crumbly. Then layer about a tablespoon of the streusel on top of each of the muffins.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean (not including streusel that may attach itself to the toothpick). Let cupcakes cool in the pan for ten minutes before removing.
Recipe Notes
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