Description
These vegan apple cinnamon muffins are made with homemade applesauce and lots of juicy and chunky apples. Full of lovely flavour and warm and cosy aroma of cinnamon. They are easy to make, refined sugar free, fluffy, juicy, soft, and of course, so delicious.
Ingredients
For the muffins
- 1 apple (about 2cups, 190g)
- 1/2 cup (115g) apple sauce
- 2&1/4 cups (250g) plain flour
- 1/2 cup (50g) wholemeal flour
- 1/2 cup (130g) soy yoghurt
- 1/4 cup (60ml) coconut oil
- 3/4 cup (180ml) maple syrup
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1tsp cinnamon powder
For the cinnamon sugar sprinkle
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
For the applesauce(if you are making it at home, this should make about 1/2 cup(115g) apple sauce.)
- A medium-size apple
- 1/8 cup (25-30ml) filtered water + a little more for frying
Instructions
For the homemade applesauce
- Wash, peel and core the apple, then cut it into small chunks.
- Cook them in a frying pan with a dash of water until they are soft, about 7-8 mins.
- Transfer them into a food processor and puree until smooth. Set aside.
For the muffins
- Preheat the oven to 180°C(350°F).
- Wash, core, and cut the apple into about 2cm/1inch cubes with the skin on. Set aside.
- To make the cinnamon sugar sprinkle, mix all the ingredients well. Set aside.
- In a relatively large bowl, mix well the applesauce, soy yoghurt, lemon juice, maple syrup, and coconut oil with a whisk until smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the flours, cinnamon powder, baking powder, and baking soda with a whisk until well combined.
- Toss about 2/3 of the apple cubes into the dry mixture and lightly coat them.
- Add the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir gently with a large wooden spoon or a silicone spatula. Be careful not to over mix!
- Scoop the batter into a muffin tray lined with muffin cups using an ice cream scoop. Fill the cups almost full with a little room around the edge.
- Top the muffins with the remaining apple cubes, sprinkle the cinnamon sugar sprinkle and bake for 25 mins. To know if it’s done, insert a toothpick into the centre of a muffin and if it comes out clean it’s baked.
- Let the muffins cool in the muffin tray before taking them out of the tray. Enjoy!
Notes
Use applesauce with no added sugar.
Lightly pat the apple cubes dry with a clean cloth or kitchen towel before adding to the dry mixture.
Be careful not to over mix.
2cm is about 1inch.
Fill the muffin cups almost full with a little room for them to rise.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Muffins
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 7mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0