Chunky Apple Molasses Muffins
Chunky Apple Molasses Muffins is a vintage-style down-home recipe that's perfect to spice up your day! These lovely muffins include chunks of apple, molasses and cinnamon providing texture and flavor that's hard to beat. Marvelous for a weekend, company or holiday breakfast, but also delightful for snacks, tailgating parties or potlucks!
Equipment
- 1 24-tin muffin pan (plus a smaller one for four more muffins)
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 medium mixing bowl
- 1 whisk
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 paring knife to pare and dice apples
- 1 cutting board
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp. baking powder (tablespoon NOT teaspoon)
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 2 cups Gala apples peeled, cored and diced (one large apple)
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup canola oil or avocado oil
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Spray 28 miniature muffin tins with cooking spray; set aside.
- Combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Add apple and stir well to distribute apple evenly in flour mixture.
- Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine half-and-half, oil, molasses and egg and beat with a whisk until very well combined.
- Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir just until ingredients are moistened.
- Fill miniature muffin tins with batter.
- Bake at 400° for about 12-13 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool muffins in tins for about 5 minutes before removing from pans.
- Serve warm.
Notes
NOTE: Blackstrap molasses is not recommended for this recipe.
NOTE: Miniature muffins usually only take about 8 minutes to bake at this temperature. Mine took 13 minutes. Start checking after 8 minutes in case your oven runs hotter than mine.
NOTE: Makes about 8-10 regular sized muffins. Bake at 400° for 17-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home, via the Washington Apple Commission.
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