Sugar and spice make ‘apple muffins’ nice. Lovely. I bought mini Granny Smith (green) apples to make a pie but didn’t get to do so, instead I made some cinnamon apple muffins which worked out quiet a treat, and absolutely quick to whip up as well. Cinnamon and apples are just made for each other and this time, I paired the two with chocolate chips. Yum!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
makes 8 – 9 muffins
185g chopped apple (1 large or 2 mini Granny Smith apples)
230 g self-raising flour, sifted
115 g butter
120 g sugar
90g chocolate chips
1 egg
2/3 cups fresh milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon sugar, extra to coat apples,
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, extra to coat apples Method
- Preheat oven to 180oC and line muffin tin with 8 – 9 muffin cases
- Peel and core the apples and chop to roughly 1cm x 1cm cubes; coat with extra sugar and cinnamon and set aside.
- Melt butter in microwave for about 40 seconds; set aside to cool
- Combine sifted flour, salt, sugar, ground cinnamon and chocolate chips in a large bowl.
- Combine, fresh milk, vanilla extract and egg in a separate cup or bowl; beat liquid with a fork until well mixed.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients; pour in the milk mixture, cooled melted butter and spiced chopped apples. With a large spoon, fold the mixture until well combined.
- Spoon into muffin cases and bake in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.
- Place on wire rack to cool.
