Apple Snickerdoodle Mini Muffins – with chunks of tender apples and a cinnamon sugar coating, these muffins will become a new favorite!
Anything made with cinnamon and sugar is bound to be a hit at my house. These tasty little apple snickerdoodle muffins were no exception, they were devoured within minutes!
I adapted a favorite snickerdoodle bread recipe to come up with these muffins. They are tender and buttery, and packed with juicy chunks of apple. But oh man, that cinnamon sugar coating. It’s what takes these muffins from yummy to over the top fantastic. Every bite is delectable!
Since they are mini sized, they bake faster, so they are ready in under 30 minutes. Plus, there’s just something about a mini muffin isn’t there? They are just so fun to pop in your mouth!
Kids and adults alike are sure to love these tasty muffins. They make a yummy breakfast, or a perfect afternoon snack.
I’ve made these muffins with grated apples and with diced apples. We prefer the chunks of apple, but you can grate them instead if you prefer. Either way they are delicious!
Enjoy!
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Apple Snickerdoodle Mini Muffins
Apple Snickerdoodle Mini Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- 1 small Granny Smith apple finely diced
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp melted butter for topping
- ⅓ cup sugar + 2 tsp cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together oil and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk and whisk or beat till well combined. Stir in the diced apple.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir into wet ingredients.
- Divide batter evenly between 48 mini muffin cups that have been well greased. Bake at 350° for about 16 minutes or till lightly browned around the edges. Remove to cooling racks.
- Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Brush the tops of the muffins with butter, then roll muffins in cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve warm.
Notes
Nutrition
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If I make them ahead of time and would like to serve them 2-3 days later how should they be kept?
Room temp?
Air tight container?( worried the cinnamon sugar might get weird)
Fridge?
Thanks very much.
They are so good. Had to test a few out before serving them to others;-)
You can store them at room temperature, but the cinnamon sugar mixture does start to melt onto the cupcakes after a day or two. Honestly, if I was making them that far in advance, I’d add the butter/cinnamon sugar right before serving so they still get the crunch from the sugar.
Love these apple snickerdoodle muffins!
DEElicious ! Can I freeze these for unexpected guests?
I haven’t tried it, but I think it would work. I’d freeze a couple just to see how the cinnamon sugar holds up. Let me know how it turns out!
These are so addicting! Apples and cinnamon for the win!
Cinnamon & apples..yum! I love how soft these are. They are the perfect snack!
My kids are gonna be so happy- they love the snickerdoodle bread.
Mine do too – it’s so yummy!
Where can I find the Snickerdoodle Bread recipe?
You can find it here Becky: https://www.creationsbykara.com/2012/08/snickerdoodle-bread.html/ I fixed the post so that it now links to the bread recipe. I thought I’d already done that, so thanks for letting me know it was missing!
These look delicious! You can beat apples & cinnamon!
I love mini muffins! These look delicious. I could definitely eat like 6 of these.
Same here Melanie! It’s hard to stop eating them because they are so easy to pop in your mouth. 😉
Thank for sharing the recipe, it looks so delicious!
You’re welcome. They really are tasty!
Love your recipes
Thanks so much Peggy!!