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Apple cranberry muffins with streusel topping
These apple cranberry muffins with streusel topping are perfectly crumbly and tart, speckled with sweet apples, explosive fresh cranberries and lip-puckering lemon zest. A sweet streusel topping of Cranberry Crunch granola, brown sugar and coconut oil (or butter) crowns the whole affair.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 289kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tsps baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- ½ cup maple syrup/ honey
- 1 cup Honeycrisp or Cortland apples
- 1 cup cranberries
For streusel topping:
- ½ cup AP flour
- ½ cup granola
- ½ cup coconut oil or butter melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Chop apple.
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg thoroughly until airy. Add oil, applesauce and maple syrup in a steady stream, continuing to whisk throughout.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry mixture, and add wet mixture. Stir only until combined (do not over mix).
- Add the apple and cranberries and fold them in gently.
- Oil a muffin pan very thoroughly. Fill each muffin cavity to the top.
- If using streusel topping, stir all the dry ingredients together. Add melted coconut oil or butter slowly, and stir to combine. Top each muffin with a tablespoon of streusel topping.
- Bake at 400F for 20-25 mins, until the tops are golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg