{"id":20555,"date":"2016-04-04T04:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T08:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=20555"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:23:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:23:13","slug":"cinnamon-sugar-apple-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/04\/04\/cinnamon-sugar-apple-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinnamon Sugar Apple Muffins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Food-Header-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/04\/04\/cinnamon-sugar-apple-muffins\/applemuffins\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AppleMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AppleMuffins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AppleMuffins.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20556\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AppleMuffins.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AppleMuffins\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AppleMuffins.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/AppleMuffins.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0Sunday, the temperature dropped and I regretted\u00a0storing my winter coat. The wind picked up, and I decided to stay put for the afternoon\u00a0and whip up\u00a0a batch of muffins. An apple studded, soft cake with a crunchy topping, perfect partner with a cup of coffee on a chilly spring day.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups light brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup vegetable or canola oil<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk (Or 1 tablespoon white vinegar and fill with milk to the one cup measure line, let sit for 5 minutes.)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups chopped apple<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 teaspoons cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 325\u00ba. Line 2 muffin pans with 18 paper liners, set aside.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk sugar, oil, egg, buttermilk, and vanilla together.<\/li>\n<li>Add flour, and baking soda, stir\u00a0until combined, then fold in chopped apples. Divide batter among\u00a0muffin cups.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon, and butter with a fork. Sprinkle approximately 1 teaspoon of mixture over muffin tops. Lightly press down. Bake for 20 minutes, testing with a toothpick. Let cool on a wire rack.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On\u00a0Sunday, the temperature dropped and I regretted\u00a0storing my winter coat. The wind picked up, and I decided to stay put for the afternoon\u00a0and whip up\u00a0a batch of muffins. An apple studded, soft cake with a crunchy topping, perfect partner with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/04\/04\/cinnamon-sugar-apple-muffins\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[1239,2441,2804],"class_list":["post-20555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-apples","tag-muffins","tag-what-to-have-for-breakfast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-5lx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47180,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/03\/02\/apple-coconut-muffins\/","url_meta":{"origin":20555,"position":0},"title":"Apple Coconut Muffins","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"March 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Apples and coconut seems like an odd combination, but in the case of these muffins - it works! 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