Apple Cinnamon Chip Muffins Recipe
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Jump to RecipeThese apple cinnamon chip muffins are the perfect warm fall or winter breakfast recipe! Made with pantry staple ingredients that you may already have in your cupboards.
A tasty and delicious breakfast is ready in about 30 minutes! Perfect for a cozy fall morning or lazy weekend brunch.
Want more simple breakfasts? Try our oat flour waffles, apple pie smoothie, or our make ahead quiche recipe!
I’ll say it: these Cinnamon Chip Muffins were the best vegan muffins I’ve ever baked! I’ve been spending this year perfecting my baking skills, and I’ve been making some great treats: pumpkin spice bread, giant crinkle chocolate chip cookies, and sourdough bread from a starter.
I’m adding these apple cinnamon muffins with apple sauce to my achievement list! They make the perfect meal prep breakfast, so you can bake these once and enjoy a dozen muffins throughout the week.
These Apple Cinnamon Chip Muffins are:
- Crumbly
- Warm
- Earthy
- Slightly Sweet
- Perfectly Spiced
- Vegan, Dairy Free, Egg Free (but don’t taste like it!)
- A Easy Meal Prep Breakfast for the Family
Ingredients You’ll Need
Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!
- All Purpose Flour: I only use AP flour which has a really nice texture and crumb. It’s a really nice consistent flour, so it goes into all my breads, muffins, and cakes!
- Cinnamon Chips – like chocolate chips, but a subtle spicy flavor, yum!
- Old Fashioned Oats: I used whole rolled oats for this (not quick oats!) whole oats keep their shape and prevent the muffins from getting mushy in the centers.
- Sugar: I used a plain white granulated sugar for this recipe, but you can use whatever sweetener you have on hand. If you prefer a natural sweetener (like coconut sugar) you can substitute instead of white sugar.
- Cinnamon: gives these muffins a warm spicy kick! I love a pinch of cinnamon in my muffins, and these are the perfect fall or winter breakfast.
- Baking Powder: I like to use a no sodium baking powder in all my recipes.
- Ground Ginger
- Salt: Just a pinch, for flavor.
- Apple Sauce
- Coconut Oil
- Almond Milk: or any plant-based milk you prefer
- Vanilla extract
How To Make This Recipe
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a muffin pan, or full each cup with liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients: flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, and salt. Mix to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry: the apple sauce, coconut oil, almond milk, and vanilla extract. Stir well. Batter should be thick but if you want to thin it out, add a splash of almond milk. Fold in the cinnamon chips to the batter.
- Place a 1/3 scoop of batter into each muffin cup until cups are evenly full. Sprinkle with extra cinnamon and sugar, if desired.
- Bake muffins for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown on top. Insert toothpick into the center of muffins to test for doneness (the toothpick will come out clean when muffins are cooked through).
Recipe FAQs
Cinnamon chips are small baking chips (like chocolate chips) made with cinnamon that add a sweet and spicy flavor to baked goods. You can usually find them in the baking aisle of your local grocery store, or order them online.
Absolutely, if you don’t have cinnamon chips you can omit them and still have delicious apple muffins. You could also add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or use white chocolate chips or butterscotch chips as a substitute.
You can store extra muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or refrigerate them for up to a week. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months – just thaw and reheat before enjoying.
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Apple Cinnamon Chip Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 cup apple sauce
- 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/3 cup plain unsweetened almond milk plus extra if needed
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cinnamon chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a muffin pan, or full each cup with liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients: flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, and salt. Mix to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry: the apple sauce, coconut oil, almond milk, and vanilla extract. Stir well. Batter should be thick but if you want to thin it out, add a splash of almond milk. Fold the cinnamon chips into the batter until well mixed.
- Place a 1/3 scoop of batter into each muffin cup until cups are evenly full. Sprinkle with extra cinnamon and sugar, if desired.
- Bake muffins for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown on top. Insert toothpick into the center of muffins to test for doneness (the toothpick will come out clean when muffins are cooked through).
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Great combination of flavor
Thank you!