Oh my December. This calls for a muffin or three!
Muffins are so lovable that if I make them on Saturday, which I obviously do, always, I will end up eating at least three. It’s guaranteed. I am sucker for those little muffies. Especially if they aren’t actually little.
And besides loving muffins, I so so so love baking with apples.
Apples plus muffins? Yes, friends. I’m gettin’ wild.
The obsession continues today because I’m giving you a recipe for apple cinnamon muffins that is perfectly sized for just you. And your special someone.
This is a cute little recipe for just 3-4 muffins! Yay for easy, small batch baking!
Yay for eating the whole small batch while Bjork is working out!
Um, I mean, you know…
Maybe double it. Just in case.
Small Batch Vanilla-Glazed Apple Cinnamon Muffins
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Description
These apple cinnamon muffins are easy to make and topped with a warm vanilla glaze. Perfect for a quick breakfast or snack.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/2 apple, finely chopped or grated
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon milk or cream
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients together. Combine milk and egg – add to dry ingredients.
- Add melted butter and mix well. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar with chopped apples. Stir apples into batter.
- Fill 3-4 greased muffin tins and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until tops and golden brown and spring back when pressed.
- For glaze – combine powdered sugar with vanilla and milk, adding a teaspoon of milk at a time until glaze reaches desired consistency.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: apple cinnamon muffins, vanilla apple muffins, healthy apple muffins
Made this and itās delicious! Love the small batch because itās just my husband and myself & if I made more I would have eaten more!
Just tried these for my dogās birthday treat. I halved the sugar because of my dog, and it came out great! Very flavorful, springy and moist. I had a little extra batter that didnāt fit into the cupcake pan so I fried it like a pancake. Also delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
I just made these and they taste great but the texture is not so fluffy (kinda gummy)…could it have been that i tripled the recipe and/or that i used buttermilk instead of regular milk?
Not sure what i did wrong š
Hi, Tara! We’re sorry to hear these didn’t turn out for you. It’s a little hard to say why the muffins were gummy without seeing them. It’s possible it was the buttermilk – we haven’t tested this recipe with that yet.
Delicious. Be careful with paper cupcake liners though! I used them to save on cleanup but they stuck and I lost all of the muffin bottom. Worth trying again for sure, and maybe I’ll butter the muffin tin for non-stick power and yummy flavor.
Can you replace the milk products with unsweetened almond milk? And the beaten whole egg with an egg white?
Sure!
I just finished making these. They were not bad, but not as awesome as I was expecting. That being said, my kids each inhaled 2 of them. Good thing I doubled the recipe. š
oh my god i love this recipe its great for my kids and my husband we all have a sweet tooth
I made these today and they were delicious. I followed the recipe exactly. It was perfect. The glaze was just right….I think Lindsey might have meant to say start with 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 tsp. milk and then add milk by the drop if it is not thin enough to swirl on top of the muffins. How many of us learned those powdered sugar glaze lessons with our Easy Bake ovens?!!
I tried this recipe! Complete fail! I followed every single direction perfectly and the muffins r in there still 45 min now n they r still not baking! N ur glaze! A hole tsp of vanilla?! Disgusting. I waisted my time with this disgusting food waiting recipe! U shouldn’t be allowed to post recipes that r not factual good recipes. Fail. Fail fail fail.
I came across your blog one day and i instantly fell in love with your recepies(?) not only do they look amazing they taste the same way!!..i tried this today and it was a hit!! you have gained a fan:)
Awesome! Thanks!
Oh wow, these sound really yummy. I just made a batch of apple muffins this past weekend that I really enjoyed, but this recipe seems to take them to a whole different level. I love the addition of the vanilla glaze. I’m sure it makes them taste more like a dessert, but what the heck. You gotta go all out sometimes, right? What kind of apples did you use for this recipe? I’m always trying to experiment with different ones for different uses, but always seem to go back to Granny Smiths when it comes to baked goods.
I almost always use honeycrisp apples!
these look so incredible. can’t wait to try them!
You put just enough glaze on them š
Not pictured is the muffin I completely dunked in glaze. Just kidding. Sort of. š
Hhaha! Ahhh.. the things that get pushed off to the other side of the camera š
What a delicious idea š Ive just bookmarked to try out tomorrow. Thanks! Belle
These look amazing! I love baking with apples too and could eat muffins every morning. The glaze is the perfect finishing touch š
Though the muffins look FAB, the real reason I’m here is I just checked out your “about me” section and realized that we might be the same person. Teacher..check. Food blogger…check. Lover of dogs with smushed faces and trying to get our significant others to buy us said dogs…check.
Sorry if this is too much too soon. #letsbefriends ?
Lol. …And I see you’re going to Paris sometime soon? We definitely must be friends.
These look delish! Love the glaze! I had a little apple obsession going this fall too. I think the move to December has now changed my obsession to chocolate. I have also been dwelling on peppermint quite a bit….hmmm…I might be in trouble:-)
I’ve seen some yummy peppermint stuff around, too… it’s a slippery slope once you start with these things!
I’m all in for smaller batch recipes and this one looks so good! Vanilla, apple, cinnamon…what more does one need?!
Just a latte to go with it. š
Love this small batch apple-cinnamon muffin recipe! gorgeous photos and you can’t go wrong with muffins and a vanilla glaze…love it!
And I am also loving this band, thanks for sharing š
Yay! I was hoping someone out there would like them as much as me!
These muffins look perfect. I can almost smell the wonderful goodness just looking at the picture. Be sure to stop by on Friday 12/2 and register to win our wonderful giveaway from The Shabby Apple.