Apple Streusel Muffins
Delicious brunch treats feature brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla bean paste, and fresh grated apple. Jumbo muffins topped with a brown sugar cinnamon pecan streusel, before being baked until golden. Crunchy topping drizzled with vanilla bean glaze before serving.
Equipment
- 1 (6-cavity) muffin pan
Ingredients
Streusel:
- 60 grams finely chopped pecans (1/2 cup)
- 100 grams packed light brown sugar (1/2 cup)
- 50 grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
- 3 grams ground cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
- 95 grams all-purpose flour (3/4 cup)
- 28 grams unsalted butter, melted (2 tablespoons)
- 56 grams unsalted butter, cold + cubed (4 tablespoons)
Apple Muffins:
- 187 grams all-purpose flour (1-1/2 cups)
- 10 grams baking powder (2 teaspoons)
- 1 grams ground cinnamon (1/2 teaspoon)
- 3 grams fine sea salt (1/2 teaspoon)
- 100 grams eggs (2 large), room temperature
- 100 grams granulated sugar (1/2 cup)
- 100 grams light brown sugar (1/2 cup)
- 5 grams vanilla bean paste or extract (1 teaspoon)
- 120 grams vegetable oil (1/2 cup)
- 1 cup peeled grated apple, squeezed in paper towels
Vanilla Bean Glaze:
- 45 grams powdered sugar (1/3 cup)
- 45 grams whole milk or heavy cream (3 tablespoons)
- 3 grams vanilla bean paste or extract (1/2 teaspoon)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 6-cavity jumbo muffin-pan with paper liners or coat cups with nonstick cooking spray.
Pecan Streusel:
- Add finely chopped pecans, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, and melted butter are added to a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Cut in cold, cubed unsalted butter with the back of a fork or a pastry cutter. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Apple Muffins:
- Add all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and fine sea salt to small mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- Add eggs, light brown sugar and granulated sugar to stand mixer. Beat on low with paddle attachment until smooth.
- Add vanilla bean paste and vegetables oil. Beat on low until smooth.
- Remove the bowl from the stand mixer. Fold in half the flour mixture with a large spatula. Fold in the remaining flour mixture and grated apples with a large spatula.
- Divide the muffin batter between the prepared muffin cups. Top liberally with streusel.
- Bake 25-30 minutes in preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove muffin pan from oven and place on wire rack to cool. Cool muffins completely before glazing.
Vanilla Bean Glaze:
- Add powdered sugar, whole milk, and vanilla bean paste to small bowl. Stir to combine. Drizzle over muffins before serving.