Apple Bran Muffins with Crumble Topping

Prep:10minCook:25min

A quick easy muffin recipe that uses either homemade or store bought apple sauce. The crumble topping is optional but makes these muffins taste like a coffee cake.

Updated at: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:08:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories161.1 kcal (8%)

Total Fat7.1 g (10%)

Carbs23.9 g (9%)

Sugars16.3 g (18%)

Protein2.3 g (5%)

Sodium216.9 mg (11%)

Fiber1.9 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

2 cupsbran flakes cereal

1 3/4 cups all- purpose flour

½ cupsgranulated sugar

1 Tbspbaking powder

¼ tspsalt

2 tspground cinnamon

1 tspground cloves

1 cupapple sauce

½ cupgreek yogurt

or sour cream

1egg

¼ cupvegetable oil

¼ cupapples

peeled and diced, optional

Crumble topping (optional)

2 Tbspbutter

melted

¼ cupall purpose flour

¼ cupbrown sugar

½ tspground cinnamon

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Step 2

In medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon and ground cloves. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, mix together bran flakes cereal, apple sauce, yogurt or sour cream, egg, and oil. If using diced apples stir those in now.

Step 4

Add flour mixture, stirring only until combined.

Crumble Topping

Step 5

Mix flour, sugar and cinnamon.

Step 6

Pour melted butter over top while stirring with a fork to create a crumbly texture. You don’t want this to resemble a dough, more of a crumb texture.

Step 7

Spoon batter into 12 large muffin tins, coated with non-stick cooking spray or lined with muffin papers. Top with a sprinkle of crumble topping if using.

Step 8

Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes or until browned and firm to the touch. Serve warm. May be frozen.