These are quite possibly the best muffins I’ve ever made. On the first try too! Just nailed it. I love it when that happens.
Snickerdoodles just might be very favorite type of cookie; I love their soft chewiness, and who can resist that sprinkle of cinnamon sugar on top? So the idea of reinterpreting snickerdoodles in muffin form was something I had to try. I added apples for a nice Fall vibe and threw some bran into the mix to keep things at least slightly healthier than the cookie version. But with a cinnamon sugar swirled into the batter along with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar on top of each muffin, these muffins are undeniably snickerdoodle-y.
Paired with a smear of butter, snacking on these muffins with a warm cup of coffee over the last couple of days has easily been the high point of my week.
Is that a teeny bit sad? Eh, I don’t care.
Apple Snickerdoodle Bran Muffins
With a cinnamon sugar swirled into the batter along with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar on top of each muffin, these muffins are undeniably snickerdoodle-y.
Ingredients
for the cinnamon sugar:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
for the brown sugar swirl:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp. flour
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. salt
for the muffins:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup bran
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 6 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 cup milk room temperature
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 medium apple peeled, cored and diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill a muffin tin with paper liners. In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Set aside. In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons flour 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Set aside.
- For the muffins, combine flour, bran, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium sized bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, milk and vanilla extract.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to mix until ingredients are well incorporated. Gradually add apples and brown sugar swirl mixture in a swirling motion througout batter.
Fill muffin cups until nearly full and sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar. Bake for 18-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Recipe Notes
(jumbo muffins will take longer to bake compared to regular muffins).
I love a good home baked muffin.. and these apple and snickerdoodle muffins look and sound totally delicious. great recipe!
Thanks, I hope you give them a try!
I’ve been on a bran muffin kick lately but they’re starting to get a bit boring – these look like the perfect way to change ’em up!
Thanks! These muffins are anything but boring 😉 Much lighter and less dense than traditional bran muffins!
Love bran muffins and these just rose beautifully! Perfect with a cup of tea on a cold fall morning.