Miniature Apple Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened (batter will be stiff). Fold in apples. , Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. For topping, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool. Mix glaze ingredients; drizzle over tops.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Line mini muffin pan with paper liners (or grease with cooking spray).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat until smooth.
• Blend in cinnamon, allspice, baking powder and baking soda.
• Alternately add ina half a cup of applesauce, one cup of flour, remaining applesauce, and remaining flour.
• Stir just until blended together.
• Pour batter into mini muffin cups 2/3's of the way full.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 17 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. For the apple-vanilla muffins: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and center an oven rack. Line a mini-muffin tray with your favorite liners.
• 2. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg together in a large bowl.
• 3. Combine the sugar, butter and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle (or in a large bowl if using a hand mixer). Beat on medium-high speed until light and creamy, about 4 minutes, scraping as needed. Add the egg and beat until incorporated (don't worry if the batter curdles). Adjust to medium-low speed and alternate adding the flour mixture and the sour cream in batches, beginning and ending with the flour. Fold in the apples using a spatula.
• 4. Grease a small ice-cream scoop (about 1 1/4 inches) with nonstick spray and fill the liners about 3/4 of the way to the top.
• 5. Bake, rotating halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean and the tops spring back when touched, 10 to 12 minutes. Let rest in the hot muffin pan for 3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
• 6. For the cider glaze: Boil the cider with the cinnamon stick over medium-high heat until the cider is reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Whisk in the honey and continue to boil until the liquid is syrupy and just coats the back of a spoon, 4 to 5 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick and remove from the heat. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar and transfer to a small bowl. Let sit until slightly set but still warm, about 3 minutes.
• 7. Dip the tops of the muffins in the glaze and serve.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar. Add eggs and applesauce.
• In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture.
• Grease mini-muffin tins. Bake at 375°F for 12-15 minutes. Let cool.
• Melt 1/2 stick butter. Make a mixture of sugar and cinnamon in bowl. Dip muffin tops in butter, then roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture.