Cinnamon Apple Muffins Recipe with Streusel Topping
This cinnamon apple muffins recipe features moist, tender muffins studded with apple, a buttery brown sugar crumble topping, and a decadent vanilla glaze. It's the perfect fall treat that doubles as breakfast and dessert.
Add the butter and brown sugar to a medium bowl and use a fork to mix until well-combined. Add the flour, cinnamon, and salt, and stir with a fork until it forms large crumbles. (After a while, it helps to switch from using a fork to using clean fingers.) Stir in the almonds. Set the streusel topping aside for now.
Make the Muffins:
Preheat the oven to 375F; line a muffin tray with 8 paper liners.
Whisk together the buttermilk, oil, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda, and stir just to combine (be careful not to over-mix; a few streaks of flour are fine). Fold in the diced apple.
Spoon the batter into the lined muffin tray, and sprinkle the crumble topping on top. Bake until a toothpick inserted inside comes out clean or with just a couple crumbs, about 22 minutes.
Cool to room temperature before glazing.
Glaze the Muffins:
Once the muffins are cooled, make the glaze. To do so, add all ingredients to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Drizzle the glaze generously on top of the muffins.