Recipe By by angiegaz
Description
Apple muffins with warm cinnamon and maple undertones, topped with a maple glaze. Perfect for a chilly October morning or that early morning meeting.
Ingredients
- 1-⅓ cup All-purpose Flour
- 1 cup Quick Oats
- ⅔ cups White Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- ½ cups Milk
- ¼ cups Apple Cider
- ⅓ cups Butter, Melted
- ¼ cups Maple Syrup
- 1 whole Egg, Lightly Beaten
- 3 whole Apples, Diced
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- GLAZE
- 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
- ¼ cups Powdered Sugar
Preparation
Heat oven to 400F. Grease or line a muffin pan.
In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. In a smaller bowl, combine milk, apple cider, butter, 1/4 cup maple syrup, and egg. Stir into dry ingredients until combined, and gently stir in diced apples.
Fill muffin cups to 3/4 full with muffin batter. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For the glaze, combine 2 tablespoons maple syrup and 1/4 cup powdered sugar until well-mixed, and drizzle over warm (but not hot) muffins.
