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Apple Crisp Muffins

Apple Crisp Muffins
Waking up to the smell of apple muffins will start your family’s day off right. Cream cheese filling makes them moist and tender, and oats and nuts in the topping add crunch.—Connie Boll, Chilton, Wisconsin
12 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 cups finely chopped peeled apples
  • FILLING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 4 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons cold butter
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and
  • cinnamon. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk and oil. Stir into
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Apple Crisp Muffins (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples. Fill greased
  • or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full.
  • In a small bowl, beat the filling ingredients until smooth. Drop by
  • tablespoonfuls into centers of muffins.
  • For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar
  • and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle
  • over filling. Bake at 400° for 16-20 minutes or until a
  • toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes
  • before removing from pan to wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 muffin equals 356 calories, 22 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 262 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013