Pumpkin Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel

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Ok, I promise this is my last pumpkin recipe. I am all out of pumpkin, so this is it folks!! I think I am going out with a bang too…these pumpkin apple muffins are super scrumptious and good for you too!!

The recipe has applesauce and pumpkin so you know they are going to be super moist. I used half whole wheat and half all purpose flour so they are nice and hearty. I also love the diced apples that are inside, they too keep the muffins moist and bursting with fall flavor. And the finishing touch is a cinnamon streusel that brings everything together!!

I made 12 regular size muffins and 32 mini muffins…this recipe makes a ton, but I promise you they won’t go to waste. They are perfect for breakfast or snacking. And remember, they are good for you, so eat up!! There is only ¼ cup of oil in the entire recipe…and a smidge of butter for the streusel. Plus you are getting fiber, whole grains, your fruit, etc!! I really think these are the perfect muffin!







Pumpkin Apple Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel

(Print Recipe)

1 ½ c all purpose flour
1 c. wheat flour
¾ c. white sugar
¾ c. brown sugar
½ Tablespoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup canola oil
¼ cup applesauce
2 cups peeled, cored and chopped apples (I used Granny Smith apples)

Streusel topping:
2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Sprinkle of nutmeg
4 teaspoons butter, softened
2 Tablespoons oats

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease muffin cups or use paper liners. I used regular and mini muffin tins.

In a large bowl, sift together 2 ½ cups flour, 1 ½ cups sugar, spices, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, pumpkin, vanilla, oil, and applesauce. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stirring just enough to moisten. Do not over mix. Fold in apples. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

In a small bowl, mix together 2 T. flour, ¼ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and 2 tablespoons oats. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping evenly over muffin batter.

Bake in pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes for the regular muffins and about 12-15 for the mini muffins. Check on them frequently. Use the toothpick trick!
Let cool and enjoy!

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I'm Maria and my husband is Josh. We share a love of cooking, baking, and entertaining. We enjoy creating recipes that are simple, fresh, and family friendly. We love sitting around the table with good food, good conversation, and good friends and family! Our kitchen is always open!
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  1. This sounds so good – I love the idea of combining the cinnamon streusel with the pumpkin flavor, and having chunks of apple inside the muffins sounds wonderful.

  2. I’m sad that your pumpkin recipes are coming to an end, but you are sure going out with a bang with this one! These look great, and the cinnamon streusel topping — yum! I might make these for Thanksgiving morning!

  3. hi maria, sorry that was me who deleted the comment. i was using my sisters account.

    anyway…these muffins looks soo good! i love applesauce so i know i’d love these. my older brother isn’t big on tuna either, but he ate of the melts…they are good.:)

  4. YUM! The muffins I have saved in my draft folder are pumpkin apple, too! I am not sick of pumpkin yet, either… glad I’m not the only one!

  5. Please don’t say this is your last pumpkin recipe! I am so not sick of it yet. These look perfect. I am sure they wouldn’t last long around here.

  6. Thatz it? No more pumpkin recipes??? LOL, girl you should go out and get some more… you are doing an awesome job with them!

  7. LOL, I’m just getting ready to open a can of pumpkin and wondering what I’ll do with it all (I’ve got pumpkin fudge on the baking list for later this week).

    These look really fantastic! I love those crackly looking tops. Nice job!

  8. in my most humble opinion, two words that belong together indefinitely are cinnamon and streusel. it makes these lovely muffins even better. 🙂

  9. Hi everyone – to those who’ve made these – are they a bit on the heavier side, as far as texture? The flavor is great, I found they weren’t fluffy, just more dense. Does the pumpkin do that – kinda like a pumpkin pie? They were moist

  10. Delicious and really nutritious! I used a little extra apple and pumpkin and left out the white sugar. I didn’t have applesauce so I subbed unsweetened soy milk. They are moist, delicate, fluffy, and so tasty! Very fall!