Apple Cider Muffins

These apple cider muffins taste just like apple cider donuts and you can make them year round! No fresh apples needed, and perfect for breakfast or snack time.

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Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple cider muffins

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Additional Time: 5

Total Time: 35

Servings:

Calories: 264kcal

Author: Louisa

Equipment

Ingredients

For the apple muffins:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp apple pie spice
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup apple cider
1/4 cup milk, room temperature
2 eggs, room temperature
2 tbsp oil

For the spiced sugar topping:

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the muffin pan with paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
In a separate bowl, whisk the wet ingredients. Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture.
Gently stir to form the batter. Do not overmix!
Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full with the batter.
Bake the apple cider muffins for about 20 minutes.
Insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, remove the pan from the oven.
Let the muffins rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, mix the sugar and apple pie spice.
Dunk the tops of the muffins in melted butter so the sugar topping sticks.
Dip the muffin tops in the spiced sugar, and you're done. Enjoy!

Notes

Make sure you that you're using apple cider and not apple cider vinegar. You’re looking for fresh cider here, and not hard cider either!
For those social media-ready tall muffin domes, start baking at 425°F for 5 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F for the remaining bake time.
You can store your cider muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week. Just note that the moisture can make the sugar topping sticky after around day 2 or 3.

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