Sunday, October 23, 2011

Cinnamon Spice Muffins with Apple Pie Filling


You all know I love to cook and bake, and with fall in full force around here, I wanted to make something festive. I came up with this recipe and it turned out SO yummy!  Eat them for breakfast, a snack, or dessert. Either way they are the perfect fall treat! And as a bonus, while they are baking your house will smell amazing!
So grab a cute little baking assistant and get started!

Muffins
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup milk

Filling
6 medium apples cored, peeled and chopped (a slightly tart apples works best)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water
2 teaspoons cinnamon
dash cloves
dash nutmeg
1 Tbs cornstarch

Glaze
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
splash of water

Add a spoonful of muffin batter into 16 lined muffin tins. Then add a spoonful of the cooled apple filling. Top with another spoonful of muffin batter until the tins are 3/4 full. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Let cool most of the way on wire racks before adding glaze.
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28 comments:

LeAnna said...

Mmm, those sound and look delicious! And Bella! Oh my goodness, I can't believe how big she is!

Stacy's Snippets said...

I just happen to have apple pie filling in my freezer! Yum!

Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate said...

Oh these sound and look delicious and just the perfect thing for Fall! Pinning this to my recipes to try board!

beti said...

really? they are the best! honestly something different, creative and sounds so good!

April J Harris said...

Your muffins sound wonderful! I love the idea of the apple pie filling as a delicious surprise inside. I host a linky called Let's Do Brunch on a Wednesday and I would love it if you would pop by tomorrow and link these up if you have time :)

Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust said...

These look absolutely delicious! What a great idea. I'd love for you to come join my linky party, Crazy Sweet Tuesday!

Marilyn said...

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4Sisters said...

YUM! These look amazing!

Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos

Unknown said...

Stopping over from Crazy Sweet Tuesday and this recipe looks fantastic! Absolutely in love with the fact that you used a homemade filling. Great job!

Deborah March said...

Oooohhh, I can just about SMELL these!! They'll definitely be in my "Grammie Kitchen" soon! Thanks for the recipe!

Deborah ♥ (visiting happily from http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com/... hope you’ll drop by and say hi!)

Hilary said...

Holy yummy! These are 100% going at the top of my list for things to bake next!

Michael Ann said...

Wooza!! I love this idea!! Ooo, those look SO GOOD!

Malia said...

those look delicious!! i'm here for the blog hop! now following..

http://livinthemommylife.blogspot.com

Skylar Magazine said...

These sound so good. I'm going to have to try this recipe. Thanks for posting this. My name is Sarah, I am a new follower. I found you through the blog hop till you drop hop and wanted to invite you to stop by my blog and follow back. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

http://skylarinc.blogspot.com/

Swathi said...

Looks delicious, love your cute assistant. Thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop.

Just Made That Way said...

Hi, I'm stopping by from The Trendy Treehouse.

Those muffins look delicious, will definitely have to try them out. I love to bake treats like this for my family too.

Have a great weekend
Rochelle

Kim McCallie said...

Oh, wow! These looks really delicious. Apple pie is my favorite and I know that I would love it as a cupcake or muffin. I'd like to invite you to share your recipe on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.

http://www.wellseasonedlife.com/2011/10/sweet-indulgences-sunday-28.html

Shauna@Satori Design for Living said...

These look amazing! I love apples in almost anything and it's good to get some fruit in even if it's wrapped up in a muffin! Thanks for sharing.

Megan Gunyan said...

Are you kidding?? These look DELICIOUS! Love 'em!

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

How fabulous are these? I LOVE them. thanks for a great recipe.

Morsels of Life | CJ Huang said...

These seem so fun with the apple filling inside a muffin!

Jenn Erickson said...

Whoah! Best of both worlds -- muffins & pie! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipe at Rook No. 17! I'm featuring your post on my Facebook page today.

Best,
Jenn

Wende said...

These look fabulous and I can't wait to try them. I shared your recipe on my blog today...

http://therickettchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/11/must-try-tuesday-november-1-2011the.html

Wende

Gisela said...

Great idea!

eugenia said...

I made these last night for my husband to take to work and share, but then thought they were so good I got up extra early and made some more, not to share ;) I used some apple pie filling that I had canned a few weeks ago. :) The only set back.... you didn't give instructions for how to assemble the muffins. For an enxperinced baker this would be heartbreaking because they look (and are SO SO VERY GOOD) So, here is what I did: 1) cream together the butter, oil and sugars 2) mix in eggs and vanilla 3) in another bowl combine the dry ingredients 4)mix in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and add milk. :)

Kelley said...

Yum! Definitely going to have to try these! Thanks for posting. And what a great little helper you have :)

Libby A. said...

Looks Delish! So glad I found you on Follow me Fridays! Thanks for Sharing!

Heirloom treasures said...

A definite make this weekend. thank you for sharing. I got to you from pinterest. x