🍎 Sweet Apple & Cinnamon Muffins – Thermomix-Friendly & Freezer-Friendly!
If you’re looking for a healthy-ish treat that ticks all the boxes – lunchbox-friendly, freezer-safe, gluten-free and naturally sweetened – these Apple & Cinnamon Muffins are the real deal.
This is one of those recipes that feels like a hug in muffin form. Soft, moist, warmly spiced, and studded with chunks of real apple – they make the perfect breakfast-on-the-go, after school snack, or 3pm pick-me-up with a cuppa. And because they’re made in the Thermomix, they’re on the bench in minutes 🙌
Mez’s Bacon & Cheese Muffins have been such a massive hit with the Skinnymixers community – we knew that we needed a sweet muffin recipe ASAP!
Why You’ll Love These Apple & Cinnamon Muffins
✔️ Gluten-free
✔️ Naturally sweetened with apple
✔️ Perfect for kids lunchboxes & grown-ups alike
✔️ Freezer-friendly – just defrost and go!
✔️ Quick & easy in the Thermomix
Customise to Your Taste
These muffins are super flexible – add a handful of chopped walnuts for crunch, swap apple for pear, or throw in a few sultanas if that’s your thing. You can even use leftover cooked apple from other recipes!
Want to make them extra special? Try warming one up and spreading with a little Whipped Maple Butter… heaven 😍
Lunchbox-Worthy Goodness
These muffins are perfect for school lunchboxes or meal prepping for the week ahead. If you’ve got a hungry household, we highly recommend doubling the batch – they’ll disappear fast!
Share the Muffin Love
If you whip up a batch, don’t forget to tag #skinnymixers and share your creation in the Facebook Group! We love seeing how you make it your own.
Looking for More Healthy Snacks?
Explore more easy, family-friendly Thermomix recipes over on our Skinnymixers Pinterest !
These Sweet Apple & Cinnamon Muffins are proof that healthy doesn’t have to be boring. Moist, fragrant, and just the right amount of sweet – they’ll be on regular rotation at your place in no time.
Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Easy Thermomix Recipe
Equipment
- muffin tin
Ingredients
- 250 g apples - peeled, cored, and quartered
- 100 g unsalted butter - cubed
- 150 g brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g cultured buttermilk - or 150g milk mixed with 2 tsp vinegar
- 5 g vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- 250 g self-raising flour - gluten-free if required
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Optional for sprinkling
- 2 Tbsp raw sugar - or brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Preheat fan-forced oven to 180°C or 355°F. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
- Place prepared apples into mixer bowl. Chop for 3 sec/speed 5/MC on. Scrape down mixer bowl and repeat if necessary until finely chopped.
- Add the cubed butter to the bowl. Melt for 2 min/70°C or 158°F/speed 2.
- Insert the butterfly. Add sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix for 20 sec/reverse/speed 4/MC on.
- Remove the butterfly. Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Mix for 10 sec/reverse/speed 4/MC on.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cases. If desired, top each muffin with optional sprinkle for added texture and sweetness.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18–22 min, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Allow muffins to cool in the tin for 5 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
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