Apple Cinnamon Muffins - Easy Thermomix Recipe
These Sweet Apple & Cinnamon Muffins are a must-try if you love wholesome snacks that are big on flavour and low on fuss 🍎✨Made in the Thermomix, this quick and easy recipe is gluten-free, naturally sweetened, and freezer-friendly – perfect for meal prep, lunchboxes, or an afternoon treat with a cuppa.
Servings: 12
Calories: 223kcal
Equipment
- muffin tin
Ingredients
- 250 g apples peeled, cored, and quartered
- 100 g unsalted butter cubed
- 150 g brown sugar or coconut sugar or 100g erythritol/monk fruit sweetener (adjust to taste)
- 2 large eggs
- 150 g cultured buttermilk or 150g milk of choice 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
Dairy Free: Use dairy-free spread and milk of choice to make buttermilk.
Low Carb: Replace self-raising flour with 200g almond flour and 50 g coconut flour. Use almond milk and 100g erythritol or monk fruit sweetener (adjust to taste).
Nutrition
Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 287IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg
