The BEST Pumpkin Apple Pecan Muffins
Start off fall with a delicious pumpkin and apple recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup pecans chopped (optional)
- ½ cup milk of choice
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cup grated apple – I used one large honeycrisp apple for this amount
For the streusel:
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons cold butter cubed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Combine the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice and pecans (if using) in a small bowl. Mix well and set aside.
- Mix together the milk and apple cider vinegar and set aise for 5 minutes.
- Combine the white and brown sugars, eggs, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, vegetable oil and mix well. Add in the grated apples and the milk and vinegar mixture.
- Add the dry ingredients mixture to the wet and combine well being careful not to overmix the batter.
- Line 2 cupcake tins with liners or grease each one well. Place an even scoop of the batter into 17 molds. Then mix together the streusel topping by combining all ingredients and smashing the butter into the sugar and flour with a fork. Place ½ teaspoon of the topping onto each muffin. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the middle of the center cupcakes clean. Let cool 5 minutes and enjoy! Sahtein!
Notes
(Makes 16-17 muffins in a cupcake tin)