Thursday Treat: Easy Cinnamon Swirl Apple Muffins

Delicious crispy cinnamon glaze layer on top!

Earlier this week, I needed an easy treat to take to a Halloween Party.  We also had a bunch of apples that needed to be used ASAP.  We'd already made Apple Crisp and I didn't have any other ideas for foods with apples in it so I found a few recipes that would taste yummy and be healthy...since it has apples in it! ;)  I found a few different apple bread recipes and tweaked them a little to work for what we needed.  We made a loaf of bread and then decided to make some muffins!  The muffins and bread turned out so great!  Here are the directions for the muffins.

What you need:1 cup packed brown sugar3 teaspoons ground cinnamon1 1/3 cup white sugar1 cup butter, softened4 eggs4 teaspoons vanilla extract3 cups all-purpose flour3 teaspoons baking powder1 cup milk4 small to medium size apples-peel and chop into small pieces

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour muffin tins. (This recipe makes approximately 2 dozen muffins)Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.In a separate bowl, mix together white sugar and butter until it is smooth.Mix in eggs and vanilla.Next add in flour, baking powder, and milk.Pour the batter into greased muffin tins.Cover each muffin with a layer of chopped apples.Pat the apples pieces into the batter with a spatula, spoon, etc.Sprinkle the top of the muffin with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.Bake for 25-35 minutes.

Note:  To make bread loaves just add one or two layers of the batter, apples, and cinnamon mix.

These muffins make great snacks or even a quick breakfast on the go!  Enjoy!