apple muffins recipe with step by step photos –  easy and tasty vegan and eggless apple muffins made with whole wheat flour or atta.

sharing one more easy muffin recipe with apples. for these muffins, i have used the same recipe as that of my eggless choco chip muffins. however to make these muffins more healthier, i have used organic powdered jaggery instead of sugar. i made these apple muffins with both sugar as well as jaggery on different occasions.

these apple muffins are soft, moist and incredibly aromatic. the apples give a chunky moist taste as well as texture to the muffins. apples and cinnamon always go well together. while baking, your kitchen will pervade with the lovely waft of these apple cinnamon muffins.

serve these eggless apple cinnamon muffins as a dessert snack or a tea time dessert.

if you are looking for similar recipes then do check:

• banana muffins
• choco lava cake
• apple cake
• apple upside down cake
• eggless chocolate cake

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apple muffins

4.48 from 17 votes

Prep Time:10 mins

Cook Time:30 mins

Total Time:40 mins

easy and tasty eggless and vegan apple muffins made with whole wheat, apples and jaggery.

Course:desserts

Cuisine:world

Servings:7 muffins

Author:Dassana Amit

INGREDIENTS FOR apple muffins

(1 CUP = 250 ML)

dry ingredients for apple muffins

• 1 cup whole wheat flour, leveled (atta) or 120 grams whole wheat flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder (dalchini powder)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 to 2 pinch cinnamon powder for sprinkling

wet ingredients for apple muffins

• ½ cup warm water or 125 ml water
• ½ cup powdered or grated organic jaggery or 90 to 100 grams jaggery (you can also add ½ cup sugar)
• 1 large apple or 2 medium apples or 3 small apples or 150 grams apples, peeled, cored and chopped, about 1 to 1.25 cups chopped apples
• ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar or regular white vinegar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence
• 3 tablespoon olive oil or any neutral flavored oil or melted butter

HOW TO MAKE apple muffins

preparation to make apple muffins

• first line a muffin tray with muffin liners. you can also grease the pan with oil instead of using muffin liners.
• take the dry ingredients in a seive – 1 cup whole wheat flour (levelled), ½ tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder and a pinch of salt.
• seive the dry ingredients in a dry tray or in a plate. keep aside.
• then rinse, peel, core and chop 1 large apple or 2 medium apples, in small cubes or pieces. sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice so that the apples do not get discolored. this is optional and you can skip it. i did not add lemon juice. preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius.

making apple muffins batter

• in a mixing bowl or pan, take 1/2 cup warm water. you can warm the water on stove top or microwave or in a electric heater.
• add 1/2 cup powdered jaggery. you can also use 1/2 cup sugar instead of jaggery.
• stir very well so that all the jaggery is dissolved.
• then add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or essence. add 3 tbsp olive oil. if using any other oil, use a neutral flavored oil. you can also use melted butter instead of oil. stir and mix very well.
• now add 1/2 tbsp vinegar. you can use apple cider vinegar or the regular white vinegar. mix again very well.
• add the sifted dry ingredients.
• with a wired whisk and with light hand movements, stir and mix the wet and dry ingredients together. tiny lumps are fine. don't over do the mixing. depending on the quality of wheat flour, you can add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water to get a flowing consistency in the batter.
• then add the chopped apples.
• again with light hand movements in one or two round strokes, mix the apples with the rest of the batter.
• now spoon the apple muffin batter in the muffin liners till 3/4 of their capacity.
• sprinkle some cinnamon powder from top on all the muffins. if you have used sugar, then you can sprinkle some brown sugar from top.

baking apple muffins

• keep the muffins to bake in the oven at 180 degrees celsius for 25 to 30 minutes. till the tops are browned and a tooth pick inserted in the apple muffins comes out clean. 
• since the temperatures in all the ovens are not the same, do keep a check while baking. in an OTG, keep on the center rack and keep both the top and bottom heating elements on.
• after 3 to 4 minutes, remove the apple muffins and place them on a wired rack to cool.
• serve eggless apple muffins plain as a tea time dessert with milk, tea or coffee.

RECIPE TIPS

these apple muffins stay good for 3-4 days in the fridge. but due to jaggery muffins can become moist, if kept for more than 1-2 days. so better to have them fresh.

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how to make apple muffins recipe

1. first line a muffin tray with muffin liners. you can also grease the pan with oil instead of using muffin liners.

2. take the dry ingredients in a seive – 1 cup whole wheat flour (levelled), ½ tsp baking soda, ¼ tsp cinnamon powder and a pinch of salt.

3. sift the dry ingredients in a dry tray or in a plate. keep aside. you can also seive directly into the wet ingredients.

4. then rinse, peel, core and chop 1 large apple or 2 medium apples, in small cubes or pieces. sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice so that the apples do not get discolored. this is optional and you can skip it. i did not add lemon juice. preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius/356 degrees fahrenheit. for an OTG, heat both the top and bottom heating elements.

making apple muffins batter

5. in a mixing bowl or pan, take ½ cup warm water. you can warm the water on stove top or microwave or in a electric heater. add ½ cup powdered jaggery. you can also use ½ cup sugar instead of jaggery.

6. stir very well so that all the jaggery or sugar is dissolved.

7. then add ½ tsp vanilla extract or essence.

8. add 3 tbsp olive oil. if using any other oil, use a neutral flavored oil. you can also use melted butter instead of oil.

9. stir and mix the oil well.

10. now add ½ tbsp vinegar. you can use apple cider vinegar or the regular white vinegar.

11. add the sifted dry ingredients.

12. with a wired whisk and with light hand movements, stir and mix the wet and dry ingredients together. tiny lumps are fine. don’t over do the mixing. depending on the quality of whole wheat flour, you can add about ¼ to ½ cup more water to get a flowing consistency in the batter.

13. add the chopped apples.

14. again with light hand movements in one or two round strokes, mix the apples with the rest of the batter.

baking apple muffins

15. now spoon the apple muffin batter in the muffin liners.

16. sprinkle some cinnamon powder from top on all the muffins till ¾ of their capacity.. if you have used sugar, then you can sprinkle some brown sugar from top.

17. keep the muffins to bake in the oven at 180 degrees celsius for 25 to 30 minutes, till the tops are browned and a tooth pick inserted in the apple muffins comes out clean. since the temperatures in all the ovens are not the same, do keep a check while baking. in an OTG, keep on the center rack and keep both the top and bottom heating elements on.

18. these are the freshly baked apple muffins from the oven.

19. after 3 to 4 minutes, remove the muffins and place them on a wired rack to cool.

20. serve apple muffins plain as a tea time dessert with milk, tea or coffee.

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