Apple Almond Streusel Muffins.

It is starting to feel delightfully fall-ish in Mississauga Canada. This year we’re having a Beautiful warm Fall. After 2 days Canadian Thanksgiving. So this morning I decided to make my first “autumny” recipe of the season: Apple-Almond Streusel Muffins.  Around Thanksgiving, we have to cook something with a cinnamon, pumpkin and apple right 🙂 So I tried these easy making yummy muffins (or you can call it cupcakes) These muffins turned out beautifully.  My boys and my friends love these sweet treats. Hope you’ll like it too 😉 

Good luck and enjoy…

They were inspired by Cooking Light’s recipe for Amaretto Apple Streusel Cupcakes, but I made a few changes  (I reduced the amount of glaze by half,  and I used whole organic milk instead of amaretto)

The almond streusel topping and almond glaze take the muffins from good to GREAT. Crunchy on the outside, soft in an inside… 

Yield: 12-14 servings

Ingredients:

• cooking spray 
• 1   1/2 cups + 3 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder 
• pinch of salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp baking soda 
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar 
• 1/4 cup softened cream cheese 
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened 
•  1/3 cup + 2,3 tsp milk 
• 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup chopped your favourite apple ( I like to use Fuji apple)
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 3 tbsp chilled unsalted butter
• 3 tbsp sliced almonds
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar 

Directions:

1. 1. For the streusel, use a fork to combine the 2 tbsp flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon, and then cut the butter in until it forms a coarse meal. Toss in the almonds.

2. For the muffins, preheat oven to 350F. Place 12-14  paper muffin cup liners in muffin cups.  Coat liners with cooking spray.

3. Whisk together the 1  1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.

4. Beat together the sugar, 1/4 cup butter, cream cheese in a large bowl beat with a mixer at high speed until well blended.  Add milk, vanilla, egg and sour cream to sugar mixture beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth.5. Combine apple and 1 tbsp flour in a small bowl, toss well.

6. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir to combine (a few lumps are fine), being careful not to over-mix. Gently fold in the chopped apple.

7. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tray, sprinkle the streusel mixture on top, and bake about 25-27 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan about 10-15 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling before topping with the glaze.

8. Once the muffins have cooled, make the glaze. Whisk together the powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 2-3 tsp milk so it reaches your desired consistency.

Drizzle the glaze on the cooled muffins and allow it to set before serving. Apple Almond Streusel Muffins are a great small treat.

Enjoy 😉