Dairy-Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins

 These muffins are EVERYTHING!!!

I went about a week in between treats, mostly since everyone was getting sick but also because I had spent a day making TONS of waffles and needed a break ha. Then I noticed a basketful of apples had gone a bit soft and needed to be baked into something. I looked through my baking bucket list, but I kept coming back to the same craving - Apple Cinnamon Muffins with Streusel. Couldn't let go of the idea, decided it was divine inspiration, and started researching. A few recipes & adjustments later, I settled on this and WOW. You don't even notice it's DF! They're like those muffins Costco had last year, but way better.

We were too busy baking and eating them to take many pictures haha but here is one I snapped of some fresh from the oven!

A couple of notes:

• I've noticed almond milk has a tendency to make baked goods a little dry, so the extra egg is key!
• making this recipe any smaller will change the result, but you won't be mad at having lots of these muffins.
• For vegan butter, I highly recommend Miyoko's European Style Cultured Vegan Butter (it's a mouthful, but Miyoko's makes a couple of kinds. So search for that and you'll find it!)
• I use mostly organic ingredients. For so many reasons I honestly think it's more than worth the slightly higher cost for ingredients! That said, I think organic sugars possibly bake a little differently. So if you use conventional ingredients, you may not need to bake these for so long.
• Be careful.. They're addicting!

Here is a link to the printable recipe, and you can continue reading below for the recipe!

Dairy-Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins

You will need:

Cutting board  |  knife  |  large mixing bowl  |  rubber spatula

small mixing bowl  |  small microwave-safe bowl  |  muffin tins  |  muffin tin liners

Muffin Ingredients:

• 4 1/2 C flour

• 1 1/2 C sugar

• 1 1/2 C packed brown sugar

• 2 Tbsp baking powder

• 2 Tbsp cinnamon, slightly heaping

• 1 ½ tsp salt

• 1 C canola oil

• 1 C plain almond milk

• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten

• 3 C Granny Smith apples, chopped or diced
  

Streusel Ingredients:

• ¾ C sugar

• ½ C + 1 Tbsp flour

• 3 tsp cinnamon

• 6 Tbsp melted vegan butter
  

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425˚. Prepare muffin tins.

2. Peel, core, and cut apples. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients.

4. Add wet ingredients, stir until just combined.

5. Fold in the apples.

6. Add muffin batter, filling to top or just under.

7. In a small mixing bowl, combine dry streusel ingredients.

8. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the vegan butter. Add to dry streusel ingredients, mix until well combined. It will look like wet sand.

9. Crumble about 1.5-2 Tbsp streusel on top of each muffin.

10. Bake at 425˚ for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 350˚ and bake for 15-20 minutes. Test with a toothpick before removing from the oven.

11. Cool on a wire rack before storing or serving.