These apple applesauce muffins are a low-fat treat made without oil or butter, using applesauce as a substitute. Despite this, they remain soft and delicious, thanks to the Cortland apples we picked from the orchard and the homemade canned applesauce from Grandma. Sour cream is added to the batter to enhance moisture, resulting in a softer muffin texture.
Apples are a nutritious and convenient fruit, perfect for snacking or packing in a lunchbox. Many varieties can stay fresh for months when stored in cold, dark root cellars or refrigerator crisper drawers. You can also cut them up and freeze them for later use in baked goods. Additionally, apples can be canned into applesauce, apple pie filling, or delightful apple butter. There are literally thousands of recipes that feature apples.
Apple Orchard + 4 Kids = Bushels and Bushels of Apples
Every year, around mid-September, we head to the orchard to pick apples. The more, the merrier! We usually gather about 80 pounds, so having a car full of eager little helpers makes it even more enjoyable. They love running through the orchard and loading up the cart. We primarily choose Cortland and Macintosh apples because they are large, beautiful, and sweet. Both varieties are great for eating and can be stored for a long time in the crisper drawer. We fill our basement refrigerator with apples, which allows us to enjoy them in cooking through February. Both types of apples also make excellent applesauce and are perfect for baking.
There are over 300 apple orchards in Wisconsin! If this is also your home, here are a few of them:
Ferguson Orchards | Select a Location – Ferguson Orchards, Eau Claire, WI
Barthel Fruit Farm Offering Quality Produce, Pick Your Own and Family Fun Since 1840!, Mequon, WI
Apple Blossom Orchard & Market — Growing Healthy Families, Black Creek, WI
Oneida Nation | Orchard, Oneida, WI
Hillside Apples Home Page, Casco, WI
Eplegaarden Apple Orchard & Pumpkin Farm, Fitchburg, WI
The house fills with an amazing aroma while the apple applesauce muffins are baking. The sweet scent of apples and cinnamon creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Whether served as breakfast or a quick snack in the morning or afternoon, these muffins disappear quickly in our home. Apple applesauce muffins are delightful fresh out of the oven but can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to five days. They can also be frozen for up to three months.
Interested in other muffin recipes?
Try Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins, Orange Cranberry Muffins, Banana Muffins or for a chocolate craving, Chocolate Zucchini Muffins!
Print Recipe
Apple Applesauce Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup Flour
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 cup White sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup Applesauce
- 1/2 cup Sour cream
- 1 1/2 cup Chopped apples (small, diced pieces)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line muffin tins with paper liners.
- In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, and applesauce until batter is formed.
- Remove bowl from mixer and gently mix sour cream in by hand with a rubber spatula.
- Fold in apples.
- Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full.
- Bake in 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes. Muffins are done when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- When muffins are done, remove from pans and allow to cool on cooling rack.
Interested in other muffin recipes? Try Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins, Orange Cranberry Muffins, Banana Muffins or for a chocolate craving, Chocolate Zucchini Muffins!
