Apple recipes are known to be popular during the crisp fall months. But there is one apple recipe that we love to make all year round, Apple Cream Cheese Muffins. They are soft, moist and melt in your mouth with a crunchy streusel topping.
- 3/4
- + 1 Tbsp cup packed brown sugar
- 1 3/4
- cups all-purpose flour
- 1
- teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2
- teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2
- teaspoon salt
- 2
- eggs
- 2/3
- cup vegetable oil
- 1/4
- cup applesauce
- 1
- teaspoon vanilla
- 1
- large apple, peeled, shredded or diced
- 1/2
- cup cream cheese
Streusel Topping
- 4
- tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 3
- tablespoons all-purpose flour
2tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Filling – Mix together in a small bowl and set aside – cream cheese, 2 tbsp of brown sugar and 2 tbsp of the beaten egg.
Directions
Mix together the remaining brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder until well blended. Add in the vegetable oil, applesauce, vanilla and remaining egg. Mix all together.
Mix in the shredded or diced apple with a spoon.
Fill muffin cups about half full (makes about 15 cups), top each muffin with the cream cheese mixture and then spoon the remaining batter to fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full.
Mix together the streusel ingredients and sprinkle over the batter.
Bake for about 25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool and then remove from pan. Makes 24 muffins
These muffins are 3 Weight Watchers Points each.
- Ingredients for the Apple Cream Cheese Muffins
- 3/4 + 1 Tbsp cup packed brown sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large apple, peeled, shredded or diced
- 1/2 cup light cream cheese
- Streusel Topping
- 4 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon light butter or margarine, softened
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Filling – Mix together in a small bowl and set aside – cream cheese, 2 tbsp of brown sugar and 2 tbsp of the beaten egg.
- Directions
- Mix together the remaining brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder until well blended. Add in the vegetable oil, applesauce, vanilla and remaining egg. Mix all together.
- Mix in the shredded or diced apple with a spoon.
- Fill muffin cups about half full (makes about 15 cups), top each muffin with the cream cheese mixture and then spoon the remaining batter to fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full.
- Mix together the streusel ingredients and sprinkle over the batter.
- Bake for about 25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool and then remove from pan.
Linda says
What size muffin pans do you use? Regular size or the mini muffin size?
Brett says
regular. you could do mini but i would adjust your baking time!
Amy H says
These sound delicious!
Scott @ SahmReviews.com says
Looks wonderful (and fattening)!
Brett says
It’s 3 points a muffin, Scott 🙂 I’ve lightened it up since I inherited the recipe from a friend!
Angela S says
Apples and cream cheese are such a delicious combo!
Christina S says
These look really yummy. They sound much better than the recipes I used on ww.
Tracey says
These look too good! Thanks for sharing!
Chrishelle says
Oh wow these look super delicious. I love apple muffins, the cream cheese is a bonus. We will definitely give this recipe a try. Love the chunks of apple.
Sharon Siqueiros says
These look delicious!! thanks for sharing the recipe, I pinned it and will make them soon
Shell says
What a simple apple recipe! I would love these!
Lolli @ Better in bulk says
I know it’s not quite the same as eating fresh apples, but since I’m allergic to apples when they are not cooked, I look for every opportunity to eat apple in breads and desserts. These look incredible!
Mimi says
I think I am going to make these and store them for quick breakfast bites for the children. These look amazing. I pinned them to my board to make sure I get around to making these.
Robyn says
I love apples and cream cheese, so I will like these muffins for sure!
Dee says
I adore apples…and cream cheese. I just know I would love these!
Amy Lynn Desrosiers says
This looks like a really tasty dessert! I would love to adapt it to a gluten free version!
Angela says
This is a winning combination! I bet these are super moist.
Maricel says
Those look delicious. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
M.Clark says
I love pastries with apple in them, I would definitely make this with the apple chunks. Thank you for sharing this recipe.