Apple Banana Muffins with Cinnamon Topping

During the fall season, I just love the aroma of cinnamon coming from your kitchen oven and swirling throughout the house. And what is baking in the oven? These Apple Banana Cinnamon Muffins! With frosting after baked. They are a wonderful treat that will not only fill your home with a cinnamon sweet, spicy aroma but give you a feeling of warmth and coziness, enhancing good memories.

I love to enjoy these muffins with a freshly brewed cup of coffee in the morning, but they’re delicious any time of the day. I love desserts made with real fruit; real fruit make them super delicious and you feeling a little less sweets-guilty.

I made cream cheese frosting to decorate these muffins but it’s optional if you would like to save a few calories. They are really good with or without frosting. We make them frequently because of how easy and quick they are to make and provide a yummy dessert on your table or on the run, in not a lot of time. And it’s the aroma of the season. 🙂

Batter ingredients:

1 large – egg
½ cup – white sugar
½ cup – brown sugar
½ cup – low-fat buttermilk
1 ½ cup – all-purpose or Canadian flour
½ tsp. – salt
1 tsp. – baking soda
3 – Medium ripe bananas
1 – Granny smith apple

Topping Ingredients:

3 tbsp. – all purpose or Canadian flour
2 tbsp. – sugar
1 tbsp. – cinnamon
1 tbsp. – unsalted butter

Cream cheese frosting (optional)

2 oz. – cream cheese
½ cup – confectioners’ sugar

I prepare topping first. In a small bowl add sugar, room temperature butter, cinnamon, and flour. I mix it with a spoon first not to create dust clouds (if you want to stay in dust cloud you can start mixing it with mixer right away), mix it well, then mix it on medium speed with a hand mixer for 1 minute. Set aside.

Instruction to make batter:

1. In a bowl of electric mixer add egg, white sugar and brown sugar and mix it on high for 3 minutes.

2. Add buttermilk. Mix it on medium for 1 minute.

3. Add flour, salt and baking soda through the sifter. Mix it on low (stir) for 2 minutes or until all combined.

4. In a small bowl peel and mix bananas with a hand mixer for 1 minute. Add mixed bananas to the batter.

5. Wash, peel, slice then chop apple. I use onion chopper, it works great and fast. Add chopped apple to the batter.

6. Stir it on low until combined for about 1-2 minutes.

7. Preheat oven to 350 F. Pour about ½ cup of the batter into cupcake pan lined with foil cupcake cups. I like to use foil cupcake cups for this muffins because it peels easily without getting stuck to the pan. I used paper cupcake holder and it gets stuck to the paper. I will try to make them in silicon cupcake cups in the future and see how it works. If you have them, use them and let me know if it comes out easily without sticking to the cup.

8. Add teaspoon of the cinnamon topping on top of each muffin. Bake it for 30 minutes at 350 F.

9. Remove from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan. After it completely cools decorate with cream cheese frosting – optional.

Enjoy!

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Apple Banana Muffins with Cinnamon Topping

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Course: Breakfast

Servings: 18 muffins

Author: Valya at Valya's Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 1 large – egg
• ½ cup – white sugar
• ½ cup – brown sugar
• ½ cup – low fat buttermilk
• 1 ½ cup – all-purpose or Canadian flour
• ½ tsp. – salt
• 1 tsp. – baking soda
• 3 - Medium ripe bananas
• 1 – Granny smith apple
• Topping Ingredients:
• 3 tbsp. – all purpose or Canadian flour
• 2 tbsp. – sugar
• 1 tbsp. – cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. – unsalted butter
• Cream cheese frosting optional
• 2 oz. – cream cheese
• ½ cup – confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

1. I prepare topping first. In a small bowl add sugar, room temperature butter, cinnamon and flour. I mix it with a spoon first not to create dust clouds (if you want to stay in dust cloud you can start mixing it with mixer right away), mix it well, then mix it on medium speed with hand mixer for 1 minute. Set aside.
2. In a bowl of electric mixer add egg, white sugar and brown sugar and mix it on high for 3 minutes.
3. Add buttermilk. Mix it on medium for 1 minute.
4. Add flour, salt and baking soda through the sifter. Mix it on low (stir) for 2 minutes or until all combined.
5. In a small bowl peel and mix bananas with a hand mixer for 1 minute. Add mixed bananas to the batter.
6. Wash, peel, slice then chop apple. I use onion chopper, it works great and fast. Add chopped apple to the batter.
7. Stir it on low until combined for about 1-2 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 350 F. Pour about ½ cup of the batter into cupcake pan lined with foil cupcake cups. I like to use foil cupcake cups for this muffins, because it peels easy without getting stuck to the pan. I used paper cupcake holder and its gets stuck to the paper. I will try to make them in silicon cupcake cups in the future and see how it works. If you have them, use them and let me know if it comes out easy without sticking to the cup.
9. Add teaspoon of the cinnamon topping on top of each muffin. Bake it for 30 minutes at 350 F.
10. Remove from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan. After it completely cools decorate with cream cheese frosting – optional.
11. Enjoy!

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