When a muffin is this low in points or calories, you can work in a few without the guilt of getting off track with your diet. That’s what makes these apple cinnamon muffins a must-make. Like now! Each muffin is under 100 calories, 20 grams of carbs, and has an amazing brown sugar cinnamon topping. They’re great for those busy school mornings when you want to feed the family something healthy and delicious, but you all need to get out the door. Everyone can grab a few and go.
If you need a break from all the pumpkin spice this season, or if you’re not a chocolate lover, these apple cinnamon muffins are for you. They will curb your sweet tooth cravings, without giving you a ton of calories. And they are a great break from the pumpkin-flavored everything right now.
Three reasons why you need to make this recipe!
They are very simple but with a lot of flavor.
You’ve already got most of these ingredients, there’s no reason to wait to make them. Even with the simple ingredient list, these muffins pack in the Autumn flavors of cinnamon and apples.
The brown sugar cinnamon topping is the best part of these muffins.
As with the famous pop tart, brown sugar cinnamon is a flavor that just can’t be beaten. It makes treats extra special, and these muffins are no exception. Don’t skip that step!
Apple Cinnamon Muffins are dairy-free and can be made gluten-free.
With the use of applesauce and almond milk, this recipe doesn’t need butter or cow’s milk. That makes them naturally dairy-free.
Ingredients you need to make Apple Cinnamon Muffins:
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large apple, peeled & diced (about 1 cup)
FOR THE TOPPING
- 1.5 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
How to make Apple Cinnamon Muffins (step by step):
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a 12-hole regular-size muffin tin with some nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs and brown sugar and mix well.
- Stir in the unsweetened applesauce, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
- Mix in the all purpose flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
- Fold in the peeled and diced apple. Divide the batter evenly over the 12 muffin cups.
- In a small bowl, mix the 1.5 tablespoons of brown sugar with the 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and then sprinkle it on top of the muffins. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes.
- Let them cool, then gently remove them from the muffin tin.
Makes 12 muffins. Nutrition info for 1 muffin: Calories 93, Fat 1 g, Saturated fat .3 g, Carbs 18 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugars 8 g, Sodium 86 mg, Protein 3 g.
WW Points
- Eggs 0 points
- Brown sugar 16 points
- Unsweetened applesauce 0 points
- Unsweetened almond milk 1 point
- Vanilla extract 0 points
- Baking powder 0 points
- Cinnamon 0 points
- All-purpose flour 16 points
- Peeled and diced apple 0 points
FOR THE TOPPING
- Brown sugar 6 points
- Cinnamon 0 points
3 points per muffin based on the WW app recipe creator.
If you’re using an older version of WW, check out these points below.
Personal Points- 2-3 depending on your 0PP foods
Freestyle SP- (blue & purple) 2 using WW recipe builder
Smart Points- (green) 3 using SP calculator
Points Plus- 2 using PP calculator
Different ways to change up this recipe:
- Add Lily’s No Sugar Added butterscotch baking chips to these muffins for a fun, Autumn twist.
- A drizzle of Smucker’s fat-free or sugar-free caramel sauce on top is amazing, especially if serving these apple cinnamon muffins for dessert.
- You can easily make these muffins gluten free by using a gluten free flour blend rather than all purpose flour. I would add an extra ½ tsp of baking powder to the recipe if you do use a gluten free flour blend, so it helps rise just as well.
- If you don’t have applesauce on hand, mashed banana or pumpkin puree will work in place of the applesauce. It will slightly change the flavor.
Tips and Tricks for Making Apple Cinnamon Muffins:
- You can substitute the almond milk but check if the points might change by using the WW recipe builder.
- Muffins will freeze well and are best stored in the fridge after a day or two.
- Start checking the muffins after 15 minutes of baking. Some ovens cook faster than others, and I wouldn’t want them to dry out.
- If you feel you can’t get your apples diced small enough, you can shred them into the batter instead with a handheld grater. The grated apples will help keep the muffins moist! Large chunks of apples will cause them to bake unevenly, so getting small, diced apple pieces is imperative.
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Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 apple, peeled & diced (about 1 cup)
- FOR THE TOPPING
- 1.5 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray a 12-hole regular-size muffin tin with some nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs and brown sugar and mix well.
- Stir in the unsweetened applesauce, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
- Mix in the all purpose flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
- Fold in the peeled and diced apple. Divide the batter evenly over the 12 muffin cups.
- In a small bowl, mix the 1.5 tablespoons of brown sugar with the 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and then sprinkle it on top of the muffins. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes.
- Let them cool, then gently remove them from the muffin tin.
Notes
Smart Points- (green) 3 using SP calculator
Points PLus- 2 using PP calculator
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What can you use if you don’t like almond milk?
You can use any milk it just might later the points, but overall per muffin it shouldn’t
When entered the nutrition info to my tracker for individual muffins it said these were four points, with the recipe builder it’s two. Do you know why it would be different?
If you are using my nutritional numbers then as stated right after I list them it includes all ingredients (apples & eggs which are zero foods) so those numbers will give you a higher read in your calculator, when you build a recipe in the app it gives you the freestyle value taking into consideration those zero point foods
That makes perfect sense, Thank You! I just wanted to make sure I counted them correctly. I really like the recipe!
These are fantastic. Just hit the spot. Thankyou so much for your recipe
You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Thanks so much… Next time, I will follow in all details, ’cause I used paper cups…with the result that half of each muffin stays in there. But there are good !!
Hi Louise, yeah I never use paper liners.. due to ingredients used it will stick 🙁
Is one muffin considered a serving….so 2 freestyle points would be for 1 muffin?
Yes that is correct
Hi what kind of apple should be used for this recipe? I only have Gala in my house; that is the only kind we like to eat. Thanks!
Hi, you can use any apple you prefer 🙂
How long can I store these for?
They will be good a few days in the fridge then I’d freeze them, due to ingredients used they don’t have a long “shelf life” so to speak 😉
Can I use regular homoginize milk? I’m sure the point value will go up?
I’m excited to try this tomorrow ❤️
yes you can use it but as you know points a bit higher
Looks delicious, but I don’t have muffin pan. Can this be made in loaf pan instead?
If so, What would cooking time be?
Hi, I have only made as muffins, that said it may still work as a loaf or maybe squares in a 8 or 9inch square dish.. squares would be same baking time, loaf usually is 45-50 minutes
Another delish recipe ?
Yay, glad you enjoyed them 🙂