Apple Cinnamon Muffins Mix (Or Just Make the Muffins Yourself)

Submitted by Sarah Chana

"Just found this online on a site called LivingOnADime.com. I thought it would make a good gift and/or a good make-ahead mix, so that I could just whip up some muffins in the morning before I am fully awake. Haven't tasted them yet. Let me know what you think."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 12 muffins

ingredients

• For the mix

• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• In a separate bag

• 1⁄2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup nuts

• Topping mix

• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg

• The wet stuff

• 1 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1⁄2 cup applesauce

• Last touch

• melted margarine

directions

1. In a bowl, mix together first 5 ingredients. Place in an air tight container.
2. Package raisins and nuts in a separate bag.
3. Mix topping ingredients in a bowl. Package in a small plastic bag.

4. Wrap nicely for a gift, and attach the following note:

5. To prepare, preheat oven to 350°.
6. Mix together Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix, raisins and/or nuts, 1 cup apple juice, 2 Tbl oil, 1/2 cup applesauce. Stir until just combined. Spoon into lightly greased muffin tins and bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. While still warm, dip in melted margarine and then topping.

Reviews

[Rubies]

These were okay, nothing spectacular. I thought it interesting that the recipe did not call for any sugar in the mix or eggs when making, but wanted to give it a try since the recipe is specifically "Apple Cinnamon Muffins." They really need the addition of sugar to the mix. They were a bit chewy and dry when made per the recipe. I'll stick to a plain muffin recipe and just add the apple juice/sauce/or apples to that. I am sure this recipe makes a pretty gift, though.

 

[blmartin]

Very easy and quick to make and tasty too. I left out the nuts/raisins and added (1) whole chopped apple. I only had unsweetened applesauce, but after dipping in the cinnamon/sugar, they tasted fine. This would make a good bazaar craft.