Maple Bacon Apple Muffins Recipe AMAZING! | White On Rice Couple (2024)

Yield: 12 muffins

This apple muffin makes a tender moist muffin with the combination of applesauce and buttermilk. As with most all muffin recipes, don't over mix the batter or else the muffins may become tougher.

The batter makes a bit more than 12 muffins worth but it is better to have a bit extra batter to accommodate for different people's scooping methods.Our favorite way to scoop batter into muffin cups is to use a large cookie scoop.

Apple Muffin ingredients

• 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup (60ml) canola oil or vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup (165g) packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (245g) unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup (180ml) buttermilk
• 1/2 pound (about 1 large - 225g) baking apple *see Note 1, peeled cored, and cut into small pieces

Maple Bacon Glaze Ingredients

• 1/2 pound (225g) bacon , cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 60g) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup (60ml) maple syrup
• 1/4 cup (55g) packed brown sugar

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly oil a 12-capacity muffin tray or line with baking cups.

• Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

• In a large bowl, whisk together the oil and brown sugar. Whisk in the eggs one at a time. Whisk in the applesauce and vanilla extract.

  Foldin half of the flour mixture. Stir in the buttermilk. Foldin the remaining flour mixture until just combined. Gently stir in the apple pieces.

• Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin pan and tap the pan on the counter a few times to release any air bubbles.

• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the muffins. Let cool for about 15 minutes and then remove the muffins from the pan and place on a cooling rack.

• Make the maple bacon glaze. In a large skillet cook the bacon pieces until nearly crisp, or to your preferred crispness. Remove the bacon from the skillet and drain off the majority of the rendered bacon fat.

• Over medium-low heat, melt the butter in the skillet which the bacon was cooked in. Stir in the maple syrup and brown sugar, mixing until the sugar is dissolved. Add the bacon to the maple/butter sauce.

• Place a few pieces of bacon on each muffin and drizzle the maple sauce over the muffin. Allow to cool slightly and serve.

Note 1:

Some of our favorite baking apples are the Honeycrisp, Crispin (aka Mutsu), Pink Lady, Fuji, and Granny Smiths.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Baking, Fruit, Oven

Calories: 449