My kids loved these muffins, with delicious little bites of apple throughout and a cinnamon donut style topping the kids had a few of the mini muffins while warm and they said they taste very much like donuts!! This recipe made 12 regular muffins plus 12 mini muffin, which I love as I can add some into the freezer for lunchbox snacks.
Apple Donut Muffins
Serves: 12+12
Prep Time |
Cook Time |
Total Time |
10 mins |
15 mins |
25 mins |

Ingredients
- 60g butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 teaspoons mixed spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice)
- 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 180ml milk
- 2 tablespoons greek yoghurt
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced into 1cm pieces
Cinnamon Topping
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C
- Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin liners and grease a 12 hole mini muffin tin
- In a mixer add butter, oil and sugar, mix on medium speed until well combined and creamy, approx 30 seconds
- Add eggs and vanilla, slowly mix until combined
- Fold through the flour until just combined (do not over mix)
- Pour in milk, yoghurt and apple and stir through until all ingredients are well combined
- Spoon mixture evenly into muffin tins
- Bake mini muffins for 10 minutes and regular muffins for 12-15 min or until golden
- Allow muffins to cool in pan for 5 minutes then add the topping
Cinnamon Topping
- Remove muffins from pan
- Brush with melted butter
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the top
- Best served warm!
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
5 comments
Ooh this sounds really good and I like how they make so many, will definitely have to give them a try
I have always made apple and cinnamon muffins but this is a different take on what I cook. Will def give these a go because I love a hot cinnamon donut!
They are super yummy Bec! Enjoy with a nice cuppa.:)
Thank you for all your practical posts! I made these yesterday, very tasty and amazing served warm… Great for children!
Hi Kat, I’ve made these before following your recipe and loved them. I made another batch this morning with the kids hoping to freeze some for school and kindy next week. Silly me, I should have known the kids (and myself) could not resist the yummy smell and taste of these delicious treats. I guess I’ll have to make more when the kids are in bed ? Thanks for the recipe!