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3 Ingredient Apple Muffins Recipe

These 3 ingredient apple muffins are the perfect way to enjoy fall in your fingertips. Requiring a few simple ingredients and just a few minutes of your time, you'll be blown away by the flavor of this easy breakfast treat.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 3 ingredients, apples
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 13.25 oz spice cake mix
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 2 apples peeled, cored and chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place muffin liners in a muffin tin and set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine cake mix, applesauce and chopped apples. Stir until free of lumps. Add 1/4 cup of the batter to each liner.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve warm with butter!

Notes

  • The batter can stick to cupcake liners! Squirt a small amount of cooking spray inside the liners before adding the batter.
  • Try a pumpkin apple combo! Add 2/3 cup applesauce and 2/3 cup pumpkin puree to the cake mix and apples.
  • Sprinkle a little bit of turbinado sugar to the tops of the muffins before baking for extra crunch and sweetness.
  • You can also create a simple crumb topping to sprinkle over the tops before baking. Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour and 3 tablespoons of melted butter in a small bowl. Stir until crumbly. Bake time will remain the same.
  • Turn leftovers into cupcakes! Simply top with a generous layer of buttercream frosting or cream cheese frosting.
  • An alternative to using chopped apples is using grated apple. The small pieces will incorporate nicely into the batter.