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Maple Apple Muffins

These Maple Apple Muffins are quick, healthy and delicious! Made with quick oats, diced apple, cinnamon and maple syrup, these will quickly become a favourite.

a top down view of a muffin tin filled with fresh baked muffins. in the background is a mustard yellow napkin and red apples

Any time is the perfect time for baking!

It’s true, but there’s just something about fall that makes me want to bake all the things…cakes, muffins, cookies…you name it, I want to bake it. I think it has a lot to do with all of the fresh fruit and veggies that are abundant this time of year…the markets are full so I stock up! So in efforts not to waste food I bake and cook and I’m not mad about it.  This week I had a bowl full of market McIntosh apples that just called to me so I made these Maple Apple muffins.

a top down view of a muffin tin filled with fresh baked muffins. in the background is a mustard yellow napkin and red apples

Let’s Bake!

If you’re looking for a delicious muffin recipe that your family will love, these Maple Apple Oatmeal Muffins are it. Bonus points because they’re pretty healthy too. And this recipe is easily doubled, so make a big batch and freeze half for later.  Your future self will thank you!

a close up of a maple apple muffin in a muffin tin. in the background is a red apple

Apples + Maple + Oatmeal = Delicious

If you could taste these Maple Apple Muffins, you would know. You would know how good they are…with bites of sweet apple among oats and flavours of cinnamon and maple. They’re so flavourful and moist. Yum. Enjoy!

a mustard yellow bowl filled with stacked baked maple apple muffins. in the background are red apples and a mustard yellow napkin

Muffins are a perfect snack or to-go breakfast.

I make, and we eat, a lot of muffins. They’re easy, delicious and great for snacks or a quick breakfast, and the flavour possibilities are endless!  Over the years I’ve made many many muffin recipes so if you’re looking for even more recipe ideas, make sure to have a look around at my Muffin Recipes here.

a top down view of a mustard yellow bowl filled with baked maple apple muffins. in the background are red apples and a mustard yellow napkin

a top down view of a mustard yellow bowl filled with baked maple apple muffins. in the background are red apples and a mustard yellow napkin

Recipe Tips:

  • Apples: My favourite apples for this recipe are McIntosh apples, but feel free to use your favourite.
  • Oats: Use quick oats for this recipe.
  • Sugar Topping: I like to sprinkle on some extra sugar on the tops of the batter before I put the muffins in the oven. It makes a nice sweet sugary crust.
  • Freezing: These muffins freeze really well. Just store them in an air-tight container or ziplock bag.

a top down view of a mustard yellow bowl filled with baked maple apple muffins. in the background are red apples and a mustard yellow napkin

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Maple Apple Muffins

These Maple Apple Muffins are quick, healthy and delicious! Made with quick oats, diced apple, cinnamon and maple syrup, these will quickly become a favourite.

  • Author: Jo-Anna Rooney
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 12 muffins 1x
  • Category: Muffins
  • Method: Baking

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 medium apples, peeled and diced

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Whisk together the flour, quick oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl mix together milk, egg, melted butter and maple syrup.
  4. Add the milk mixture to the flour/oat mixture. Mix well.
  5. Stir in diced apples.
  6. Fill paper muffin cups about 2/3 full, or until all the batter fits into the 12 muffin cups.
  7. Bake for about 20 minutes.

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Please Note: This post was originally published in October 2012, but I have since updated it with new pictures and updated the recipe slightly…I removed the whole wheat flour (it’s all white flour now) and added 1/4 tsp salt.

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46 Comments

  1. Just pulled these out of the oven and inhaled two of them. So delicious! There’s just enough maple to make it noticeable without being overwhelming. I did do half all purpose flour and half white whole wheat, and they were still tender and most. Highly recommend.

  2. To make these sugar free I used truvia brown sugar in place of regular sugar. They were absolutely delicious and sugar free!

  3. These muffins are absolutely delicious! Followed the recipe to a tee, and they’ve come out great each time. Quick question: can you substitute the flour for oat flour or gluten-free flour? Would the ratios still be the same?

  4. I used gluten free flour and an egg substitute and they turned out great. Only 15 minutes in my convection oven.

  5. So yummy!
    I used quick cook steel cut oats and brown sugar – delicious!!
    Thank you for the recipe.

    1. Hi! You can, but I would recommend giving them a really quick pulse in a food processor just because the volume of each oat type is different…there are more quick oats in a cup vs. rolled oats, so the texture could be different.

  6. These were amazing! I added about 1/4 tsp of nutmeg because I like how it compliments the cinnamon and tastes like fall. I doubled the recipe as we are a family of 6 and between evening snack and lunches they were gone!

  7. I needed to use some individual oatmeal packets that my kids wouldn’t eat. Instead of 1 cup quick oats I used 1 packet maple brown sugar oatmeal and 1 packet cinnamon & spice packet. I also added a dash of nutmeg to my recipe. Let’s just say Im in Heaven! thanks for your great recipe!

  8. I also used instant oatmeal packets that weren’t getting eaten…apple cinnamon! I also added nutmeg and used 1/3 cup whole wheat flour and 1/3 brown sugar. Easy and delicious!

  9. I doubled the recipe and baked at 400 for 20 minutes, as instructed, and all 24 of my muffins are burnt to a crisp on the bottoms 😢. Not a happy camper at present.

    1. Did you put both muffin tins in the oven on the same rack at the same time? I find that when muffins are done this way, they will almost always have burnt bottoms because air can’t flow around then oven properly.

  10. These were incredible!! My baby, toddler, and husband all loved them. Perfect for school snacks or breakfast. I’m going to make these over and over.

  11. Was looking for a muffin recipe using only what I already had in the kitchen and these Maple Apple muffins fit the bill AND are delish! Will be in heaven for breakfasts this week and will definitely be making these again. Maybe next time with some chopped walnuts…

  12. These came out really well! Moist, tasty, just enough sweetness. I used honey instead of syrup and normal oats, not the quick type. I doubled the recipes and got 12 big muffins and a loaf. The loaf needed to be baked for longer (extra 20mins roughly). I will make these again

  13. Absolutely delicious. Have made them several times with all different kinds of apples and they never disappoint. Also freeze well.

  14. excellent, done it with apple and blueberry I used 1/3 cup of fruit monk instead of sugar. Thanks for the recipe