Easy and Delicious Applesauce Muffins

These applesauce muffins are a favorite around here. With applesauce and warm spices they are a fantastic all treat for breakfast or a snack and they smell absolutely amazing while baking in the oven.

With simple ingredients likely already in your pantry, these muffins are a breeze to whip up and are so delicious warm with butter. They also freeze wonderfully too, making them a great thing to keep on hand in the freezer for quick breakfasts, snacks, or treats for company.

Simple Ingredients

Applesauce – This recipe keeps things super simple and uses applesauce rather than chopped apples. I always look for an unsweetened variety.

Eggs – While the recipes calls for eggs, you can also substitute 1/2 cup of applesauce for the 2 eggs.

Warm spices – Cinnamon and nutmeg are just perfect for fall and pair so well with apples.

Honey – I prefer to use honey to sweeten my baked goods, read more on that here, but you can use white sugar if you like.

Oil – Use coconut oil or even butter, both work well.

Simple Process

The beautiful thing about muffins is they are delightfully easy to whip up. You’ll start by melting your fat (either coconut oil or butter) and mixing in the eggs or applesauce and honey. Stir in the baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices and then fold in the flour. 

When it comes to baking these muffins start at a higher temperature which actually helps create extra lift right in the beginning. you’ll then reduce the temperature for the remainder of the baking time.

I love to bake muffins in my Pampered Chef stone muffin pan, silicone muffin cups, or these beautiful brown parchment liners.

How to Store muffins

Applesauce muffins can be stored in an airtight container or storage bag at room temperature for 3-4 days. If your house is warmer, you will want to watch them closely as they will start to mold more quickly. Tossing them in the freezer if you can’t eat them within a couple of days is a great way to keep them fresh.

How to freeze muffins

The delightful thing about muffins is how well they freeze. You can wrap them individually in plastic wrap, which works great if you want to take them on the go, they last a little longer, and it also keeps them from getting ice build up in the freezer.

However, I have keep it super simple and just throw all the muffins in a gallon size freezer zip loc and toss them in the freezer. When I want muffins, it’s super simple to just pull out how many I need.

how to reheat frozen muffins

You can let the muffins thaw at room temperature or to reheat from frozen, simply toss in the microwave for 30 seconds or place in the oven at 350 for 5-10 minutes, or until heated through. The time will obviously depend on if your muffins are room temperature or frozen.

how to serve applesauce muffins

I love to serve these muffins for breakfast alongside some sausage or eggs or alongside a cup of coffee for a morning snack. They are so delicious, they are really good any time of day and likely won’t last long.

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