Chai-Spiced Apple Muffins made with brown sugar and soft, tender apple pieces is a super quick muffin recipe and so easy to make!
Muffins that stay moist and full of flavour days after baking is the magic of this apple muffins recipe. They make the best quick to grab and go snack to have with a coffee or cup of tea tea, or an after school treat for the kids.
Let me start off my saying that Chai is an often under-estimated flavour used in baking. The beauty of Chai is that it can be added to absolutely anything.
HOW TO MAKE APPLE MUFFINS
The secret these apple muffins staying moist is the addition of brown sugar and honey, plus using a combination of apple sauce with butter to give them moisture and the ultimate flavour boost!
Brew 3 chai teabags in boiling water. You can use vanilla flavoured or whatever chai flavour you like.
Coat apples in cinnamon, vanilla and brown sugar, then add in eggs, butter, apple sauce, honey and brewed tea.
Squeeze all excess tea from the tea bag into the bowl and fold in dry ingredients.
The batter smells gorgeous in the bowl!
OPTIONAL ADD-INS
You can customise these apple muffins to whatever your heart desires. Feel fee to add in 1 ½ to 2 cups of chocolate chips, nuts of your favourite kind, extra spices or additional dried fruit. This magical muffin batter is perfect to make it your own!
To replace the apples with other types of fresh fruit, use the following for best results:
- pears (peeled, cored and chopped)
- berries (blueberries, raspberries or blackberries)
- strawberries cut into quarters
Lightly spray two nonstick muffin tins with nonstick cooking oil spray and wipe over with a paper towel. Spoon about two heaping tablespoons of batter per muffin into lightly greased nonstick muffin pans.
These apple muffins are not only moist but super fluffy, soft and sweet. Beautiful tender apple pieces burst through every mouthful and hit any craving. Your kitchen will be filled with beautiful chai aromas!
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Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake French Toast Muffins
Banana and Blueberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
Turn this amazing Banana Bread into muffins!
Chai Apple Muffins
Ingredients
- 3 vanilla chai tea bags
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 2 medium red apples cored and diced finely
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup brown sugar lightly packed
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven 356°F (180°C).
- Lightly grease 2 muffin tins.
- Place tea bag in the boiling water and set aside to brew.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine apples, cinnamon, vanilla and sugar. Mix well until apples are evenly coated.
- Add in the eggs, butter, apple sauce, honey and brewed tea. Squeeze any excess tea from the tea bag into the bowl and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flours, baking powder and salt until all ingredients are combined. Fold into wet ingredients.
- Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of batter per muffin into prepared muffin tins and bake for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
Notes
- Use a tablespoon to measure out two heaped scoops of batter into each muffin cup to achieve even sized muffins.
Helen says
Hi Karina, Really love your recipes and enjoy so many.
But I have family who can only eat white flour, honestly.
So do I need to adjust the recipes when you use the
other flours? Would really love to make as you directed
but if is impossible for this little boy.
Karina says
Hi Helen, you can use all white flour in these without any problems. You may need to add just a tablespoon extra, but they will still turn out perfectly!
Harri says
Hi! Would it work without the 1/2c raw sugar/natural sweetener?
Karina says
No you really would need the sweetness 😉
Trang says
These look wonderful, what an interesting flavor and idea to use brew chai tea! Totally yum!
Karina says
Totally 😉 Xxx
liztiptopshape says
First off – gorgeous photos!!! These muffins look so, so good. I’ve actually never baked with chai before. I need to remedy that!!
Karina says
Thank you! Yes Chai is amazing in baking!