Spiced Apple Muffins with Coconut and Chinese Five Spice
Spiced apple muffins are the perfect breakfast or snack for a crisp fall morning. They’re portable, convenient, and super tasty, with a few ingredients that make them exceptional. This isn’t your average apple muffin recipe – there’s coconut milk in the batter and the glaze and Chinese five spice in the muffins. It offers a subtle flavor that compliments the apples.
Ingredients
MUFFINS
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Asian five-spice powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter (room temp)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ¼ cup coconut milk (shaken)
- 1 ½ cups apples, 1 large or 2 small (peeled and chopped into ½ inch pieces)
TOPPING
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup sweetened coconut
GLAZE
- ½ cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoons coconut milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º. Line a 12 cup muffin tip with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, soda, baking powder, five-spice powder and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter. Add both sugars and beat on high for about 2 minutes. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla and mix well.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and add the flour mixture. Add coconut milk and stir just until combined, it can be lumpy. Fold in apples and spoon into prepared muffin tin with an ice cream scoop.
- For the topping, combine all ingredients and stir with a fork until combined. Sprinkle over the muffins.
- Bake for 5 minutes. Without opening the oven door, reduce the temperature to 350º and continue to cook for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let them cool slightly in the pan while you prepare the glaze,.
- Whisk together the ingredients for the glaze and drizzle over the warm muffins. Eat right away or store at room temperature in a sealed container.
- Makes 12 muffins.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- You can use whole milk instead of coconut milk.
- Chop the apples in large chunks so that you get apple flavor in every bite.
- Once you add the flour mixture, stir or fold gently until everything is combined – and a few lumps are absolutely okay.
- Letting the muffins cool before adding the glaze.
- You can adjust the glaze texture to your preference by using more or less coconut milk.
Nutrition
Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 463IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg
