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Apple Granola Muffins

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Apple Granola Muffins are easy and delicious. These fruity moist muffins are healthier and sweetened just right for breakfast or a snack. Everyone loves them!

Apple Granola Muffins are stacked three high at perilous angles. All sitting on a small white dish and a beige wooden beaded mat.

Apple Granola Muffins are healthy and delicious. I never met an apple, muffin or granola that I didn't like so this seemed like a home run from the get-go.

A helpful fun video is right here ↑ if you're on a desktop computer and a couple of paragraphs below if you're on mobile.

Apple is finely diced so the chunks are understated and applesauce brings more apple flavor through. It seems like I try to work apples into a lot of recipes.

They're just so friggin' good!

Apple Granola Muffins have a photo taken from above. Five muffins on a white rectangle plate with one muffin broken open.
Nuts are the usual crunch that gets added to muffins but, hey, let's add a bigger variety of texture and use granola.

You can choose your favorite whether it includes other dried fruits or not. I used cereal granola, not trail mix granola. Both would work great.

In fact, have you ever made your own granola? I just happen to have a delicious recipe on the blog and it's called Date Bar Granola. Here's a pic!

Date Bar Granola Cereal is in a green pottery bowl and is almost covered in dairy free milk. Sitting in front of a milk pitcher and huge glass container of homemade granola.
Now I need to make these muffins again soon. Some of this granola is in my cereal jar, right now, and it would be so good in this recipe.

If you want bigger muffins this batter works for those also. Just fill up the tins more. You won't get as many muffins but they will be a bigger serving. Whatever muffin tins you have work with this recipe.

Since super moist muffins are always welcome bake up a batch of Apple Granola Muffins and you will be glad you did.

Apple Granola Muffins stacked three and one broken open so that chunks of apples are seen inside.

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Apple Granola Muffins are stacked three high with one open in front.

Apple Granola Muffins

Ginny McMeans
Apple Granola Muffins are healthy and delicious.
5 from 5 votes
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Muffins
Servings 12 Muffins
Calories 143 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup apple finely diced
  • 1/2 cup granola - of your choice

Instructions
 

  • Lightly oil muffin tin for 12 muffins.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In a large bowl, add the flours, baking powder, baking soda and all the spices and coconut sugar..
  • Add the applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
  • Stir until just blended.
  • Add diced apple and granola.
  • Mix until just incorporated.
  • Fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full.
  • Bake at 350° for about 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and cool about 10 minutes.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1MuffinCalories: 143kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSodium: 224mgPotassium: 144mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 0.9mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

TO FREEZE:

After they have cooled you may freeze them in any of the methods shown in my article How to prepare Food for the Freezer

TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:

They defrost quickly so it really doesn't take any planning. The microwave will also zap them in 20 seconds.

Apple Granola Muffins are deep golden stacked three high with a dark turquisse background.

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  1. Britny

    Can I use regular sugar instead of coconut sugar?

  2. Ginny McMeans

    Absolutely! They just won't have a mild molasses type of flavor. Still delicious though.

  3. Erin Clarkson

    5 stars
    These look delicious! I love apples and I LOVE granola, so I can imagine combining them is amazing!

  4. Ginny McMeans

    That's great Erin! They turned out so good and moist too!

  5. Syama

    5 stars
    A wonderful idea for breakfast on the go ! That too with healthful ingredients. We love the flavors in this muffin. I am sure this is going to be a hit.

  6. Sandy @ Ginger and Scotch

    This is such a great combination and I am thinking of freezing some for the kids to snack on when needed.

  7. Ginny McMeans

    Thanks Sandy and you are very smart!

  8. Ginny McMeans

    Thanks so much Syama! They really are perfect to grab as you're running out the door.

  9. Laura

    Those muffins are so much fun. So many flavours mixed together.

  10. Andrea

    Apple + granola in the form of a muffin? Call me in! I bet they taste just as delicious as they look 🙂

  11. Susan Chan

    Can I use green granny smith apples?

  12. Sheila

    5 stars
    HOLY MOLY these things are AMAZING. I just finished them and I can’t even begin to describe how delicious they are. Thank you so much for the recipe!

  13. Ginny McMeans

    Yay!!! Fantastic Sheila - You are so welcome!