These easy Applesauce Cinnamon Muffins are made with Bisquick and make a delicious breakfast or a tasty snack. Fluffy, moist, and topped with an absolutely addictive cinnamon sugar mixture, these muffins are perfect for breakfast, dessert, snack time, and any time. As an added bonus, they're ready to eat in about 15 minutes.
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Why You'll Love This
These sweet muffins are bursting with apple cinnamon flavor! Enjoy with your breakfast coffee or save one for dessert with your favorite tea. Or pack one inside a school lunch bag for a happy surprise come snack time.
Cinnamon sugar has always been a favorite for my children, and I grew up on cinnamon sugar toast. So, topping these easy Bisquick muffins with cinnamon sugar was a no-brainer!
One batch makes about 10-12 applesauce cinnamon muffins, and these tasty treats are ready in just 15 minutes from start to finish.
Why This Recipe Works
My applesauce cinnamon muffin recipe calls for Bisquick instead of regular flour. Bisquick gives the muffins the slightest hint of a biscuit or pancake, making them extra delicious. Using Bisquick ensures a light and fluffy muffin and I just love the texture and taste.
As a bonus, Bisquick already has leavening and salt added, meaning there's less for you to measure. Simplicity at its finest!
These amazing muffins are delicious still warm from the oven. Slather with a little butter for an extra indulgent treat!
So what are you waiting for? Let's make a batch of these delectable muffins right now, okay?
What Goes Into These Muffins
Here's everything you'll need to make applesauce cinnamon muffins:
- Bisquick - Bisquick is my preferred baking mix because I grew up with it and trust the quality. You can try subbing in your favorite baking mix here, but note that results may vary depending on the mix.
- Applesauce - If you don't often eat applesauce, do what I do and keep the individual serving size cups on hand. This recipe requires just one. I recommend using unsweetened applesauce where possible, but cinnamon flavored is perfectly acceptable!
- Sugar - I used granulated sugar for this muffin recipe, but you can feel free to swap in brown sugar or coconut sugar instead.
- Milk - If you're dairy free, simply swap in your favorite milk of choice!
- Egg - If you're allergic to eggs, you can swap in a flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flax + 3 tablespoon water mixed together for about 5 minutes), or add ¼ cup extra applesauce.
- Cinnamon - My family happens to LOVE cinnamon, so I like to add some extra flavor to the muffin batter. You can opt to omit this if you prefer a lighter flavor.
- Oil - Opt for a neutral-flavored oil for best results. Vegetable, canola or corn oil will all do the trick!
- Vanilla Extract - I find that adding just ¼ teaspoon adds a lovely depth of flavor to the muffins. Feel free to omit it, or swap in maple extract for more of a fall flavor!
- Chopped Nuts - While they're optional, I love adding some unsalted walnuts or pecans for some extra crunch and heart healthy fat.
- Butter - For melting and basting on top of the cooked muffins.
How to Make These
Making these Bisquick applesauce cinnamon muffins is pretty dang simple and straightforward. You'll need some basic kitchen equipment including:
- Muffin Pan - OXO offers a wonderful, heavy-gauge muffin pan with easy-grip sides.
- Muffin Liners - these are optional. If you don't have any on hand, just grease the muffin tin!
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Cups & Spoons
- Whisk
- Basting Brush - this is to add butter to the tops of the muffins so the cinnamon sugar adheres. If you have a clean, unused paint brush, feel free to turn it into your basting brush!
Step 1: Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly grease muffin pan or paper liners.
Step 2: Add sugar, cinnamon, applesauce, egg, milk, vanilla extract, and oil to a large bowl. Blend well with a whisk.
Step 3: Add Bisquick and blend until just uniform. Fill the muffin cups ⅔ full.
Step 4: Bake at 400 for about 10-12 minutes.
Step 5: Remove from oven, brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Frequently Asked Questions
Glad you asked! Bisquick is a pre-made baking mix with a hint of sugar. It's used for all kinds of baking recipes such as biscuits, muffins, pancakes, and waffles. It already has leavening (i.e. baking soda) and salt added, meaning there's less for you to measure in this simple Bisquick muffin recipe. Hooray!
Bisquick first hit the grocery store shelves in 1931! Wow! I can remember my mom using Bisquick when I was little. Rumor has it that the original baking mix ingredients have changed over the years; however, I've used it and haven't noticed much change at all in the flavor or consistency.
I like to slice a hot muffin in half and put a pat of butter inside for a little extra richness. For day-old muffins, slice one in half and toast it. Then spread some cream cheese on both halves. Apple butter would also be a nice addition. Mmm, the possibilities are endless!
I would say yes! I have received several photos of parents/grandparents making these muffins with their children/grandchildren. Children love to help in the kitchen, and since this is an easy muffin recipe, it's a great one to try with the kids.
If you're working with a very small child, measure the ingredients and let the kiddo pour into the mixing bowl. If they're a little older, you can supervise them measuring the ingredients and placing into the mixing bowl. Older kids can also use the whisk to blend the batter.
Just remember that adult supervision is of utmost importance. I'd advise that as an adult, you should handle the hot oven and pans. Make it a fun experience and your kids will learn how fun cooking can be!
If you're looking to share your tasty applesauce cinnamon muffins with coworkers, you'll need to get them to the office intact. I recently discovered a plastic carrier that's perfect for transporting pies, muffins, and cupcakes. It's the Southern Homewares 3-in-1 Plastic Holder Container. It offers easy-grip handles, a snap-tight lid, and it's made out of durable plastic.
Expert Tips
- Mix the batter until *just* combined. If you over-mix, the muffins will be too dense. So, what exactly does over-mix mean? Check out Food52's article that dives deep into the meaning: The Most Confusing Recipe Instruction, Debunked and Demystified.
- Use your ice cream scoop to fill the muffin cups with batter.
- While you can buy pre-made cinnamon sugar from the store, it's much cheaper to make your own and only takes a few seconds to throw together!
- If you have leftover cinnamon applesauce muffins, store them at room temperature for up to 3 days in an airtight container. You can also freeze muffins for up to 3 months if you wrap them tightly in aluminum foil or place them in plastic freezer bags. To serve, defrost for at least an hour. Split in half and toast in the oven to get them nice and warm again!
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Recipe
Applesauce Cinnamon Muffins made with Bisquick
Equipment
- muffin pan
- muffin liners (optional)
- large mixing bowl
- measuring spoons
- measuring cup(s)
- whisk
- Basting Brush
Ingredients
MUFFIN INGREDIENTS
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup applesauce
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 3 Tablespoons oil
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups Bisquick
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, unsalted (OPTIONAL)
CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING INGREDIENTS
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Spray muffin tins or paper liners with non-stick to keep muffins from sticking.
- Add the cinnamon, sugar, applesauce, egg, milk, oil, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and blend with a whisk. Then add Bisquick (and nuts if using) and blend well.
- Fill muffin cups ⅔ full and bake for 10-11 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into muffin comes out clean.
- Remove muffins from oven.
- Mix the cinnamon-sugar topping and sprinkle on top of muffins.
PREPARE CINNAMON-SUGAR TOPPING
- Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl. Brush muffin tops with melted butter. Sprinkle muffin tops with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy to my readers. I'm not a nutritionist and I don't guarantee the accuracy of this data. The data may differ according to the brands I used versus the brands you use. To calculate the data yourself using your brands, try using an online nutrition calculator or app.
Debby Sharp
Great recipe, just mini muffin tins and just sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar before I bake. Turned out delicious.. Thanks
MyKitchenSerenity
Thanks, Debby! I love mini muffins. It's fun to pop them in your mouth one at a time! Glad you liked the recipe and thanks for the tip.
Canela
This recipe looks delicious!!!
MyKitchenSerenity
Thanks for your rating and comment, Canela! Let me know if you give them a try.
Christy Jordan
These look amazing! I came over from Meal Plan Monday looking for a feature - thanks for linking up! We love your recipes! If you'd ever like to be featured, just link back to any of the host's blogs in your recipe post. We're happy to have you either way!
MyKitchenSerenity
Thank you, Christy! I will definitely do that. Again, I appreciate your nice comment!
Jeana A.
The only thing that was unclear was the quantity. I made 6 very big muffins and then doubled the recipe to get 18 after I scooped out some of the muffin cups.
MyKitchenSerenity
Hi Jeana. The recipe card states 12 muffins - however, when using a standard size muffin tin, you can get anywhere from 10-12 muffins. Some of it depends on how much you fill each muffin cup with batter. Hope you enjoyed the muffins! Thanks for your comment.
dawna
To make them vegan I used Just Egg and unsweetened soy milk. I also used apple slices in water I had canned last summer instead of apple sauce to make them chunky. Delish
Anne Clark
Hey Dawna! Thanks for commenting, I love your substitutions! I’m glad you liked the muffins 🙂