Caramel Apple Muffins

The perfect, indulgent fall breakfast packed into these sweet apple muffins topped with caramel!

I'm so happy it's finally September. I live for the time when fall comes around each year. It's my favorite season of the year - good weather, good food, my birthday, school starts (loved it as a kid, love it as a parent haha), and did I mention good food?! Bring on all the apples, pumpkin, and comfort food. It seems like fall is just comfort in general and I love that. These muffins are taken from a base muffin mix that Sally of Sally's Baking Addiction shared on her website. She shared tons of mix-in's and I knew I wanted to do the caramel apple version. I love the bits of fresh apple in it. I went the green apple route because I love the tartness!

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What you need:

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 to 2 tsp. vanilla extract 
• 2 cups diced, peeled green apple
• Caramel sauce

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well combined.
3. Whisk in buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
4. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Do not overmix.
5. Fold in diced apples.
6. Divide batter into paper tin lined cups of a muffin pan.
7. Bake muffins in a preheated 425 degrees for 5 minutes. Then reduce heat to 375 and cook for 25 to 26 minutes or until lightly golden.
8. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Then drizzle with caramel sauce.

Recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction

I think these Coffeehouse Coffeecake Muffins are total comfort food for breakfast too. If you're feeling a little on the wild side, these Mini Caramel Apple Cheesecakes from The Girl Who Ate Eveyrthing would be a great breakfast, but if not, definitely still a wonderful after dinner treat.

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