These moist apple muffins are loaded with chopped apples and studded with pecans. They’re a wholesome treat that feel nourishing enough for a pick-me-up afternoon snack, but when you add drizzled caramel sauce they’re the perfect fall dessert!
Why We Love Praline Apple Muffins
Fall is the perfect time of year to use apples in as many ways as you can, I personally love them in some caramel apple variation. To make them a little more wholesome, I added some whole wheat flour to the batter and folded in some pecans for some nutty nutrition and texture.
Sometimes I pack these in my kids’ lunches, or they enjoy them for an afternoon snack on those crisp fall school days. You can also drizzle some caramel sauce on top when they’re warm to capture that caramel apple goodness I love so much!
FAQs
Sour cream is such a good addition to muffin batter because we all want moist muffins, right? But we don’t want them to be so dense that they’re gooey and sort of collapse in on themselves. Sour cream helps with that problem – they keep them moist without thinning out the batter!
You sure can! That would make them even more autumnal. I’d also suggest trying pumpkin pie spice to give them some extra powerful flavoring that complements the apples.
You can purchase caramel sauce at any major grocery store. It’ll likely be by the hot fudge. But, you can also make your own caramel sauce! We have a salted caramel sauce recipe that’d be divine with these muffins.
More Apple Recipes To Try
- Caramel Apple Pecan Cake
- Apple Cinnamon Freezer Oatmeal Cups
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
- Apple Crumb Cake
- Easy Apple Butter Apple Crisp
Apple Muffins with Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz container sour cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and finely chopped Granny Smith apples
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine sour cream, sugar, eggs and vanilla with an electric mixer just until combined.
- In a small bowl combine flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in apples and pecans.
- Lightly grease or line a muffin pan. Divide batter evenly among each muffin cup.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
- Drizzle with caramel sauce when serving if desired.
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I wish I had one of these muffins to devour right now… especially loving that delicious caramel sauce drizzling over the top. Pinned!