Apple Buttermilk Muffins with Coconut Crumble

This week’s Muffin Monday assignment is bursting with all my favourite, seasonal flavours of autumn. Who could turn down a muffin recipe that calls for a can of apple pie apples? Really?

Once again, I was dying to know how these tasted, so I didn’t change much. I did add more of the pie spices to the crumble, and I used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil. Also, I wound up with a lot of extra batter, so I filled an extra 6-cup pan with the excess. I knew that little pan would come in handy some day! For those extra 6 muffins, I added a sprinkle of butterscotch chips to the top before adding the crumble, inspired by this recipe I made a few times last month.

I absolutely loved the combination of spiced apples and the crispy coconut on the top. I don’t recall ever having this combination before, but it’s definitely one I’ll try again. The end result was a moist, crumbly muffin that was full of flavour.

Now I have 18 of these apple pie-inspired beauties on my hands. This Muffin Monday business is rough!

Apple Buttermilk Muffins with Coconut Crumble

One of the nicest crumbles I’ve ever made! In sight, taste, texture. A great recipe.

Apple Buttermilk Muffins with Coconut (& Butterscotch) Crumble

For the Muffins
2 1/2 cups self raising flour
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
410g can pie apples
1 egg
2/3 cup buttermilk (I actually used it this time!)
1/2 cup coconut oil

For the Coconut Crumble
1/4 cup plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoons caster sugar
1/2 cup flaked coocnut
20 grams butter

1/2 tsp. grouns cinnamon

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/8 tsp. ground cloves

1/8 tsp. all spice

1/4 cup butterscotch chips (optional)

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F / 200C
For the coconut crumble: Place all the ingredients in a small bowl and rub the butter using your fingertips till it is nice and crumbly. Set aside.
For the muffins: Grease or line a 12 cup muffin pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon. Stir in the apple. Do not over mix.
In a medium bowl, combine egg, buttermilk, and oil. Pour the buttermilk mixture into the apple mixture and mix gently.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and top with coconut crumble. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.

Always my favourite moment: the excuse of biting into a muffin so I can photograph the inside.

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Source: http://foodjetaimee.blogspot.com/2011/11/apple-buttermilk-muffins-with-coconut.html