Satisfying my addiction to Caramel Apples with a fun little twist. You’re going to love seeing these on your serving platter this fall. They just make the dining room, look so festive. Of course, they won’t last long, so enjoy looking at these pretty Caramel Applesauce muffins while you can.
Caramel apple Muffins
Did I mention that I like Caramel Apples or anything smothered in gooey caramel? Goodness…I love them. One of my favorite things to see in the grocery store is a package of caramel apples sitting in the produce section. Of course, those packaged ones are never as good as a fresh one. Does that stop me from throwing one into the cart? No way! I can’t pass them up.
If you like all things caramel and apple like I do then you might like my recipes for Caramel Apple Handheld Pies, Caramel Filled Baked Apple, and Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings
You’ll have to decide whether or not to add the cinnamon topping. I knew some of my kids would prefer it plain and simple, so I only sprinkled half of mine with cinnamon.
Here’s some equipment you might need or even want for this recipe. Seriously…I need the wooden cake stand. Need it!
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Here’s the recipe:
Caramel Applesauce Muffins
Ingredients
Muffin Batter
- 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1&1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp. ground cloves
- 3 eggs
Optional Cinnamon Topping
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1&1/2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1&1/2 Tbsp. soft butter unsalted
Caramel Sauce
- 3 Tbsp. Whipping Cream
- 1 14 oz. Package of Caramels – Such as Kraft Caramels
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a large bowl – Mix all of the muffin batter together in a large bowl
- Stir for about 2 minutes
- Spoon batter into greased muffin tin – going about 3/4 of the way up the muffin molds
- If using the optional cinnamon topping – Using a small bowl, mix the cinnamon topping ingredients together with a fork, until the ingredients look coarse like oatmeal
- Sprinkle the cinnamon topping onto each muffin
- Bake the muffins at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes – or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the muffins comes out clean
- Let cool
- Make the caramel sauce by placing the ingredients for sauce in a microwave proof bowl, and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes or until when stirred is smooth
- Let that thicken by cooling it off for a few minutes
- Roll the bottom of the muffins into the caramel mixture and place on wax paper (top side down) to cool
- Place food safe sticks or craft sticks into muffins
Notes
Nutrition
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