As the leaves continue to change and the temperatures begin to dip, my urge to bake spice-laced treats becomes insatiable. Over the weekend I made Pumpkin Dip, Hot Spiced Tea and Apple Cider Mini Muffins! Maybe it’s because I missed out on 22 fall seasons while growing up in Florida, but autumn sends me into a baking
frenzy.
Originally adapted from the Kitchn’s Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts recipe, I chose to bake these fall harvest treats as mini muffins or “donut holes” instead of donuts.
Yield: 24 mini muffins
Apple Cider Mini Muffins

Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup apple butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup apple cider
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
Muffin Topping
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a donut pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamonand brown sugar.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the egg, apple butter, vanilla extract, honey, apple cider, yogurt and oil.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredient mixture and whisk until blended {don't over-mix}!
- Spoon the batter into muffin pan until about 3/4 full. Bake for approximately 10 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile, melt butter for muffin topping in the microwave.
- In a separate dish, combine ½ cup sugar with 3 tablespoons cinnamon.
- White muffins are cooling, brush each top with butter and roll in sugar mixture until coated.
Anonymous
Monday 22nd of October 2012
YUM! I'm a FL Gator girl too :) Now living in North GA in the Lookout Mtn area. You are correct, those leaves start changing and it makes you want to bake yummy apple,spice, and pumpkin things. It fills your home with such wonderful smells that are warm and inviting.
Colleen
Monday 15th of October 2012
Oh. Em. Gee. Where have these been all my life????? (These pictures are to die for Christina, amazing job!)
Crissy @ House of Marlowe
Friday 12th of October 2012
YUM!!!! I can't wait to try these.... nothing like apples in the fall!
Heather Davidson
Thursday 11th of October 2012
these look so delicious! can't wait to make them!
Samara
Thursday 11th of October 2012
Where in the world do you get your energy from? Please send some to Michigan!! :) These look delicious. I just may have to try them this weekend! :)