Apple Surprise Muffins

 The Heart Tea 2024 is coming up on Saturday.  I got a little creative and made my own original muffin recipe.  I made 50 of these and 50 Double Chocolate Z Muffins.  

Apple Surprise Muffins     Makes 48 to 55 medium sized muffins 

1 Spice cake mix

1 1/3 c. flour

2 t. baking powder

2 t. cinnamon

1 1/3 c. water

4 eggs, beaten

1 qt. apple pie filling 

Topping:

1/4 c. flour

1/2 c. old fashioned oats

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/8 t. salt

1/4 c. butter, softened

1/4 c. sliced almonds    

Mix together ½ cake mix, water, flour and baking powder.  Beat in the eggs until well blended.  Drop a medium scoop of  batter into 48 lined muffin cups (I used 3 /12 inch paper liners for a medium sized muffin.  Drop a small scoop of pie mix on top of the batter. 

Place all topping ingredients in mini food processor.  Mix well.  Then sprinkle over the pie filling on the top of each muffin.  

Bake at 350 for 18 to 20 minutes for medium sized muffins.  

For regular sized muffins bake 22 to 25 minutes.  

Banana Sour Cream Bread/Muffins

Super moist and very delicious!!  It is especially good with Brody's Honey Butter on it!!! I made a few changes and I will definately be making this again!!!  Took it to Granny's 80th birthday party....Chris loved it and took home the leftovers.

Banana Sour Cream Bread 

3/4 c. butter, softened 

3 c. sugar 

4 eggs 

5 over-ripe bananas or a 15 oz. can of applesauce or some of both

2 c. sour cream 

1 T. vanilla 

2 t. cinnamon 

1/2 t. nutmeg 

1/2 t. cloves 

1/2 t. salt 

1 T. baking soda 

4 1/2 c. flour 

Spray 5 medium sized loaf pans. 

Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, bananas, sour cream, vanilla and spices. Beat well. Add the salt, baking soda and flour, mixing just until the dry ingredients are combined. 

Pour into sprayed pans. Bake at 300 for 60 minutes.

HINTS:  *  If I don't have enough bananas I use some applesauce (about 1/4 cup per banana)

**medium sized loaves bake 1 hour, larger loaves take about 15 to 20 minutes more 

for muffins:

smallest mini muffins = bake for 15 minutes at 350

3 1/2 inch mini muffins = bake 18 to 20 minutes at 350

regular muffins = bake 22 to 25 minutes at 350 

Double Chocolate Z Muffins

My version........ Double Chocolate Z Muffins........because you must never speak the Z word or they won't eat them......and that would be sad because they eat these like crazy!!!!
Place in mixer bowl:
5 eggs
2/3 c. honey
1 c. oil
1 c. brown sugar
2 t. vanilla
Mix well and add:
2 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
2/3 c. cocoa
3 1/3 c. flour
Mix well and add:
4 c. shredded zucchini
2 c. chocolate chips + some more for sprinkling on top
Mix and scoop into lined and sprayed muffin tins. Top each one with an additional sprinkle of chocolate chips.   Makes 36 regular sized muffins.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

This can be made in loaf pans too:
small loaf = 35 minutes
medium loaf = 45 minutes

Smallest mini muffins = bake 15 minutes

3 1/2inch mini = bake 18 to 20 minutes

Apple Spice Muffins

Made these for our Stake Auxiliary Training Meeting tomorrow.  

Apple Spice Muffins

1 Spice cake mix, divided

21 oz. apple pie filling

2/3 c. flour

2 eggs, beaten

⅔ c. water

1 t. baking powder

⅓ c. butter

Mix together ½ cake mix, water, flour and baking powder.  Beat in the eggs until well blended.  Pour batter into 24 lined muffin cups.  Drop a spoonful of pie mix on top of the batter. 

In another mixing bowl, cut the butter into the remaining cake mix until it's crumbly.  Top the apple pie filling with some of the crumb mixture. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Cream Cheese Glaze

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

½ c. powdered sugar

1 t. vanilla extract

2 T. heavy cream

3-4 T. milk

Beat together the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat in the vanilla extract, whipping cream and gradually beat in the milk until the desired consistency is reached.

Allow the muffins to cool for 15-20 minutes and then drizzle with the cream cheese.