We canned up over nine pints of Grandma’s Apple Butter last weekend and wouldn’t you know it, but I had just about half a cup leftover with no jar to put it in.
Since I had a great Jam Muffin recipe in the archives, I knew for certain that there must be a recipe for muffins to utilize this remaining bit of apple butter.
Score!
Apple Butter Muffins
from Oatmeal Apple Butter Muffins1 c. old fashioned oats
1 c. 2% milk
1/2 c. apple butter
2 farm fresh eggs
1 c. all-purpose flour (but whole wheat would be a great option)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/2 t. fine sea salt
2-3 T. additional oats for toppingPreheat oven to 400°.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine oats, milk, apple butter, and eggs. In a smaller bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
Mix the wet and dry just until combined.
Scoop into prepared muffin tins, filling ¾ full. Top with a sprinkling of oats. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
With all this apple butter on hand, I would bet good money that I will eventually post some other baking recipes to utilize our surplus.
These muffins freeze well, too.
Comments & Replies
12 responses to “Apple Butter Muffins”
These muffins are great for any time of the day with a pot of freshly brewed tea.
You made me want to go brew some tea up now, Angie
Those are beautiful photos. I like the look of the old metal muffin pan. The muffins also look delicious.
Thanks, Mae. That is a HUGE and HEAVY muffin pan that my mom found for me. We did have these for breakfast and they were delicious!
First they look so pretty! Second, YUM! Perfect for those cold mornings with a cup of hot tea –
They are really moist and they DO freeze well. We polished them off this morning.
The only thing that’s missing is a cup filled with warm chocolate!
Oooh, I like that combination, Katarina.
The perfect sweet for my afternoon tea!
Make some minis and absolutely.
Sounds good to me, Debra. Now, if I can only convince my daughter to make me some Apple Butter, lol…Thanks for sharing, Debra…
Tell her to cut the recipe in half or quarter it. Maybe she will do it then.