3 Must-Try Apple Cider Muffins Recipes for 2025

There's something special about baking with apple cider, and at Champlain Orchards, we can't get enough of incorporating it into new recipes. We're excited to share three original apple cider muffin recipes that will make your kitchen smell amazing and your taste buds dance 🍎🧁

Each one of these 3 recipes brings something unique to the table while celebrating the rich, warming flavors of apple cider.

We hope these recipes inspire some kitchen creativity and bring the magic of apple cider to your baking. We'd love to hear how they turn out if you give them a try. Now let's explore these delicious new muffin recipes that will make 2025 a whole lot tastier!

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Recipe 1: Apple Cider & Maple Oat Muffins with a Caramel Core 🍁🧈

Ingredients:

Directions:

1. Infuse the Oats: Warm the apple cider slightly and pour it over the rolled oats. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes to allow the oats to soak up the flavor. 🍏

2. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. 🧁

3. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. 🥄

4. Combine Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, Greek yogurt, egg, and melted butter. Stir in the oat-cider mixture. 🥛

5. Create Batter: Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring gently until just combined. 🍎

6. Assemble Muffins: Fill each muffin cup halfway with batter. Place one caramel candy in the center of each and cover with more batter until 3/4 full. 🍬

7. Bake: Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick (avoiding the caramel) comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. 🔥

Nutrition Information (per muffin):

• Calories: 250 kcal

• Protein: 4g

• Fiber: 2g

• Total Fat: 9g

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Recipe 2: Chai-Spiced Apple Cider Muffins with Streusel Topping ☕🍂

Ingredients:

Streusel Topping:

Directions:

1. Prepare Apple Cider: Simmer apple cider in a saucepan until slightly reduced (to intensify flavor). Cool to room temperature. 🍏

2. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease or line a 12-cup muffin tin. 🧁

3. Make Streusel: In a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the cold butter until crumbly. Set aside. 🌟

4. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour, chai spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 🥄

5. Combine Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk the reduced apple cider, coconut sugar, coconut oil, egg, almond milk, and vanilla. Stir until smooth. 🥛

6. Create Batter: Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Divide batter evenly into the muffin cups and top with the streusel. 🍂

7. Bake: Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack before serving. 🔥

Nutrition Information (per muffin):

• Calories: 200 kcal

• Protein: 3g

• Fiber: 1.5g

• Total Fat: 7g

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Recipe 3: Apple Cider Protein Muffins with Cinnamon Swirl 💪🍎

Ingredients:

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin. 🧁

2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour, protein powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. 🥄

3. Prepare Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the apple cider, honey, egg whites, applesauce, and Greek yogurt. 🥛

4. Combine Batter: Gradually mix the wet ingredients into the dry mixture. Do not overmix. 🍎

5. Add Cinnamon Swirl: Layer half the batter into the muffin cups, sprinkle a cinnamon-sugar mixture (2 tbsp sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon), and top with the remaining batter. Swirl lightly with a toothpick. 🎨

6. Bake: Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool on a rack before enjoying! 🔥

Nutrition Information (per muffin):

• Calories: 180 kcal

• Protein: 7g

• Fiber: 2g

• Total Fat: 2g

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We hope these 3 Delicious Apple Cider Muffin recipes brought a bit of creativity &  joy to your kitchen!

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