Apple and Mincemeat Streusel Muffins
Apple and Mincemeat Streusel Muffins are simply made with ingredients you probably already have in your larder. You can make them to serve for Christmas breakfast or as a sweet treat at any time of day. I think you’ll love them!
What is mincemeat?
Mincemeat is a rich mixture of dried fruits, spices, apples, citrus zest and juice, alcohol and suet or butter.
Is there meat in mincemeat?
Originally, there was meat in mincemeat as well as the dried fruit and spices. This is how it got its name. The meat element was gradually replaced with beef suet.
I use vegetable suet but you can also use butter. This means the mincemeat is also suitable for vegetarians.
Can I make my own mincemeat?
Yes, mincemeat is surprisingly easy to make at home and it tastes so much better than anything you can buy .
Try these recipes for Slow Cooker Mincemeat with Ginger or Dark Chocolate Mincemeat for a really indulgent treat. You can also make a really quick and easy Instant Mincemeat that needs no cooking at all.
Can I buy mincemeat?
You can buy jars of mincemeat in groceries and supermarkets, in the UK. Like most things, homemade is much nicer, but you can improve bought mincemeat by adding a tablespoon of brandy and a grated apple to the mixture before including it in your recipe.
How to make Apple and Mincemeat Streusel Muffins
Put the flour, oats, sugar, and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix them together.
In another bowl, beat the egg and stir in the milk and oil, then gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.
I used my Easy Slow Cooker Mincemeat with Ginger to make the muffins, but if you don’t have homemade mincemeat then you can get some really good mincemeat in groceries and supermarkets
Add the mincemeat and the chopped apple and gently fold into the muffin mixture. I used windfall apples from my apple tree, but any firm eating apple would be suitable.
Divide the mixture between the 12 muffin cases and fill to the top, then sprinkle 1 tsp of the Streusel mixture onto each of the muffins and bake.
How should I serve Apple and Mincemeat Streusel Muffins?
Easy Festive Apple and Mincemeat Streusel Muffins have a crisp sweet topping, then you break through into the soft muffins filled with juicy pieces of apple and mincemeat fruits. You can serve them just as they are for breakfast, snack or an easy dessert. Try serving them warm with delicious melting homemade Brandy Butter.
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Apple and Mincemeat Streusel Muffins
Equipment
- 1 12 cup muffin pan
- 12 Paper muffin cases
- weighing scales or measuring cups
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 small bowl
- whisk
- Metal spoon
- Measuring spoons
- measuring jug
- Sharp knife
- chopping board
- Vegetable peeler optional
- Teaspoon
Ingredients
Streusel Topping
- 25 grams (3 tbsp) plain flour
- 25 grams (1½ tbsp) butter
- 50 grams (4 tbsp) light muscovado sugar
For the muffins
- 175 grams (¾ cups) self-raising flour
- 50 grams (⅓ cups) rolled oats
- 140 grams (¾ cups) light muscovado sugar
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 (1) egg
- 150 millilitres (½ cups) milk
- 6 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 125 grams (1 cups) chopped apple
- 175 grams (¾ cups) mincemeat
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃/170℃ Fan/375℉
- Line a muffin pan with paper cases
Prepare the Streusel Topping
- Put 25 grams (3 tbsp) plain (all purpose) flour and 25 grams (1½ tbsp) butter into a small bowl. Cut in the butter with a knife, then rub it in until it looks like breadcrumbs.
- Stir through 50 grams (4 tbsp) soft light brown sugar and leave to one side.
To make the Muffins
- Put 175 g (¾ cup) self-raising flour, 50 g (⅓ cup) rolled oats, 140 grams (¾ cup) light brown sugar, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda and 2 tsp cinnamon in a large bowl and mix them well together.
- In a medium sized bowl, beat 1 egg then stir in 150 ml (¾ cup) milk and 6 tbsp vegetable oil.
- Gently stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, with a metal spoon or spatula, until the flour is ‘just’ mixed.
- Fold in the 125 g (1 cup) chopped apple (weight before peeling and coring) and 175 g (¾ cup) mincemeat.
- Divide the mixture between the muffin cases, filling them to the brim.
- Sprinkle each muffin with a teaspoon of the streusel mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden.
Nutrition
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Loving these muffins, apples and mincemeat sound like a winning combination.
Thank you. They are very moreish!
These sound delicious Janice 🙂 Perfect for a festive breakfast and I just so happen to have some apples that need using up.
Thanks Hannah, enjoy!
I LOVE a mincemeat muffin. All the teaste of a pie but witout any heavy pastry. Great with a dollop of boozy cream too!
Boozy cream sounds like an excellent idea!
Mmmmmm, Janice these look awesome! Although, I have to say that I’d much rather tuck into that gorgeous bowl of batter than the finished cakes #batterlove 😀
It’s all coming out now! I’m so not a raw cake batter person, never did scrape out the bowl
I am really interested in making muffins at the moment – will be pinning this for later!
I go through phases with muffins, these ones are keepers!
Janice, these muffins look absolutely delicious and particularly love the streusel topping. What gorgeous Christmas photos too!
Thanks, nothing like a bit of red and green to make things Christmassy
I knew someone had tagged me and I missed it. These look amazing Janice. I was just munching on a mince pie and would happily eat a few of these too. Not greedy at all! Shared!
Thanks Jac. Mince pie season is definitely here!
These sound just like something my Mum used to make us for our festive school lunchboxes!
What lovely lunch boxes you must have had Emma.
Put Bicarbonate soda in!
I don’t bake muffins and with the kids running round my legs, I followed the instructions exactly. It doesn’t mention actually putting the bicarb in, so I didn’t notice the omission until I popped them in the oven ?
I did use cooking apple so expected a slight difference.
They tasted delicious although didn’t turn out to be a muffin, lol.
I’ll try again ?
My sincere apologies, Helen. I’ll amend the recipe. Thanks for letting me know and for being so understanding.
Hi, has anyone actually made these muffins? I’ve got someone the oven now, but wondered about the very small amount of flour and what’s seems a lot of milk?
Also mentions to mix butter and flour – but there inso quantity for the butter – unless it’s the oil
Hi Sally, I have definitely made the muffins. The butter goes into the streusel topping which is a small amount and listed separately in the recipe card. The oil and milk go into the muffin mixture. I hope that helps.
mine sank and i had to cook them longer but they tasted lush
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll test the recipe again and see if there is an error.
Hi Jane, just to let you know that I’ve remade the recipe and there was an error. The flour should be 175 g not 75 g. I did still get a little bit of sinking where there was a piece of apple but the texture of the muffins was spot on.
Taste great. But batter seemed very wet and dipped in the middle when cooked. Might try more flour next time? Or less milk? I only got 9 muffins not 12.
Thanks for letting me know. I’ll test the recipe again and see if there is an error.
Hi Ali, just to let you know that I’ve remade the recipe and there was an error. The flour should be 175 g not 75 g. I did still get a little bit of sinking where there was a piece of apple but the texture of the muffins was spot on.