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Apple and Rum Raisin Muffins

Apple and rum raisin muffins are soft little cakes made with Greek yogurt and scented with cinnamon. An easy recipe, perfect for Christmas.
Recipe Apple and Rum Raisin Muffins
  • Difficulty Medium
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 25 minutes
  • Servings for 8 people

Imagine lifting the lid of a steaming teapot while the wonderful aroma of apple and raisin muffins drifts out of the kitchen. These soft little cakes are a perfect treat for breakfast or for anyone craving an afternoon snack with a festive flavor. The magic comes from simple ingredients, like juicy apples and raisins soaked in rum: a combination full of warmth, welcome and the comforting smell of home. If you’re looking for an apple and rum dessert that can win over even those who usually don’t like fruit in their sweets, this is the breakfast muffin recipe for you.

They are really simple to make and show you how to make fruit muffins in just a few steps, with no special equipment. Greek yogurt gives them a unique texture, making these soft apple muffins even more indulgent and moist just the right amount: every bite is a treat. Play with the spices (a pinch of cinnamon brings out the flavor of the rum raisins) to make these homemade raisin muffins the stars of your table over the holidays, and all year round too.

Turn to this rum muffin recipe whenever you want to serve raisin and rum sweets with an authentic flavor, also ideal as soft fruit and rum treats for an afternoon break. And if you like variations, try the Apple and Raisin Fritters too, or be tempted by the Cinnamon Raisin Roses, perfect cousins of these soft-centered muffins. Open the oven, let their aroma surround you and get ready to surprise the people you love with your easy apple muffins: their sweetness will win everyone over at the first bite.

Ingredients for 8 people

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Method

  1. To make the Apple and Rum Raisin Muffins, start by turning on the oven, conventional setting, to 180 °C (350 °F). Then peel and dice the apples and put them in a bowl with some lemon juice: this keeps them from browning while you make the batter. Empty the Greek yogurt into a glass and set the container aside: you will use it to measure all the ingredients.
  2. Now put the raisins in a small bowl and let them soak in the rum for a few minutes. In another bowl, beat the eggs with the brown sugar using an electric mixer: work them for about ten minutes, until the mixture is airy, pale and foamy.
  3. Once it is ready, keep mixing and add the Greek yogurt (preferably lemon-flavored), the vegetable oil, the 00 flour, the vanilla baking powder and the cinnamon. If the batter is too stiff, add half a container of milk. Stop the mixer, then add the apples and the squeezed-out raisins and fold everything together with a pastry spatula.
  4. You’ve reached the final step: pour the batter into the paper liners, set them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for about 25 minutes. When they are ready, take the Apple and Rum Raisin Muffins out of the oven and let them cool for a couple of minutes before serving. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you’d rather leave the rum out of the recipe, you can soak the raisins in a bowl of milk or water instead.

Tips

For an even more rustic, homemade flavor, use part 00 flour and part whole wheat flour: in this case, add more milk so the batter doesn’t turn out too dry.

Storage

These muffins keep in an airtight container for up to three days or, for the same length of time, under a glass cake dome.

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