If you love coffee cake, you'll love these Apple Cardamom Streusel Muffins! A soft spiced muffin balanced with grounding apple and topped with a brown sugar streusel topping.
Why Granny Smith Apples?
My go-to apple variety for baked goods are Granny Smith apples. They have the perfect balance of tart and sweet and hold their structure under heat. This is important because we don't want a soggy disaster after baking! If you can't find Granny Smith, other great baking varieties include Honeycrisp, Crispin (or Mutsu) and Pink Lady.
What is Cardamom?
Cardamom is a spice recognized by its green pods. It has an herbal warmth like allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg and fragrant notes like mint, pepper and fennel. It instantly brings sweetness, warmth and grounding to any recipe.

Ingredients You Will Need:
Granny Smith apples
Flour
Cardamom
Brown sugar
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Milk
Eggs
Vanilla
Salt
Overview: How to Make Apple Cardamom Streusel Muffins
- Whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cardamom and salt
- Whisk together the wet ingredients: milk, melted butter, eggs and vanilla
- Combine
- Fold in the apple
- Spoon into prepared muffin tin
- Make the streusel and sprinkle on top
- Bake and devour!
If you love this recipe, try these Gluten-Free White Chocolate and Cardamom Streusel Muffins