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    Home » Deserts & Treats

    Three ingredient apple spice muffins (with cake mix)

    Published: Feb 19, 2022 · Modified: Mar 3, 2022 by momcrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 28 Comments

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    These three-ingredient apple spice muffins are incredibly flavorful!  It's surprising how easy and quick these are to make!  With only three simple ingredients and less than 30 minutes from start to finish, these are a family (and busy mom) favorite!

     Easiest apple spice muffins!

    These apple spice muffins are perfect when you get that taste for apple pie but don't want the expense, mess (or the calories) of a real pie!   With just three ingredients, you can make these delicious apple cinnamon spiced, muffins in about ½ hour.   Perfect for a grab-and-go breakfast, a snack, or just a not-over-the-top dessert.  These are the perfect muffins to make when you want to bake something quick and easy! Also try these two ingredient pumpkin muffins!

    Ingredients

    a box of spice cake mix, 2 cups of apple sauce in a bowl and one chopped apple

    1 box spice cake mix
    1 apple (I just use what I have, granny smith apples are good if buying)
    2 cups applesauce (I add cinnamon apple sauce for extra flavor!)

    Instructions 

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).

    Peel and chop 1 apple.  You want small, roughly quarter-inch pieces.

    In a small bowl, add a couple tablespoons of cake mix to the chopped apples and mix to coat.  The dry ingredients coat the fruit so they don't sink when baked. Set aside.

    a spoonful of cake mix on top of chopped apples

    In a large mixing bowl, add the two cups of apple sauce to the box of spice cake mix. It's easy to hand stir but you can use a mixer if you like.

    Fold in chopped apple pieces.  You just want to get the fruit mixed into the batter.

    chopped apples stirred into spice batter

    Line, grease or spray your muffin tins.  I find using paper liners the least work.

    Scoop 1 large scoop of batter into the muffin cups.  I use this type of scooper. It keeps the muffins portioned the same and it keeps your muffin pan neater (with no big dough drips on it)

    scooping batter into muffin tin

     

    Bake 18 to 20 minutes.  Test with a wooden skewer/toothpick to see if done. The

    Cool on a wire rack and then I like serving these warm!

    This apple spice muffin recipe makes 12 good-sized flavorful muffins. With little chunks of slightly crunchy apples. I love the texture of the apple pieces in the muffins. And the smell is so appetizing!

    These are really filling muffins. You'll notice they are heavy. That would be from the real apple pieces. The apple sauce and the apple pieces guarantee that this recipe creates a moist muffin (with a healthy amount of fiber!).

     

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    Apple spice muffins – three ingredients!! Delicious and easy!

    a dozen muffins in a muffin tin
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    ★★★★★

    4.7 from 3 reviews

    Very easy and quick apple spice muffins.  Uses only three ingredients that you usually have at home!

    • Author: Susan Moncrieff | Momcrieff
    • Prep Time: 10 min
    • Cook Time: 18 min
    • Total Time: 28 min
    • Yield: 12 muffins
    • Category: breakfast, dessert
    • Method: bake
    • Cuisine: american

    Ingredients

    • 1 apple (peeled and diced)
    • 2 cups apple sauce
    • 1 box Spice cake mix

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
    2. Peel and chop apples so they are about ¼ inch pieces. You don't need to be exact!
    3. Add chopped apples and a big teaspoon of dry cake mix into a bowl. Stir to cover apple bits. Set aside
    4. Add 2 cups of apple sauce to cake mix. You can hand mix or use a mixer to combine well.
    5. Add the cake mix coated apple bits to the dough.
    6. Stir together.
    7. Spray your muffin tin with cooking spray (or use paper muffin liners).
    8. Scoop a large scoop of dough into each muffin well. To about ¾ full.
    9. Makes 12 nice sized muffins.
    10. Bake for about 18-20 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

    Notes

    These are great served warm with a scoop of ice cream!

     

    Keywords: apple muffins, apple spice muffins, three ingredient muffins

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    Comments

    1. Lori

      November 07, 2020 at 1:35 pm

      I liked the change to applesauce/apple from pumpkin and spice cake. I made 24 mini muffins and still had enough batter for a small cake dish. I freeze these and do a quick thaw when I need a little treat! Definitely a keeper and already passed on!

      ★★★★★

    2. Monica

      October 27, 2020 at 6:43 pm

      Do these refrigerate/freeze well???

    3. barbara Swingle

      October 26, 2020 at 5:06 pm

      One thing to say lazyusing cheats

    4. Joyce

      October 21, 2020 at 12:33 am

      Boy this sound great can’t wait to try it thank you so much for sharing this easy recipe

      ★★★★★

    5. Beka

      November 30, 2019 at 9:49 am

      Put them in for 20 minutes and still not done... It ended up taking 35 minutes. Mine made 18 muffins which isn't a big deal.just need to adjust how long to bake for

      ★★★★

    6. Jan Sabo

      November 14, 2019 at 6:33 am

      How long bake time for mini muffins?

    7. momcrieff

      September 26, 2019 at 10:27 am

      They don't rise as much as traditional muffins. If you add an egg to the mixture, then they will probably rise more.

    8. Laura

      September 22, 2019 at 7:37 pm

      I just made these muffins , my son said they tasted great! I wanted to make these with my preschoolers tomorrow but they really didn’t rise. Any suggestions?

    9. Lynda

      August 27, 2019 at 8:18 am

      They’re GREAT! I wound up with 20 - probably didn’t fill the muffin tins as full. Used a Granny Smith apple and applesauce I canned last fall. (The true test will be in the morning when my grandkids taste test them!)

    10. Anonymous

      August 14, 2019 at 3:43 pm

      I ended up making 18 muffins. Thought that were a little too moist. There was too much batter for only 12 muffins.

    11. Annette Turrentine

      August 12, 2019 at 6:01 pm

      My Apple Spice Muffins just came out of the oven. My grandson and I couldn’t wait. We ate one before they cooled. Both of us vote: SCRUMPTIOUS ❗️
      We love nuts; so, I added 1/3 cup chopped walnuts.

      Please, write your blog in black instead of gray, so that senior can read it sier. Thanks.

    12. momcrieff

      June 20, 2019 at 10:37 am

      Yes you can make apple spice cake instead of apple spice muffins. Just adjust your baking time based on the time stated on the cake mix you are using.

    13. momcrieff

      June 20, 2019 at 10:36 am

      Yes you can use gluten free mix. Just check if there is a difference in baking time on the package you are using.

    14. momcrieff

      June 20, 2019 at 10:35 am

      I have never done so but you can certainly try! Just watch the baking time. You will definitely need to reduce the time.

    15. Debbbie

      November 20, 2018 at 3:02 pm

      Can I use these ingredients for cookies? I would like to add raisins.

    16. Anonymous

      October 28, 2018 at 10:28 pm

      Can I use a gluten free mix?

    17. momcrieff

      May 06, 2018 at 7:46 pm

      You're welcome! I also love using what I have at home already.

    18. momcrieff

      April 12, 2018 at 7:39 am

      Thank you for the substitution suggestions. I'm a big believer in using what you have handy!

    19. Kathy. Campbell

      April 05, 2018 at 10:28 am

      I found a great susitude if you don't have 2 cups of applesauce use 1 cup applesauce 1/4 cup oil and 1 egg works great bake 20 min instead of the 16 to 18 minutes because of oil and egg..

    20. Abby

      February 25, 2018 at 1:56 pm

      I love to bake so I made these and they are absolutely delicious!!! We had slim pickings so I ended up using cinnimon applesauce and they were so good!

    21. Anonymous

      October 25, 2017 at 6:17 pm

      Can you make a cake with this recipe instead of muffins?

    22. Pam Schaible

      August 18, 2017 at 8:24 am

      These are delicious! I always make pumpkin muffins this way but found I was out of canned pumpkin. I found your recipe, and used my homemade applesauce (a bit thicker than canned, sugar-free and cinnamon-y). I liked the apple chunks too, and added a few Hershey cinnamon chips which were perfect! People, if you have extra batter, make more muffins! They freeze well and you can take them out individually and microwave as needed.

    23. Rose

      July 13, 2016 at 9:25 am

      Excellent and easy! I would definitely make again.

    24. momcrieff

      May 14, 2016 at 8:30 am

      I just use regular muffin tins. It does make a fair amount of muffins. I have, occasionally had just a bit of batter left over.

    25. Calli Knudsen

      May 06, 2016 at 12:41 pm

      So I made these but didn't have an apple so left it out but I had enough batter leftover for a very small loaf pan. Do you use extra large muffin tins or did I do something wrong? I would think without the fresh apple I would have been a little shy. It's not like this is an easy recipe to mess up on!

    26. pestep81

      March 08, 2015 at 9:11 am

      You always come up with the easiest recipes. There's no excuses for not cooking when you make it so easy. I know my hubby will love these. Thanks.

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