Apple Crumble Muffins

First of all, I'm going to start out saying the significance of this picture below.
Or at least it has some significance to me, due to it's irony.
Last year apple picking, I found an apple with a perfect little green heart stained into it's red flesh.
This year, making apple crumb muffins, with the apples we picked, my spill happened too look like a heart.
It's cute, that something as small as that, keeps happening to me.

Anyways, we decided to make apple crumb muffins, because when we went to PPD this year, 

we got an apple crumb muffin Cucina Aurora (aka Dawn the kitchen witch) had made. 

Dave loved it, so I attempted to imitate it. It wasn't spot on, but it was delicious regardless.

It's a pretty easy recipe to do, but it'll take a little time to prepare.

I loved them, and I'll be making more this coming weekend, 

because we devoured the 6 large ones I had made on Monday.

Apple Crumble Muffins

Ingredients

Crumble Topping

• 2 Tbsp Salted Butter (Cold, Cubed)
• 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
• 4 Tbsp Light Brown Sugar (Firmly Packed)
• 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
• 1 Pinch of Salt
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Muffin

• 3 Eggs
• 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Natural Yogurt
• 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 1/3 Cup Milk
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 Cups Flour
• 2 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 2 Medium Sized Apples (Cored & Diced)

Preparation

PREHEAT the oven to 350°F

Mix everything needed for the crumble together in one bowl.

Cutting in the butter, and using hands if necessary.

Set aside for later.

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, yogurt, oil, milk, and sugar.
Mix well.

In another bowl, sieve the flour, baking powder, and ground cinnamon together.

Add all these dry ingredients to the other large bowl of egg mixture.

Stir until all the ingredients are uniformly combined.

Gently fold the diced apples to the muffin mixture.

Spoon into muffin papers, only about 70% of the way.

Sprinkle the top with crumble.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until crumble turns golden brown.

When finished, remove from oven, and let cool.

If you choose to drizzle with caramel, continue on.

Caramel Drizzle

• 2 Tbsp Butter (Salted)
• 1/4 Cup Light Brown Sugar (Firmly Packed)
• 2 Tbsp Milk
• 1 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar

Preparation

Combine butter, 1 tbsp of milk, and brown sugar in a medium sauce pan.

Heat over medium - low heat until butter is melted, and sugar is dissolved.

Stir in powdered sugar, then thin to drizzling consistency with remaining milk.

Drizzle over cooled muffins, and enjoy.

Yields ~ 12 Normal Sized Muffins