Apple Cider Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel

Ingredients

• •1½ cups apple cider
• •1 large egg
• •½ cup granulated sugar
• •3 Tbsp granulated sugar
• •½ cup brown sugar
• •7 Tbsp butter
• •½ cup milk
• •1 tsp vanilla extract
• •2⅓ cups flour
• •1 tsp baking powder
• •1 tsp baking soda
• •1½ tsp cinnamon
• •¼ tsp nutmeg
• •⅛ tsp allspice
• •⅛ tsp cardamom
• •½ tsp salt
• •1 apple
• •extra butter
• •⅓ cup nuts - walnuts

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Method

From maplewoodroad.com — read the original

1. 1Apple Cider Reduction
2. 2The first step to making these delicious apple cider muffins is to make an apple cider reduction. It’s easy! In a small pot, simmer 1-½ cups of apple cider until it has reduced all the way down to ½ cup. For me, this took about a half hour.
3. 3Cinnamon Sugar Streusel
4. 4In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients using a fork or spoon. Continue mixing until small crumbs are formed. That’s it! Set aside for now.
5. 5Muffins
6. 6First, mix together the egg, both sugars, butter, milk, and vanilla until all ingredients are incorporated together.
7. 7In a separate bowl, stir together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, and salt).
8. 8With the mixer still turning on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. This will come together quickly, so don't overmix.
9. 9Then, with the mixer still turning, slowly pour in the apple cider reduction.
10. 10Finally, mix in the shredded apple.
11. 11Grease your muffin pan with melted butter and fill each cup to about two-thirds full.
12. 12Sprinkle cinnamon streusel on top of each one.
13. 13Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
14. 14Enjoy with a glass of apple cider or a steaming mug of hot tea.