Imagine biting into a warm, bakery-style apple cinnamon muffin loaded with tender caramelized apples, a thick creamy cheesecake center, buttery brown sugar crumble, and sweet vanilla glaze! 🤤 These are everything you love about homemade apple pie and cheesecake wrapped into one irresistible muffin! SAVE this recipe because your kitchen is about to smell AMAZING! 🤎 🍎 APPLE PIE CREAM CHEESE CRUMBLE MUFFINS ⏱️ Prep: 20 minutes 🔥 Bake: 22–27 minutes 🍽️ Makes: 12 muffins 📌 Equipment: Standard muffin pan 🛒 INGREDIENTS 🍎 Apple Filling: • 2 medium apples, peeled and diced small • 2 tbsp brown sugar • 1 tsp cinnamon • 1 tbsp butter 🧁 Muffin Batter: • 1½ cups all-purpose flour • ½ cup packed brown sugar • 2 tsp baking powder • ½ tsp cinnamon • ¼ tsp salt • ½ cup milk • ⅓ cup melted butter • 2 large eggs • 1 tsp vanilla extract 🤍 Cream Cheese Filling: • 6 oz cream cheese, softened • ¼ cup powdered sugar • ½ tsp vanilla extract 🤎 Crumble Topping: • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour • ⅓ cup brown sugar • ½ tsp cinnamon • 3 tbsp cold butter, cubed ✨ Vanilla Glaze: • ½ cup powdered sugar • 1–2 tbsp milk • ¼ tsp vanilla extract 👩‍🍳 DIRECTIONS 1️⃣ PREP THE APPLES Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cook 4–5 minutes until slightly softened and glossy. Cool completely. 2️⃣ MAKE THE CHEESECAKE FILLING Beat softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and thick. Refrigerate while preparing the batter. 3️⃣ PREP THE MUFFINS Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners. 4️⃣ MIX THE BATTER Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In another bowl, whisk milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until combined. Gently fold in half the cooled apples. 5️⃣ MAKE THE CRUMBLE Combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter with a fork until chunky crumbs form. 6️⃣ LAYER THE MUFFINS Add approximately 1 tbsp muffin batter to each liner. Place 1 heaping tsp cream cheese filling in the center. Cover with more batter, filling liners about ¾ full. Divide remaining apples over the tops and gently press them in. Finish generously with crumble. 7️⃣ BAKE Bake 22–27 minutes until golden and the muffin portions are set. A toothpick inserted into the cake portion should come out without wet batter. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack. 8️⃣ ADD THE GLAZE Whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cooled muffins, allowing glaze to run naturally over the apple chunks and crumble. ✨ CPT TIP: For that bakery-style appearance, reserve the largest apple chunks for the tops and keep the crumble chunky rather than sandy. Chill the cream cheese filling before assembling so it stays concentrated in the center. 🍎 Would you eat these for breakfast with coffee or save them for dessert? 🤎 SAVE • SHARE • FOLLOW for more crave-worthy baking ideas! #EasyBakingAndDessertIdeas #ApplePieMuffins #CreamCheeseMuffins #FallBakingRecipes #CookPlateTaste - @cookplatetaste