ready in
50
Mins
serves
4
Prepare your mise-en-place with
Ingredients
Vertage cream cheese
1/2 Cup
all-purpose flour
2 Cups
granulated sugar
½ Cup
baking powder
2 tsp
salt
½ tsp
plant-based milk
¾ Cup
melted unsalted plant-based butter
½ Cup
ground five spice
1 tsp
diced Granny Smith apples
¾ Cup to 1 cup
brown sugar
2 Tbsp
Put on your chef whites and follow
Directions
STEP
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.
STEP
In a bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, five spice and salt together.
STEP
In a separate bowl, whisk the milk, butter, and the Vertage cream cheese together until combined.
STEP
Add the flour mixture to wet ingredients until smooth, breaking up any clumps. Once smooth, fold in apples.
STEP
Divide the batter evenly between the muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops with coarse sugar for extra sweetness (optional).
STEP
Bake for 20-25 minutes. Insert a toothpick to the center of a muffin to check readiness. Once cooked all the way through, remove muffins from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.