Soft Muffins with Juicy Apple Bits and Crumble Topping

There are apple muffins, then there are these irresistibly moist and tender apple crumb muffins! My simple recipe is packed with apple pieces and piled high with a buttery streusel topping.

Ingredients

For Muffins

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
• ½ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed (100g)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar (50g)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon table salt
• ½ cup canola oil (may substitute vegetable oil or other neutral cooking oil) (120ml)
• ½ cup buttermilk (120ml)
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups peeled, chopped apples (215g)

For Crumb Topping

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (156g)
• ½ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed (100g)
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar (66g)
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon table salt
• 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted but cooled so no longer warm to the touch (85g)