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Bird's-eye view of a maple walnut muffin with a glossy top, scattered walnut pieces, and visible cinnamon specks.

Maple Walnut Muffins

Baked maple walnut muffins with toasted walnuts, streusel topping, and maple glaze, made from scratch with butter and eggs.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 500 kcal

Ingredients
  

Toasted Walnuts

  • 1 ¼ cup walnuts 140g, chopped

Maple Walnut Muffins

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 290g
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup brown sugar 150g, packed
  • ¾ cup butter 170g, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 tsp maple extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Streusel Topping

  • 10 tbsp all-purpose flour 75g
  • ¼ cup brown sugar 50g, packed
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar 25g
  • 5 tbsp butter 71g, melted
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ cup walnuts 28g, toasted
  • ¼ tsp hazelnut extract

Maple Glaze

  • ½ cup icing sugar 65g
  • 2 ¼ tsp milk
  • ½ tbsp maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp maple extract

Instructions
 

Toasted Walnuts

  • Toast walnuts:

    Heat oven to 400°F (205°C). Put parchment on a baking sheet. Arrange walnuts in one layer and bake 7-8 minutes until they smell fragrant and turn golden. Let cool.

Maple Walnut Muffins

  • Sift dry ingredients:

    In a big bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
  • Mix wet ingredients:

    In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar with melted butter using a mixer. Add eggs, maple syrup, milk, maple extract, and vanilla; beat until smooth.
  • Combine batter:

    Alternately add dry mix and milk to the wet ingredients in two batches, stirring only until combined. Gently stir in 1 cup (112g) of the toasted walnuts.
  • Fill muffin cups:

    Put liners in a 12-cup muffin pan. Split the batter evenly among the cups.

Streusel Topping

  • Make streusel topping:

    In a small bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, melted butter, toasted walnuts, cinnamon, and hazelnut extract until the mixture forms clumps. Scatter evenly over the muffin batter.

Maple Glaze

  • Bake muffins:

    Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 5 minutes, then lower the temperature to 375°F (190°C) without opening the oven. Continue baking for 16-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Glaze muffins:

    While muffins bake, whisk icing sugar, milk, maple syrup, and maple extract together until the glaze is smooth. Cool muffins fully, then drizzle the glaze over them. Wait a few minutes for it to set.
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