Maple Muffins With Bacon Brown Sugar Topping
These maple bacon muffins are made for sharing, so treat your friends and family today!
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Muffins
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 to 10 strips bacon, finely chopped or diced (approximately 1 cup diced cooked) (divided use)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (9 ounces)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, light or dark, packed
- 2 teaspoons baking powder, preferably aluminum-free
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup milk
- 4 ounces butter (1 stick) melted
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, dark
- 1/3 cup full-fat sour cream
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Brown Sugar Topping
- reserved diced cooked bacon
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400 F.
- Grease and flour a 12-cup muffin tin or line the cups with paper cupcake liners.
- In a mixing bowl, combine 2/3 cup of the diced bacon with the flour, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to blend thoroughly. Set the remaining 1/3 cup of bacon aside for the topping.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the milk with the melted butter, 1/2 cup of maple syrup, sour cream, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the milk and egg mixture into the dry mixture and stir until blended.
- Fill the prepared muffin cups about three-quarters full.
- Combine the reserved 1/3 cup of diced bacon, 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. Stir with a fork or fingers until crumbly.
- Sprinkle the crumb mixture evenly over the tops of the muffins.
- Bake the muffins in the preheated oven for 17 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of a muffin.
- Cool the muffins on a rack.