Studded with chunks of apples and flavored with fresh sage, Apple Sage Stuffing Muffins are delicious and a fun way to eat homemade stuffing! An easy recipe for Thanksgiving, a homemade stuffing mixture is shaped like muffins and baked in the oven.
Stuffing Muffins
The holidays are a time to serve extra special recipes. Turning traditional Thanksgiving stuffing into cute muffins will definitely elevate your holiday menu to fun status!
I’m sure these apple muffins will be on your menu year after year! You can guarantee that the kids will definitely eat the stuffing this year!
You’ll have lots of fun eating your stuffing as muffins this Thanksgiving.
It will be hard to remember that you’re eating apple stuffing when it’s shaped into a cute muffin.
Oh, and don’t forget to drizzle your stuffin muffins with gravy and let the party begin with this easy side dish recipe!
If you prefer to serve a traditional stuffing recipe this year, we’ve got a recipe for that too! Apple Fig Stuffing is made with updated flavors.
Apples and figs give this savory recipe the perfect hint of sweetness.
We have lots more Thanksgiving side dish recipes for you here at Swirls too!
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How to make stuffing muffins
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- prepare our stuffing recipe
- shape the stuffing mixture into muffins in a muffin tin
- bake ahead and serve at room temperature OR pop in the oven just before dinner and serve hot
Can apple stuffing muffins be made ahead?
Yes, you can make the stuffing muffins ahead and refrigerate in the muffin tin until you are ready to bake them.
Remove muffin tin from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature. Then bake as directed in the recipe below.
You can also bake the apple muffins and then store them in an airtight container until you are ready to reheat them.
To reheat homemade stuffing muffins, either place them in a muffin tin or on a baking sheet and reheat in the oven.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Add dark raisins or golden raisins
- Use your favorite stuffing mix
- Generously spray your muffin tin with cooking spray so the apple muffins release easily
- Use holiday cupcake liners for a festive touch!
Substitutions
- Substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth
- You can use lower-sodium chicken broth in place of the chicken brith if you prefer
- No fresh sage? Substitute 1 teaspoon dried sage for the fresh sage
- Add chopped pears in place of the apples
Equipment
Ingredients for apple stuffing
- butter
- apples
- onion
- celery
- fresh sage leaves
- chicken broth
- eggs
- stuffing mix
Easy Side Dish Recipes
Because you can never have too many Thanksgiving side dishes, I serve many side dishes at our turkey dinner, here are a few more for you!
Smashed Brussels Sprouts With Crispy Prosciutto will be your new go-to side dish recipe for special occasions! Smashed sprouts are roasted with two cheeses and then topped with crispy prosciutto for the ultimate side dish recipe!
Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without potatoes! Panko Garlic Mashed Potatoes combine buttery creaminess with the perfect crunchy topping of panko breadcrumbs, parsley and butter!
Baby carrots simmer in honey with a hint of cinnamon and crystallized ginger for a sweet side dish. Gingered Cinnamon Honey Glazed Carrots will be a favorite vegetable recipe for holidays and all year long too!
You can take your salad to a new level with Pomegranate Apple Mixed Greens With Walnut-Crusted Goat Cheese! Greens are lightly tossed in a perfectly balanced Pomegranate Vinaigrette and topped with apple slices, pomegranate arils and fancy goat cheese rounds.
But don't forget the sweet potatoes! Pecan Crumb Sweet Potatoes are so decadent that every mouthful is filled with creamy sweet potatoes and buttery cinnamon crumbs…..the perfect combination of a side dish and a dessert!
Brussels Sprouts are the new "it" vegetable and Brown Sugar Brussels Sprouts With Bacon And Cranberries will be your new go-to recipe. Brussels Sprouts, bacon and cranberries are coated in a sweet and tangy brown sugar glaze and roasted to perfection in just 25 minutes. An easy recipe for a vegetable side dish!
Apple Sage Stuffin’ Muffins
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 2 apples, cored and chopped, 2 cups
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves OR 1 tsp. dried sage
- 6 cups cubed stuffing mix
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 3 eggs , lightly beaten
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
- In large non-stick skillet melt butter over medium-high heat.
- Cook apples, onion, celery and sage until just tender, about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and stir in stuffing mix and broth, stirring until mixture is completely moistened. Let cool slightly then stir in beaten eggs.
- Press mixture into prepared muffin tins, mounding up on top and dividing evenly.
- Bake 25 minutes or until set.
- Let stand on wire rack minutes. Loosen stuffin’ muffins around edges with a sharp paring knife and remove. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Add dark raisins or golden raisins
- Use your favorite stuffing mix
- Generously spray your muffin tin with cooking spray so the apple muffins release easily
- Use holiday cupcake liners for s festive touch!
- Substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth
- No fresh sage? Substitute 1 teaspoon dried sage for the fresh sage
- Add chopped pears in place of the apples
What a neat idea for Thanksgiving and fall! Love these!
Thanks so much Julia, they are so much fun to serve and eat. Happy Thanksgiving! Savor the Moments, GG