Peach Pie Muffins.

July 6, 2010 · 84 comments

I couldn’t stay away from the muffins for very long.

But I have good reason.

It’s the peaches. They make me do crazy things.

I adore peaches. And I only get approximately 10 ‘good’ ones during the season. By ‘good,’ I mean they are ripe and juicy and sweet, but firm and not mushy. Those are my perfect peaches. They make my mouth water. There is nothing like a good peach.


There is also nothing like a bad peach. I have already had my share of those this year. But let’s not talk about those.

Adding handful after handful of succulent peaches to the batter was a challenge. I just wanted to shovel them into my mouth. I do not do well with self-control.


These muffins taste like pie. They also test my self-control, or lack thereof.

Maybe it’s the outrageous amount of peaches I added. Maybe it’s the cinnamon. Maybe it’s my imagination.

But I promise they are delicious. They are also creamy and sweet. Peaches and cream, anyone?


Peach Pie Muffins

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups chopped, fresh peaches

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place muffin cups in muffin tins.

Mix sugar, applesauce, yogurt and egg until creamy. Add vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir until completely smooth. Fold in peaches. Spoon the batter into the muffin tins. Top with course sugar.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until toothpick poked in center muffin comes out clean.



Now if you’ll excuse me, I must go continue my peach binge. Peach season won’t last forever.

{ 77 comments… read them below or add one }

Melissa July 6, 2010 at 1:01 pm

Millions of peaches
Peaches for me
Millions of peaches
Peaches for free

;) I don’t think I’ve ever had peach muffins before. Sounds tasty. I just bought a few peaches from the farmer’s market…but not enough to do any baking. Too bad!

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janetha July 6, 2010 at 1:21 pm

um, yum! peaches are my favorite fruit so these are right up my alley :) xo

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Chef Dennis July 6, 2010 at 1:23 pm

gorgeous muffins!! I have been using greek yogurt in my baking lately, I love it!
thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe!
Dennis

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Kacy July 6, 2010 at 1:45 pm

I can’t wait for the peaches here to get that ripe! They’re one of my favorite fruits ever!

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Aubri July 6, 2010 at 2:29 pm

I have a hard time sacrificing good peaches to anything baked cuz I love them fresh so much…but…I have some nectarines that I’m just waiting to get a bit more ripe. I think that they might end up in muffins! Yeah! I’m so excited to try these…and so excited they’re healthy! Thank you!

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Crystal July 6, 2010 at 2:36 pm

Double yum!

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Lisa @bakebikeblog July 6, 2010 at 2:53 pm

These look delightful! I bet they made your house smell wonderful too :)

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Michelle July 6, 2010 at 5:11 pm

Wow, those muffins sound fantastic! I love peaches as well. My friend is allergic to peaches, an I feel so bad for him. What a tragedy!

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Kaitlin @ Catch More Flies with Honey July 6, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Oh. My. Gosh. I cannot wait to try these. I will be trying them this weekend… sans sugar, of course!

You are the muffin queen. Seriously.

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april July 6, 2010 at 5:29 pm

Mmm I could definitely go for peach pie in muffin form!

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Lauren July 6, 2010 at 5:36 pm

I love fruit in muffins!! These look incredible girl!

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Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ July 6, 2010 at 5:45 pm

Love the use of the applesauce and yogurt.

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Katherine July 6, 2010 at 5:52 pm

I love that these are made with whole wheat! I’m supposed to be from the peach state but I don’t think there are any peach orchards around here…

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amanda July 6, 2010 at 6:19 pm

Wow this recipe looks amazing. I also love peaches and almost let one go to waste a week ago. I had forgot I had bought one and was letting it get ripe. When I realized what had happened it was almost too late.

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Alyssa July 6, 2010 at 6:58 pm

Jessica,

Those muffins look amazing! I have been totally craving peach cobbler, but I’ve had a crazy time finding ripe summer peaches! Tips?

~Alyssa

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Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) July 6, 2010 at 8:38 pm

peach pie rocks!! and these look great…

But I want to sincerely thank you for the amazingly kind, glowing, lovely words you wrote to me tonite. You know how when someone writes something, certain emails just “stick” in your brain and your remember and recall them long after they are written…well, yours was one of them and I shall remember it always :)

the pleasure has been all mine getting to know YOU and your fabulous self…and around every corner, i swear, we have another common link. Imagine if we lived closer how deadly we’d be together :) xoxo

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amanda July 7, 2010 at 4:01 am

that first picture looks good enough to eat right out of the bowl! yum!

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Sophie @ yumventures July 7, 2010 at 5:00 am

OMG peaches have been sooo good this year already! Love these.

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Maria @ Oh Healthy Day July 7, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Ah! I just keep finding more and more amazing recipes on here! Where has this blog been all my life?

Mentally adding all these ingredients to my next shopping list.

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Jennifer July 16, 2010 at 11:17 am

Made these yummy muffins this morning and have already eaten 2, going for the 3rd! They are great! I linked them in my blog and hope others try them…wonderful recipe, thanks for sharing…and I am off to figure out what to try next!

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jessica j September 18, 2011 at 2:18 pm

I have no idea why but my mixture is dry. *sigh* they are in the oven so we’ll see what happens.

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Shelly May 20, 2012 at 8:50 pm

I followed this recipe to a T. My batter didn’t look anything like the one pictured above. It was very thick and dry. I added a 1/2 c of milk and my mixture turned out like the one in the pic. My muffins are currently baking in the oven now, hopefully they turn out as good as they look. The mixture filled 1 muffin tin (12), and 1 mini muffin tin (24). Probably could have filled 2 muffin tins but I prefer the mini muffins.

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