Upside-Down Caramel Apple Muffins Recipe

Stir apples brown sugar butter and salt in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook stirring occasionally until soft and syrupy about 30 minutes. Stir in walnuts.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin; divide apple mixture among muffin cups.

Whisk flour brown sugar baking powder apple pie spice baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. Make a small well in the center and set aside.

Combine butter applesauce buttermilk egg and vanilla extract. Pour into the well in the flour mixture. Mix until just combined; batter should be lumpy. Pour batter over apple mixture in the muffin cups.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of each muffin. Carefully flip pan onto a serving platter; serve hot.