Every so often I get the taste for muffins or quick bread to
go with my morning coffee. On that note, I recently picked up a box of the
Krusteaz apple/cinnamon muffin mix. I usually try to make muffins from scratch
but every so often I encounter a full schedule where a premade mix makes the
job a lot easier. This time around I decided to go with an apple flavored
muffin mix as opposed to my usual blueberry choice. The muffins were purchased
at Meijer under their three boxes for five dollars sale. A box of the Krusteaz
mix at $1.67s seemed like a pretty good deal next to competitive other brands
at $2.30 per box.
The packaging is like your typical cake/pancake mix with the
white background and red Krusteaz labeling. The package contents weigh in at
19.2 ounces and provide enough to make two trays of muffins or in my case one
shallow loaf pan quick bread. I usually prefer to prepare quick breads as
opposed to muffins since I dread cleaning muffin pans. I also think muffins are
more susceptible to drying out during baking and cooling process.
The preparation of this breakfast item was easy as it was
simply a matter of mixing premixed muffin mix along with 1 and ¾ cup of water
along with the special apple jam like ingredient that was in a separate pouch.
No oils needed! The apple compote item was the last ingredient that was gently
folded into the batter. I then placed the
quick bread into a 350 degree oven for 50 minutes. The baking process left the
entire upper level of my home smelling cinnamon apple fresh. Yes!
Taste of Krusteaz Apple Cinnamon Quick Bread
As the loaf cooled, I cut ten decent size slices for
serving. The slices were still moist and the apple compote was visible
throughout the bread. The taste was an immediate let down. While I enjoyed the
additional apple flavor, the parts of the muffin that did not have the compote
were really flavorless. I was really looking forward to this breakfast and
barely got through one piece. The dough needed to be sweeter or required a
little cinnamon blast throughout, something………..anything. The rest of the family also gave this
breakfast item a thumb's down.
I am not going to give up on cinnamon apple muffins as I
will search for another brand or search for a recipe online.
I rate the Krusteaz Cinnamon Apple Supreme Muffin Mix a weak
purchase.
