Y’all I just have to tell you about my new toy. And when I say toy, I really mean my amazing new kitchen appliance – my new GE Monogram Advantium Oven. Let me back up a bit… You’ll probably remember me posting a few months ago about my trip to Louisville, Kentucky to the GE Appliances factory and the GE Monogram Experience Center with Christy from Southern Plate and Leah from AllSouth Appliance. We got to experience all of the amazing GE Monogram appliances that are being built right here in the USA.
The one thing that I was most impressed with was their Advantium oven. Now, folks… this ain’t no regular ol’ oven. It’s a speed oven. It uses 4 different heating methods (halogen bulbs, ceramic heat, microwave, and convection) to easily and quickly cook nearly everything. And the best part is that you can use each of those functions individually, so it’s like having a microwave, convection oven, proofing oven, and speed oven all in one! We had a challenge one day to cook a variety of regular, everyday foods in the Advantium to see the results. Now, you might expect that a speed cooking oven is going to sacrifice a little quality for speed, but you’d be wrong. This thing is amazing. We cooked frozen chicken fingers that came out perfectly crispy. The frozen pizza had a crispy, crunch crust that was incredible. The filet mignon was cooked perfectly and had a beautiful caramelization on it from the halogen bulbs. But I was most impressed with the grilled cheese. I know that sounds silly, but it had the gooey- cheesiness you expect, and those halogen bulbs gave it the crispy toastiness too. (I know I’m totally making up words here, but bear with me.)
It literally blew my mind. Y’all, you can cook 4 baked potatoes in 10 minutes with the 240 convection model. It’s just crazy. And again, because of those halogen bulbs and convection, you get the tender flaky potato with the crispy skin too. And with hundreds of presets (you just tell it what you’re cooking and it walks you through) you literally can’t mess it up.
As you can tell, I was really impressed with this and could imagine all kinds of uses for our family. With baseball, school, work, and everything else, I can use all the extra hands in the kitchen I can get. Some of the models cook things 8 times faster than a regular oven – I mean who couldn’t use some extra time these days? So, imagine my surprise when the folks at GE and GE Monogram called me up to tell me they were sending me an Advantium oven! You would’ve thought I had won the lottery!
So I went down to see my friends at AllSouth to compare models and see exactly which one would work best for me. We decided to remove our built-in microwave and replace it with the Advantium 240 being that it will function as a microwave, too!
I got it installed a few weeks ago and I think I’ve used it every day since then. From softening butter and cream cheese, to popping popcorn, to making a quick Saturday lunch, to baking last night’s Poppyseed Chicken Casserole – it’s a real kitchen workhorse for me. I also love how quickly it cooks muffins in the mornings – so much so, that I created a brand new recipe… Apple Cinnamon Crunch Muffins!
These things combine all my favorite flavors of fall and cook in the Advantium 240 in 9 whole minutes – that’s 11 minutes faster than my regular oven! Now, all those out there who don’t have an Avantium, no worries! I’ve got the standard recipe below as well.
The crunchy topping on these is my favorite part. I just love the Cinnamon Crunch bagels at Panera and these have a similar flavored and textured topping. My family just loved them and I know you will too! Y’all enjoy!
Recipe Card
Apple Cinnamon Crunch Muffins (Advantium Recipe)
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped (I used Granny Smith)
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Place muffin liners in the wells of a muffin pan (if desired) or spray the muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Add the butter, milk, beaten egg, vanilla, and chopped apple. Stir until the ingredients are moistened, but don't over mix. Spoon the mixture into the muffin pan.
- Make the topping by combining the pecans, brown sugar, and melted butter. Mix with a fork until moistened. Spoon the mixture over the batter. Bake in the Advantium on the Metal Tray for 9 minutes at the settings below.
- U=3 L=6 M=1 C=7
Notes
* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, I recommend grabbing your favorite brands and plugging those ingredients into an online nutritional calculator.
Recipe Card
Apple Cinnamon Crunch Muffins (Standard Oven)
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped (I used Granny Smith)
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 °F. Place muffin liners in the wells of a muffin pan (if desired) or spray the muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Add the butter, milk, beaten egg, vanilla, and chopped apple. Stir until the ingredients are moistened, but don't over mix. Spoon the mixture into the muffin pan.
- Make the topping by combining the pecans, brown sugar, and melted butter. Mix with a fork until moistened. Spoon the mixture over the batter. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, I recommend grabbing your favorite brands and plugging those ingredients into an online nutritional calculator.
While the Advantium oven was provided by the amazing folks at GE, the opinions expressed here in are my own. A positive review can never be bought. I just really love this thing!
JT
Love this recipe!! East, tasty ans oh so good!
So glad to hear it!
Jim B
Hi,
Thanks for the recipe. I was wondering about using the muffin pan and the microwave cycle at the same time?
So you can absolutely use metal pans in the Advantium oven. It’s actually built for it. But I certainly wouldn’t put metal pans in a regular microwave.
Lori Morgan
I made these muffins yesterday and they came out very good….I will be making them again as my family fell in love….
Awesome! Glad to hear y’all enjoyed them!
Linnie
I was so excited to see this recipe and to know there was someone else out there who understands what an Advantium oven is. We’ve had one since 2002 and wouldn’t be without it. In addition to all the things you mentioned you cook in it, I also bake frozen biscuits, cornbread muffins and french fries. The list is pretty endless. My husband retired from GE in Louisville, after 37 years of service. We both love muffins and I can’t wait to try this recipe. If you have any more recipes for the Advantium, that would be a bonus. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks so much, Linnie! Hope you enjoy these! I think there might be few other recipes. Just pop “Advantium” in the search box.
Linnie
Thanks. I made the muffins and we loved them. My sister-in-law, too. 🙂
Awesome! So glad to hear!
Dori
The muffins were very good. You did not post when to add the melted butter to the dough.
You add it with the other liquid. So glad you enjoyed them!
Wendi @ Bon Appetit Hon
I had my own GE Experience Center Adventure and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Advantium. How do you make the grilled cheese in the Advantium….they didn’t demo that for us and I really need that in my life.
You should have a grilled cheese setting right there in your presets. 🙂
Jackie Murray
Stacey, yours has become my very favorite food blog! What a treat it is to receive an update from you. I have recommended your blog to several friends and they have also purchased your new cookbook. Keep up the good work and have a happy Thanksgiving
from the Northern Rockies!
Thanks so much, Jackie!!
Kristen
My muffins are baking and smell heavenly! Your recipes never disappoint! 🙂
Thanks, Kristen! So great to hear!
Ann
Excellent muffins; so moist and delicious the topping was great, just the muffins so much better! I had three small apples I needed to use and this was perfect.
So glad you enjoyed them!
Daniel
I am one of the common people that don’t have one of those fancy ovens so to post a recipe without the baking temp is kind of cruel. please think about the rest of us.
Daniel
after doing so digging I found it. thanks the recipe looks great that’s why I needed the other information
Good deal! You know I wouldn’t do that to ya!
Mary Donohue
I purchased an Advantium 120 about 5 years ago. It does not have convection feature but the new GE range I purchased at the same time does. I really like the Advantium’s cooking but the front of the oven is white plastic instead of the stainless version you got. I paid close to $900.00 for it but in the last 6 to 9 months the face has developed a crack down the front of the door and GE says there is nothing they can do about it. Needless to say I am very dismayed.
Oh no! I sure hate to hear that!
Megan Robison
Hi Mary – I am very sorry to hear about your experience. Will you please email our social media team at eresponse@ge.com so we can help you? Thanks, Megan
Joan in VA
You did win the lottery. I just wish GE would send these type of items to the everyday person. Not bloggers, not professional chefs, just plain people.
Wouldn’t that be nice!?!?
Cheryl
I don’t have self raising flour availabe. Can you let me know if I can just add baking powder and or soda to provide the needed boost to this yummy recipe?
Yes, you should find the link in the recipe to my video of how to make your own self rising flour. 🙂
Rose White
These muffins looks so delicious Stacey. I will be using this recipe this weekend. Oh yeah! Congrats! on your amazing new appliance. I am jealous.
Thanks so much! I never imagined I would have something so nice!
Mary @chattavore
Holy cow, Stacey, color me JEALOUS! That oven looks and sounds amazing. I am in desperate need of a replacement for my microwave (the one appliance that isn’t stainless like all the others and the ONLY one that you can see in my YouTube videos…in all its ugly white glory in my black and grey kitchen!!!). Maybe I should take advantage of that Chattanooga delivery offer. Oh, and your muffins look fantastic too!
Thanks so much! I do loooove my Advantium. They’re a little expensive but are totally worth it if you can swing it.