Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

Healthy applesauce oatmeal muffins are an easy, wholesome grab and go breakfast option perfect for the busiest of mornings. These muffins are packed full of good for you ingredients that will keep you and your family fueled all day long.

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Mornings are tough around here.

And sometimes so is making sure healthy stuff gets in my kids’ bellies.

So why not kill two birds with one stone and make a healthy muffin recipe on a Sunday night and have a ready to go, nutritious breakfast all week long?

Ingredients

Homemade, from scratch muffins require several ingredients, but nothing complicated or hard to find!

To make these you’ll need:

• Flour– All purpose or whole what if you want to add some extra fiber and whole grain.
• Oat– Quick cooking oats
• Salt– To balance the sweetness
• Cinnamon– Ground
• Baking powder– For lift
• Sugar– Granulated
• Coconut oil– Melt it. I highly recommend sticking with coconut oil because it does add a background of sweetness.
• Eggs
• Greek yogurt– Use nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• Applesauce– Go for unsweetened chunky or homestyle applesauce.
• Vanilla– Real vanilla tastes best.

How to Make

To make oat muffins with applesauce start by whisking together the flour, oats, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder in a medium bowl.

Set the dry ingredients aside.

Then, in another bowl, cream together the sugar and oil using a hand mixer.

Beat in the eggs one at a time until they are mixed well.

Stir in yogurt, applesauce and vanilla until well incorporated.

Next, gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir gently to combine. 

Prepare a muffin tin by putting liners in each cavity.

Then fill each 3/4 full with the batter.

Bake at 425 for 3 minutes, and then turn the oven to 350 and bake for an additional 17-18 minutes.

The muffins are done when a toothpick comes out with crumbs on it.

At this point, remove the muffins from the pan and cool.

Enjoy!

Storing

You can store these muffins in an airtight container on the counter for about 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Can I make my own quick oats?

Yes!

To make your own quick cooking oats from rolled outs, pulse the rolled oats 4-5 times in a food processor until they are coarsely chopped but not powdery.

Only those few pulses or the oats will turn to mush when you cook them.

Tips and Tricks

• Don’t overmix the batter or your muffins will be tough.
• You could use a combination of whole wheat and all purpose flour .
• Don’t overfill your muffin tins to keep the muffins from expanding too much.

Other Muffin Recipes With Fruit

Healthy applesauce oatmeal muffins are a tasty way to make your mornings easier and more wholesome. Make them and enjoy!

Looking for other fruit filled muffin recipes? Try these:

• Blackberry Cobbler Muffins
• Strawberry Coffee Cake Muffins
• Raspberry Lemon Yogurt Muffins

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Healthy Applesauce & Oat Muffins

Healthy applesauce oatmeal muffins are an easy, wholesome grab and go breakfast option perfect for the busiest of mornings. These muffins are packed full of good for you ingredients that will keep you and your family fueled all day long.

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 329kcal

Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us

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Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all purpose or whole wheat, flour
• 1 cup quick cooking oats*
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup coconut oil melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 1 cup chunky or home-style unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In another bowl, cream together sugar and oil by hand.
• Add in eggs one at a time and mix well. Stir in yogurt, applesauce and vanilla until well incorporated.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir to combine. Do not over mix.
• Drop muffin liners into muffin pan, and then fill 3/4 full with the batter.
• Bake at 425 for 3 minutes, and then turn the oven to 350 and bake for an additional 17-18 minutes. The muffins are done when a toothpick comes out with crumbs on it. Remove the muffins from the pan and cool.

Notes

*To make your own quick cooking oats from rolled outs, place rolled oats into the food processor and pulse 4-5 times until they are coarsely chopped but not powdery. Cutting them makes them faster to cook, but do only those few pulses or the oats will turn to mush when cooked.

Nutrition

Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg

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recipe originally published August 25, 2014

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