Apple Oatmeal Muffins (Healthy)

By peridot728

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 1 1/4 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 1 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1 1 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup light coconut milk with the juice of half a lemon (or low fat buttermilk)
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup packed muscovado sugar (or brown sugar)
• 2 2 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil (or vegetable/canola oil)
• 1 1 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 2 2 small Gala apples, chopped into small pieces
• turbinado (raw) sugar and nutmeg, for sprinkling on top

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin wrappers or spray with nonstick cooking spray. My non-stick muffin tin works so well I didn’t need either.

In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger.

In a medium bowl combine applesauce, buttermilk, sugar, oil, egg and vanilla extract.

Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in your applesauce mixture. Stir until just moist.

Fold in the chopped apples. Fill muffin cups ⅔ to ¾ full.

Sprinkle raw sugar and a light dusting of nutmeg on top of the muffins.
Bake for 16-18 minutes. Since these muffins contain fresh fruit, they will spoil more quickly than regular muffins. Try storing them in the refrigerator if you don’t intend to finish them within a day or two, or store them in the freezer for longer-term storage.

NOTES:
Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker’s Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Muffins.