Healthy Applesauce Oat Muffins

 

Ingredients

 Wet Ingredients

• 1 cup (100 g) old-fashioned rolled oats (see note)
• 1 cup (227 g) unsweetened applesauce
• ½ cup milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ cup (57 g) canola oil
• ⅓ cup (71 g) granulated sugar or honey

Dry Ingredients 

• ¾ cup (107 g) whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup (70 g) dried cranberries or raisins (optional)

 

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or grease the muffin cups. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the oatmeal, applesauce, milk, egg, vanilla, butter and sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt (and cranberries or raisins if using). Make a well in the center and pour in the applesauce mixture. Stir until just combined (don’t over-mix or the muffins will be dense and dry). The muffin batter texture might be a bit different (wetter?) than other muffin batters but no fear, carry on!
• Distribute the batter evenly among the 12 muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Don’t over-bake or the muffins will be dry.
• Remove the muffins to a rack to cool completely. Once cool, I place 6-9 muffins in a large freezer Ziploc bag, suck all the air out (oh yes I do) and seal the bag, then freeze, pulling them out one by one to stick in my kids lunches or warm slightly for a snack.
   
  Modified From:
  https://www.melskitchencafe.com/healthy-oats-and-applesauce-muffins/