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    Published: Oct 16, 2016 · Modified: Nov 13, 2021 by Trish · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

    Apple Oatmeal Muffins

    Apple Oatmeal Muffins | www.infinebalance.com #recipe
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    Simple cinnamon and oatmeal muffin packed with fresh apples. A healthy and wholesome treat.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 181kcal
    Baked Goods
    Muffins

    These simple apple oatmeal muffins packed with nutritious oatmeal and fresh fall apples, healthy and filling. Lots of cinnamon too! Kids love these in their lunchboxes or after school. Use your favourite kind of eating apple variety to make these muffins.

    Cinnamon apple oatmeal muffin on baking sheet

    This is a re-post from (let me look it up).... 2010. Wholly long time ago! Apple Oatmeal Muffins. A make again and again recipe.

    I am a creature of habit and one of my habits is baking a batch of something most weekends. I just can't help myself. Muffins have always been my go-to. I like that they are compact and perfectly portioned. I do my darndest to pack nutritious things into them. And it gives the kids something homemade to stuff in their lunch boxes.

    Some of my favorite muffin recipes:

    • Perfect Date Banana Muffins {vegan}
    • Lemon Zucchini Muffins
    • Blueberry Muffins {vegan}
    • Pumpkin Butter Muffins

    Since it is apple season.. and apple picking something we just can't pass up... I have found myself revisiting apple recipes. Here is an old favourite, Apple Oatmeal Muffins. Full of apples.

    There are 3 whole apples in this batch of muffins! 

    For these muffins I like to grate 2 of the apples so they melt into the muffin, flavouring the muffins and adding moisture.

    But I also add one chopped apple too. Because chunks of apples are in fact the point of apple season and these muffins. A chopped apple adds texture. I just love biting into a soft sweet apple piece in each bite.

    Add-ins and variations

    Add walnuts if you like a little crunch too.

    Sunflower seeds are good if you want crunch but are concerned about nut-safety due to allergies or if you want to send these to school with the kids.

    I used quick oats in these muffins, it keeps the muffins soft and not too chewy. Minute oats work too. But don't use instant oatmeal.

    For the apples - use your favourite variety. Apple season makes me happy because of the variety. You will want to make a batch of these muffins with all the apple kinds 😍.

    Vegan options:

    • use non-dairy milk and non-dairy yogurt. I like soy milk and soy or coconut yogurt best. Equal amounts as listed below.
    • For the egg, this recipe will work with powdered egg replacer or a flax-egg.  see this post for instructions for a flax egg.
    a stack of apple oatmeal muffins

    these apple oatmeal muffins are full of apples and oats

    Storage and freezing

    These muffins are best if eaten within a couple of days of baking. If I know we will not be eating them all at once, I will keep the extra refrigerated and reheat them before eating. 

    Muffins freeze well, wrap each individual muffin in foil or place several muffins in an air-tight freezer bag with as much of the air removed as possible and freeze for 2-3 months.

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    Apple Oatmeal Muffins | www.infinebalance.com #recipe
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    Apple Oatmeal Muffins

    Simple cinnamon and oatmeal muffin packed with fresh apples. A healthy and wholesome treat.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Servings: 12 muffins
    Calories: 181kcal

    Ingredients

    • 3 apples McIntosh works best
    • 1-½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup quick-cooking oats or minute oats
    • ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
    • 1-½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ cup milk your choice, low fat or non-dairy, I used soy
    • 2 tablespoons canoila or sunflower oil
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream, low fat or regular
    • 1 large egg

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400°.
    • Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
    • In a medium bowl combine milk, vanilla, oil, yogurt and egg. Whisk well. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir to just combine. Leave a few dry and powdering parts.
    • For the apples: core and dice one apple into ½ inch pieces. Grate the other two apples onto a clean kitchen towel. Wrap a clean kitchen towel around the grated apples and wring gently to remove most of the moisture.
    • Fold apples (grated and diced) into the muffin batter. Divide batter evenly between 12 muffin cups. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Muffins will spring back in the middle when pressed and be very slightly golden on top and around the edges. Remove from oven and muffin tin and allow to cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or store in an air-tight container for up to one day.

    Notes

    This recipe slightly adapted from the original, which appeared in Cooking Light Magazine 2002.
    Use your favourite eating apple in this recipe.  I like to grate 2 of the apples for moisture and ensure the apple flavour is fully distributed throughout the muffin. But I always leave one apple and chop it by hand for added texture. I like the big chunks of apples in each bite.
    Calories: 181kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 34g (11%) Protein: 5g (10%) Fat: 3g (5%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 15mg (5%) Sodium: 170mg (7%) Potassium: 180mg (5%) Fiber: 2g (8%) Sugar: 18g (20%) Vitamin A: 138IU (3%) Vitamin C: 2mg (2%) Calcium: 79mg (8%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
    Trish Cowper | www.infinebalance.com
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    Cinnamon Apple Baked Oatmeal {vegan}

     

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