Healthy Apple oatmeal muffins
(from LC1231’s recipe box)
Source: http://cookieandkate.com/2011/apple-oatmeal-muffins/
Ingredients
- •1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- •1 1/4 cups oats
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- •1/4 teaspoon salt
- •1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- •1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- •1/8 teaspoon ginger
- •1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- •1/2 cup light coconut milk with the juice of half a lemon (or low fat buttermilk)
- •1/2 cup packed muscovado sugar (or brown sugar)
- •2 tablespoons melted coconut oil (or vegetable/canola oil)
- •1 large egg, lightly beaten
- •1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •2 small Gala apples, chopped into small pieces
- •turbinado (raw) sugar and nutmeg, for sprinkling on top
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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.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.
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.In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger.
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.In a medium bowl combine applesauce, buttermilk, sugar, oil, egg and vanilla extract.
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.Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in your applesauce mixture. Stir until just moist.
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.Fold in the chopped apples. Fill muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full.
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.Sprinkle raw sugar and a light dusting of nutmeg on top of the muffins.
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.Bake for 16-18 minutes.