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Apple Oat Muffins

A delicious egg-free muffin with the fantastic combo of apple, oats and cinnamon- great for breakfast or snacks!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose or whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped apple 1 apple
  • 1 cup low fat milk or non-dairy milk of choice
  • 1 Tablespoon flaxseed meal mixed with 3 Tablespoon water or substitute 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 4 Tablespoons butter melted
For crumb topping:
  • 2 heaping tablespoons flour
  • 2 heaping tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 2 heaping tablespoons rolled oats
  • 2 Tablespoons butter melted

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper muffin cups; set aside.
  2. To make crumb topping: In a small bowl combine flour, brown sugar and oats, stir together. Add butter and mix together with a spoon or fork working the butter into the dry ingredients.
  3. To make muffins: In a large bowl, add flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt; mix well. Stir in chopped apple. Add milk, ground flaxseed meal mixture, 4 tablespoons melted butter and stir until well combined.
  4. Divide batter among 12 muffin cups, sprinkle crumb topping evenly over each muffin, ~1 teaspoon per muffin, pressing down gently. Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove pan from oven onto cooling rack for 5 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and continue to cool. Store in airtight container.

Notes

To make these muffins vegan: substitute almond or soy milk for the regular milk and oil for the butter.
Recipe adapted from Pampered Chef