
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins
Prep
20 mins
Cook
15 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Medium
These Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins are my go to when I want something wholesome without spending hours in the kitchen. I love that oats are packed with fiber to keep you satisfied all morning, and the whole recipe comes together in just 35 minutes from start to finish. The beauty of these muffins is their simplicity, too. With just a handful of ingredients and minimal fuss, you can have a batch ready before you know it. They're perfect for busy mornings or whenever you need a quick, comforting treat that tastes like you spent way more time on it than you actually did.
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup quick-cooking oats¼ cup quick-cooking oats
- 11 tablespoon brown sugar
- 11 tablespoon melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.
- 2
Make topping: Mix oats, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.
- 3
Make muffins: Whisk together oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together applesauce, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Stir applesauce mixture into flour mixture until all ingredients are moistened. Fold in chopped apple.
- 4
Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full; sprinkle oat topping mixture evenly over each muffin.
- 5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
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