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Applesauce Muffins

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5 from 9 votes
A must-try! These healthy applesauce muffins are so incredibly moist and delicious. Naturally vegan and perfect for breakfast or snack. Only 1 bowl needed! 
Servings: 12 muffins
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, or more AP flour
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened milk of choice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup neutral oil*, like canola

**Optional: Softened apples into the batter. Not necessary, but incredible. For this, you will need 1 peeled and diced apple, 1 tablespoon brown sugar & 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a muffin tin and set aside. 
  •  In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flours, oats, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. 
  • Add in the liquids: oil, applesauce, milk and vanilla extract. IF adding in softened apples, fold them into the batter. 
  • Divide into a lightly greased muffin tin and bake for 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean (14 minutes if you've added in additional apples). Remove from oven and let cool in the tin before removing to a cooling rack.

**If adding apples: Sauté apples, sugar and cinnamon in small pan until soft, about 10 minutes.

    Notes

    *This recipe was adapted after reader feedback on 10/12/22-- a few readers had muffins that were too dense. The updated recipe reduces the applesauce amount and adds in oil instead of pumpkin and replaces some of the flour with oats. That said, if you want an oil-free muffin, substitute in 1/3 cup pumpkin puree for the oil and it will work! 
    ***The original measurements were: 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3/4 teaspoon each baking soda and baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 1/3 cup applesauce, 1/3 cup milk, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup each brown sugar and cane sugar. Combine wet and dry in separate bowls, then combine together. Divide into muffin tins and bake for 18-20 minutes. 
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1muffinCalories: 171kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gSodium: 219mgPotassium: 82mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 29IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 1mg
    Course: baked goods, healthy, muffins
    Cuisine: American
    Author: Alexandra Caspero