How To Make Healthy Apple Muffin
Pick out the freshest apple you can find, dice it up and turn it into a batch of yummy mouthwatering muffins with our apple muffin recipe.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3cupsold-fashioned oats
- 1tbsppumpkin pie spicehomemade or store-bought
- 1½tspbaking soda
- ¾tspfine sea salt
- 1mediumapplefinely diced
- 2eggs
- ⅔cupunsweetened almond milkplain or vanilla
- ¾cupapplesauceunsweetened
- ½cupmaple syrup
- 3tbspmelted coconut oil(or any mild-flavored oil)
- 1tspvanilla extract
- turbinado sugaroptional for sprinkling
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with parchment or cupcake liners, or lightly grease with cooking spray. Set aside.
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Puree oats in a blender or food processor until they reach a fine flour-like consistency.
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Add in the pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and sea salt, and pulse until the mixture is evenly combined.
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With the power turned off, add in the diced apple. Then use a spoon to toss until the apple is completely coated in the flour mixture. Set aside.
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In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, applesauce, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla extract until evenly combined.
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Fold the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredient mixture, and stir until the mixture is just combined. (Try to avoid over-mixing.)
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Portion the batter evenly into the prepared baking cups. Then sprinkle a generous pinch of turbinado sugar on top of each muffin, if you would like.
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Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.
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Remove from the oven and place the pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes.
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Serve warm. Or let the muffins cool to room temperature, then store in a sealed container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Calories: 171.05kcal
- Fat: 5.71g
- Saturated Fat: 3.47g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.25g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.83g
- Carbohydrates: 27.89g
- Fiber: 2.56g
- Sugar: 12.40g
- Protein: 3.82g
- Cholesterol: 26.66mg
- Sodium: 209.07mg
- Calcium: 57.96mg
- Potassium: 149.69mg
- Iron: 1.27mg
- Vitamin A: 12.13µg
- Vitamin C: 4.04mg
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