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Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

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Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

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Mmm, Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins. There really isn't too much more to say about these since their name alone prepares you for what you're about to bite into... but we'll expand on that some more anyways. These soft and crumbly muffins are filled with hints of sweet brown sugar, rich cinnamon, and tart apple. On top there's some crumbly and sugary goodness sprinkled all over, because how could there not be?! Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins give you just what you'd expect and then some!

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Ingredients

  • For the oat topping:
  • 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • For the muffins:
  • 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 apple, peeled, cored, and chopped

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line the cups with paper liners.

Step 3 -In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup of the oats, 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar, the melted butter, and 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon together.

Step 4 -In a large bowl, whisk the remaining oats, the flour, the remaining brown sugar, the remaining cinnamon, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt together.

Step 5 -In a medium bowl, whisk the applesauce, the milk, the oil, the egg, and the vanilla extract together.

Step 6 -Stir the applesauce mixture into the flour mixture until all the ingredients are moistened.

Step 7 -Fold the apple into the batter.

Step 8 -Spoon the batter into the prepared cups until they are about 2/3 of the way full.

Step 9 -Sprinkle the batter with the oat topping.

Step 10 -Bake the muffins until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

Step 11 -Serve warm.

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