Apple Oatmeal Muffins

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

  or 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup butter

  melted and cooled slightly
• 1/2 cup milk

  dairy or non-dairy
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup shredded apple

  about 3/4 of a large apple

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400°F and prepare a 12-muffin baking tin with non-stick spray or
  line with paper baking cups, and set aside.
• 2 In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar (if using maple
  syrup, add it with the wet ingredients), baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
  nutmeg, ginger, and salt.
• 3 Make a well in the middle of the dry flour mixture and add the milk, melted
  butter, applesauce, eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup if using). Stir until just
  moistened but without any dry flour streaks. Fold in the shredded apple.
• 4 Spoon the batter into prepared muffin cups. If you want the muffins a bit
  sweater, as they are mildly sweet, sprinkle additional brown sugar and dry oats
  on top of each muffin.
• 5 Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on your oven. I begin checking at 15
  minutes and mine are ready at about 16 minutes. Bake until the tops are golden
  brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.

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