Apple Oat Muffins Recipe - Deliciously Healthy!!

Apple Oat Muffins with Dried Cherries and Black Walnuts     by Natalie

Ingredients:

1 large apple, peeled and diced

1 ½ cups whole-wheat flour

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, uncooked

½ cup brown sugar (light or dark works)

1 ½ tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. ground nutmeg

Pinch of ground cloves

½ cup black walnuts (chopped and toasted)

½ cup dried cherries (dried cranberries could be substituted)

1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt or organic low fat yogurt

2 farm fresh eggs

¼ cup Almond milk (cow’s milk could be substituted)

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil

1 cup natural applesauce

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

1.      1.  Move oven rack to the middle position. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.

2.      2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour through cloves), then stir in walnuts, cherries, and diced apples.

3.      3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, eggs, milk, oil, applesauce, and vanilla. Pour into the dry ingredients and      stir just until combined.

4.      4. Grease muffin tin or use muffin cups (I used a 12-cup plus a 6-cup muffin tin). Divide batter among the cups. If desired,  you can top the muffins with dried cranberries, oats, and/or black walnuts. Bake until muffins begin to brown around  edges and are firm to the touch (20-25 minutes). Remove muffins from the tins and allow to cool. Store leftovers in an  airtight container. 

Ingredients for the above recipe

  

Hand mixing the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients

 Stir just until combined...over-stirring can cause a more dense/hard product. We want fluffy results!

Enjoy!