This wholesome muffin recipe is made with oats instead of flour and is lightly sweetened with pure maple syrup.
Ingredient
– 2 cups quick oats– ▢2 tsp baking powder– ▢1 tsp sea salt– ▢2 tsp ground cinnamon– ▢2 large egg– ▢1 cup unsweetened applesauce– ▢1/3 cup pure maple syrup– ▢4 Tbsp avocado oil– ▢2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Direction
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a muffin tin with 9 paper liners.
Step1
Step1
Transfer the oats to a blender and blend for 60 seconds, or until a flour forms.
Step2
Step2
Add the baking powder, sea salt, and ground cinnamon to the blender and blend for another 10 seconds or so, until all of the dry ingredients are well combined.
Step3
Step3
Add the eggs, unsweetened applesauce, pure maple syrup, avocado oil, and pure vanilla extract to a large bowl. Whisk until the wet ingredients are well-combined.
Step4
Step4
Transfer the oat flour mixture to the mixing bowl with the wet ingredients. Mix until a smooth batter forms.
Step5
Step5
Pour the muffin batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling the muffin cups most of the way up. If you’d like, sprinkle the top of the muffins with oats or chopped nuts.
Step6
Step6
Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the muffins are golden brown around the edges and test clean.
Step7
Step7
A great way of ensuring muffins are baked through is taking their internal temperature using a digital thermometer
Step8
Step8
Allow the applesauce oat muffins to cool completely to room temperature before peeling off a muffin liner to eat one.