Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

These apple oatmeal muffins are made with fresh apples, oats, and applesauce topped with a buttery cinnamon streusel for a delicious, quick breakfast.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1.5 cups quick-cooking oats
• 0.25 cup quick-cooking oats

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.

Step 2

Make topping: Mix oats, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon in a small bowl; set aside.

Step 3

Make muffins: Whisk together oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together applesauce, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Stir applesauce mixture into flour mixture until all ingredients are moistened. Fold in chopped apple.

Step 4

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full; sprinkle oat topping mixture evenly over each muffin.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.