Apple and Oatmeal Muffins
Light and full of good for you ingredients, these muffins will hit the spot and be on the table in 30 minutes.
Servings: 12 muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed If you don’t have this, you can leave it out, but I would replace with flour to keep the consistency right
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup milk
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 apple peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
- ½ cup chopped nuts optional-if you dig additional texture
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and move a rack to the center of the oven.
- In a large bowl, combine oatmeal, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, mix milk, maple syrup, oil, egg.
- Mix into the dry ingredients until just incorporated. Fold in apples and nuts.
- Pour into greased or line muffin tins approximately ¾ of the way full. Bake for 16-22 minutes.