Recipe - Oatmeal apple muffins

My kids (and my husband and I) love muffins!  Especially these oatmeal apple muffins!  They never last too long in our house.  They are a great for a quick after school snack, or an on-the-go breakfast.

Recipe - Oatmeal Apple Muffins

1 egg

3/4 cup almond milk

3 tbsp canola oil

1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup oats

1 tbsp baking powder

2 tbsp ground flax

1/2 tsp nutmeg

2 tsp cinnamon

Dash salt

1 med apple, peeled and finely chopped

3/4 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 450F

In a large bowl, blend together the egg, milk, oil, brown sugar and applesauce.  Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, flax, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.  Add this mixture half at a time into the wet ingredients.  Mix until just combined. 

Stir in the chopped apples, walnuts and cranberries.

Spray muffin tin (or use muffin liners).  Bake for 15-18 mintues in a preheated oven.  Remove from muffin tins and place on cooling rack.  Enjoy!

Makes 18 muffins

I enjoy my muffins with a cup of hot coffee!