Applesauce Muffins. The wholesome muffins are great for packing into a lunch box, and they can be vegan, gluten free, egg free, dairy free, whole food plant based, and oil free. Easy and delicious Applesauce Oat Muffins. They make the perfect healthy snack and they're freezer-friendly, too!

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Ingredients of Applesauce Muffins

1. You need 3/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce.
2. It's 2/3 cup of pure maple syrup or honey.
3. Prepare 2 of large eggs, at room temperature.
4. Prepare 1/3 cup of unsalted butter, melted and cooled.
5. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract.
6. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour.
7. It's 1/4 tsp. of baking powder.
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of baking soda.
9. It's 2 tsp. of cinnamon.
10. It's 1/2 tsp. of allspice.
11. You need 1/4 tsp. of nutmeg.
12. It's 1/2 tsp. of salt.
13. It's 1/2 cup of old fashioned rolled oats.
14. You need 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts.
15. You need of coarse sugar, for topping.

They're a perfect healthy snack or breakfast for kids to make. These moist applesauce muffins have a delicious apple cinnamon flavor and are sweetened with applesauce. The trick with baking without oil is not difficult. Apple sauce is what keeps this recipe moist without added artery-clogging oil.

Applesauce Muffins instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a standard size muffin tin or line with parchment paper liners and set this aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the applesauce, maple syrup, eggs, butter and vanilla and set that aside..
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and use a rubber spatula to mix until just combined. Then fold in the oats and the walnuts..
3. Scoop the batter evenly into the muffin tins and bake for 15-22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the centers clean. Then, remove them from the oven, let them cool in the pan for 5 or so minutes, then pop them out of the pan and place them on a cooling rack to cool completely..

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