Saturday Morning Breakfast: Oatmeal Applesauce Muffins

Pinspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/185210603398441146/

I have made these twice now. The second time, I halved it. But, oops, I forgot to half the number of muffins. I just ended up eating two instead of one for breakfast.

Old fashioned rolled oats (not instant), milk (not pictured, oops), whole wheat flour, brown sugar, unsweetened applesauce, egg whites, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, sugar, fruit or nuts

Soak the oats in milk for an hour. I soak mine in the fridge, mostly because I have a cat, but also because I don't like milk sitting out for that long.

Combine the oat mixture with the applesauce and egg whites, and mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients (except the cinnamon and sugar) together.

Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined.

Add nuts or fruit if desired. The first time, I added dark chocolate chips (eh), and the second time, I added chunks of apple (better). Do not over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough.

 (Half muffins)

 (Whole muffins)

Spoon muffin mixture into muffin pan. Combine the cinnamon and sugar and top each muffin with some of the mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.

That is what a whole muffin looks like.

 That is what it looks like with a bite out of it. I really thought I had taken a picture of the "half" muffin, but I can't find it.

Oatmeal Applesauce Muffins

1 c old fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
1 c nonfat milk (I used almond milk the second time)
1 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
2 egg whites
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1 t sugar
Fruit or nuts (If you use an apple, use one whole apple per batch... or half an apple for half a batch)

1. Soak the oats in milk for an hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
3. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray.
4. Combine the oat mixture with the applesauce and egg whites, and mix until combined.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk dry ingredients (except the cinnamon and sugar) together.
6. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined. Add nuts or raisins if desired. Do not over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough.
7. Spoon muffin mixture into muffin pan.
8. Combine the cinnamon and sugar and top each muffin with some of the mixture.
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done. These can also be frozen and reheated in the microwave for a quick breakfast. I just refrigerated mine, because I knew I'd eat them in less than a week.

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Review:

These are really good. Especially the ones I made with the chunks of apple (I hate raisins and nuts). If you half the recipe, remember to only fill 6 muffin cups, not all 12. ;-)

What to do with the yolks? The first time, I made these: http://pinterest.com/pin/185210603398449708/ (no blog entry for these, sorry)
The second time, I made this: http://pinterest.com/pin/185210603398519455/ (blog entry coming next week!)