Healthier Apple Muffins
I don't consider muffins a healthy food, but I do make them on occasion making sure to use high-quality ingredients and less sugar. My kids love these "healthier" apple muffins.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple muffin recipe, healthy apple muffin recipe, healthy apple muffins
Servings: 12 muffins
- 1 cup oats
- 1 ½ cup unbleached flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder aluminum-free
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom optional
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds optional
- ½ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 cup apples diced
- 1 cup milk or non-dairy milk
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 2 tablespoon butter melted
Crumble Topping
- 3 tablespoon unbleached flour
- 2 tablespoon oats
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh ground flax
- ¼ teaspoon both cinnamon and cardamom
- 2 ½ tablespoon soft butter
- 2 tablespoon chopped pecans or walnuts optional
Muffins
Pre-heat oven to 400.
In a small-medium mixing bowl mix together all dry ingredients. Oats, flour, baking powder, salt, chia seeds, and spices. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
In a separate medium bowl, mix together sugar, milk, vanilla, coconut oil, butter, egg, and diced apple.
Slowly add dry ingredients, stirring with wooden spoon until the dry in fully incorporated. Don't over mix.
Divide into 6 jumbo or 12 mini lined or greased muffins tins.
Sprinkle about a teaspoon of crumble on each one. Bake for about 20 min or until lightly brown.