Apple Muffin Recipe With Oats

You need one bowl to make super moist apple muffins at home. All you need to do is combine the ingredients in a bowl and voila batter is ready to bake. The whole muffin making process takes 30 minutes from start to finish. Apple Muffins are the kind of baked treats that always remind me of the morning freshness. There is something serene about starting the day with a cup of freshly brewed coffee and a home-baked muffin. The light tartness of apple combined with the warmth of cinnamon and sweetness of the carrot creates music of delectable flavours. If you love desserts with apple, try my – apple kheer. It’s love at first bite.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Be adventurous – try these muffin recipe variations: Carrot – replace half the amount of grated apple with the carrot. And you have carrot loaf style muffins. Applesauce: instead of grated apple, you can use 1 cup applesauce as well. Fresh Berries – add fresh berries such as blueberry, raspberry, or strawberry (and later, use some of them to bake teatime strawberry cake) in the batter. Streusel Topping – try streusel topping of muesli, rolled oats, diced apple, chocolate chips, or dried fruits to make your muffins even more delightful.

Oats Streusel Topping For Muffin

I have combined rolled oats (use the remaining oats for making overnight oats or khichdi or smoothie), butter, and light brown sugar to make a crunchy topping for my muffins. The addition of oats gives a full breakfast feel to the muffins. It is an utterly simple streusel topping that does not require any unique technique – combine oats with cold butter and brown sugar. Mix to form a crumbly mixture, and the streusel topping is ready. You can keep it in the fridge while preparing the batter.

Vegan Apple Muffins

Substitute eggs with 1 Cup applesauce or vegan yogurt in the batter. And you will end up with super-moist vegan muffins. For streusel topping, instead of butter use unsweetened almond or any other nut butter.

My Tried and True Tips

The batter is a little bit lumpy and on a thick side, but that’s the key to soft, moist muffins. The pitfall with all muffin is in over mixing the batter and ending up with the tough muffins. So make sure you only mix the batter until the ingredients are well combined, moistened, and no streaks of flour remain. Try to use apples with a sweet taste and less tartness like the golden delicious, Shimla apples, or honey crisp. Always adjust the amount of sugar according to the sweetness of the apples. Stick to brown sugar only as it helps in giving the required moistness to the muffins. Lastly, do not leave the muffins in the oven for too long. Usually, apple muffins don’t take more than 20 minutes to bake. Even after bringing out of the oven, the cooking process continues with the heat trapped inside. So check muffins with a toothpick and adjust the baking time accordingly.