Apples, oats and muffins..........make for a perfect breakfast don't you think?
The night before Easter I decided to make these wonderfully yummy and healthy muffins to have for breakfast in the morning before heading to church. We leave super early, 8am!
These muffins bake in 20 minutes.Yeah!
When I first began my blog, my original Apple Oatmeal Muffins recipe was not sugar free. It is refined sugar and flour free, but not sugar free. I used sucanat to sweeten them which is healthier and less refined than white sugar. But I had wanted to tweak the recipe a bit and try it with stevia only.
Still just as moist and delicious as the original recipe and now completely sugar free!
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ tablespoon [url href="https://www.iherb.com/p/5270?rcode=yaj035" target="_blank"]Sweetleaf Stevia powder[/url] (*see note)
- 1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup oil, melted butter or coconut oil
- ¾ cup low-fat milk
- 1 apple peeled, cored and chopped
- Optional: chopped nuts, granola
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and coat a 12 capacity muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a bowl stir together the oats, flour, , cinnamon, baking soda and powder, stevia and salt.
- Add the milk, vanilla, oil, eggs and applesauce.
- Add the apple chunks.
- Add some chopped nuts on top, leave plain or even add some granola.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
*If you would prefer this recipe WITHOUT STEVIA, Check this post.
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
julie
I used 2 apples and I put the chopped apple into boiling water for about 30 seconds before adding them to the cake mix. I used 1/2 cup oatmeal and 1/2 cup of LSA instead of oats. And some chopped walnuts and a bit of nutmeg. I also used 4 tablespoons of raw sugar instead of stevia. And I made a cake instead of muffins. Soooooo good!!
Edie Joy Williams
I started my own no sugar/flour processed foods eating plan (I didn't know about yours) a little over a month ago. Found this muffin recipe a few days ago and LOVE them! Then I tried substituting banana for the applesauce and added sugar free chocolate chips. Husband LOVED them too. And pumpkin in place of applesauce and added more cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and the chopped apple. Also really good! Thanks for this keeper recipe!
Leah
I used grated carrots instead of apples, and I added walnuts and nutmeg. I got a fantastic sugar-free muffin that tastes like carrot cake. Thanks!
Phoebe Lapine
Always delighted to find gluten-free muffin recipes! These sound delish!!
Vanessa So remember halfway through baking
Just wanted to say that if you don't eat eggs, they're still awesome without! I completely forgot the eggs when I made these, only through baking! They taste amazing, though, even without! 😀
Brenda
Wow, awesome to know, thanks!
Krista
Made these last night with almond flour instead of whole wheat. Topped them with greek yoghurt and some honey. Amazing! What a great breakfast! Thank you!
Brenda
Thanks for letting me know that! So glad it worked out well!
Amanda West
Does this recipe yield 12 or 6 muffins. I am making them now and just a little confused b/c it says to spray a 12 cup muffin pan but on the serving facts it says that is serves 6.
Brenda
Sorry that was a mistake, it is 12.
Cindy
I have a milk allergy. I used almond milk (but coconut milk or soy would probably have worked too). I used coconut butter. I used 2 tsp. stevia. WOW! These taste amazing!
Brenda
Wonderful adaptions, that's great!
Debbie
Woops! That was supposed to be Almond Breeze!
Debbie
I used AlmoBreeze in this recipe. No sugars, no cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein and only 30 calories per 1 cup. Good stuff!
Brenda
If my boys weren't eating them and they were just for me I would have used Almond milk for sure, but since this is for my family and my boys have nut allergies I can't use it. Thanks.
Cecilia
Wow! These were so awesome! I can't get over the texture! The sweetness was barely there and just right. Great job!
Heather McDonough
I'm going to try these right now! I love your blog 🙂
Brenda
thank you!
Naomi
I have been looking for a good muffin recipe that was not 400 calories or 12 points. My husband is pre-diabetic and I am always counting points if I gain some weight so I don't go to far. It is hard to find certain recipes that list the points. I use the old points. I am going to make these right now.
Brenda
I'm so glad! Hope he likes them!
Amanda
First recipe from this site, I have to say I am so happy! Had most ingredients in my pantry, everything thing else was inexpensive. So easy to make! My hubby loved them, then I told him they were good for him, he promised not to eat hem all tonight! Looking forward to making more recipes!
Brenda
So glad you shared with me and especially awesome when it wins over the hubby, that's fantastic!
Kimberly
Have you ever frozen a batch of these? I was wondering if they freeze well???
Brenda
I'm sorry I have not as they usually get eaten within a day or two. Please let me know if you try and how it works.
Colette
Looks great! I need to get some stevia soon! How much honey or raw sugar should I use - if I am not using Stevia!?
Thanks for the great info!
Brenda
The link for the original recipe not using stevia is linked under the last picture above.
Angie
I have stevia drops coming , how much of the drops would I uses powder? So thankful for your website....I'm slowly going sugar free! Your site makes the transition alot easier to do!
Brenda
I would say at least 3 teaspoons but that may not make them sweet enough for your family. You could start with that and see how it goes.
mooreganics
Oh and by the way I used sprout spelt flour instead of whole wheat 🙂
mooreganics
These just passed the kid test! Delicious and I only used Stevia for the very first time when baking! Yippiee...I am on my way to kicking my sugar addiction.
Thank you!
Brenda
I'm so glad, yeah for you!!! Kick that sugar habit to the curb!
Heather
Do you have to use pastry flour? Can I use regular whole wheat flour?
Brenda
You can use regular.
Rachel
Just wondering do you think this would work well with blueberry or blackberry instead to the apple in it ?
Brenda
Oh yes I think that would work just fine. Sounds good!
Charlotte Moore
I love apples, cinnamon, and oatmeal together. These look so tasty.