A great way of keeping your dessert cravings healthy, this one is a hit with toddlers as well!
Very often, I end up baking with fruits and oats. One of the reasons for this is so that my almost-two year old toddler can have a go at it as well. And boy, does he gobble them up for his evening snack! So this one becomes a great, healthy fix for our dessert cravings where I use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour and add in oats (and maybe walnuts) for the extra punch!
The recipe is pretty simple and comes together in no time. Most ingredients are usually available in my pantry and is an easy go-to recipe for a snack or a dessert.
The proportions I have used will make you about 10-12 muffins. And did I mention.... no butter! The muffins get their softy, fluffy texture from buttermilk, which is the dairy that goes into this preparation. So let's get going!
INGREDIENTS
1 cup oats
1 cup or 250 ml of buttermilk (1 cup of milk with about 10 drops of lemon juice, stirred and allowed to rest for 5 minutes)
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
About 2 apples, peeled, cored and shredded with a grater
METHOD
In a large mixing bowl, combine your oats and buttermilk and let them soak for about 15 minutes while you prep the rest of your ingredients.
Preheat your oven to 200 C and grease your muffin tray with olive oil.
In a separate bowl, add all your remaining dry ingredients and mix (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and sugar).
Stir the oil, egg and vanilla into the soaked oats mixture and combine.
Add the dry ingredients into this bowl and stir gently till combined. Do not over mix as the muffins may lose their fluffy texture.
Fold in the shredded apples gently.
Add in chopped walnuts if you prefer.
Scoop the batter into the muffin moulds (each mould to be filled till about 3/4 full).
Bake at 200 C for 12-14 minutes.
Let the muffins cool for 10 minutes before popping out of their moulds.
Serve slightly warm and enjoy!
I hope you enjoyed this recipe.
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