These muffins are delicious and reasonably healthy! Filled with wholemeal flour, oats and apples, they give a great energy boost to help kids stay focused at school.
Apple muffins have always been a favourite in our home. I’ve made so many different versions over the years, but what I love about this recipe is just how much it makes. You get 12 regular muffins plus 12 mini muffins, which is so handy to have a batch ready for morning tea or to pop in the freezer for later.
If you want to mix it up, try reducing the maple syrup and adding sultanas or dates for extra fibre and flavour.
Work lunch idea: chicken salad, fresh berries, and two of these little mini apple and oat muffins, such a nice way to finish a meal.
This recipe is also one of the many you’ll find in my Lunchbox Recipes Cookbook.
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Apple and Oat Muffins
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C, line a 12 hole regular muffin tin with patty cases and grease a 12 hole mini muffin tin.
- Combine 1 ¼ cups rolled oats and 1 ½ cups milk into a bowl, stand to soak for 10 minutes.
- Add ½ cup maple syrup, 1 egg, ¼ cup butter, ? cup brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extractto oat mixture, stir to combine.
- Add 2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour and 2 cups apples, gently stir through.
- Spoon mixture evenly into prepared muffin tins.
- Cook mini muffins for 8-10 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Cook regular muffins for a further 5-8 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
- Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
14 comments
It’s great to serve the kids with healthy and nutritious snack. I will try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
My kids loved them next time I’ll add in some sultanas for something different too. Hope your family enjoy them 🙂
Sounds yum, wondering if recipe would work with maple flavoured syrup (I don’t have any actual maple syrup in the pantry at the moment)?
I don’t see why not Mariana, it just make be a little sweeter than with the real syrup. Hope you enjoy.
I just made them with green maple flavoured syrup and they were fantastic!
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That’s great to hear that it can be used too Sarah, thank you for sharing, so pleased you enjoyed them!
Thanks for letting me (and everyone else) know Sarah 😉
Any chance you could put up the recipes in grams or lbs and oz????? Please!!
I made these today to add to our lunch boxes this week. I did play around a bit and did not use maple syrup or the sugar but rather added Rice Malt Syrup (reducing sugar intake.) It is a lovely recipe and will add it to my “go to” recipe list.
Thanks Kat
clever idea, thanks for sharing Nicki
Love the Apple and oat muffins. Healthy and very moorish. :). Thanks Kat
you’re welcome Kathy, enjoy!
A hit for miss 7! Another fantastic recipe thanks for sharing Kat.