Applesauce-Oatmeal Muffins

Wal*Mart Family Cookbook, p. 41

1 ½ cups quick-cooking rolled oats

1 ½ cups flour

½ cup packed brown sugar

¾ tsp. ground cinnamon or apple pie spice

1 tsp. baking powder

¾ tsp. baking soda

1 cup applesauce

½ cup milk

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 egg

Oatmeal Topping (see recipe below)

Preheat oven to 400F. Grease 12 muffin cups; set aside. In medium bowl stir together oatmeal, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl combine applesauce, milk, oil and egg; add to flour mixture. 

It already smells good, and you haven't even baked anything yet!

Stir just until moistened. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each ¾ full. Sprinkle each with Oatmeal Topping. 

There isn't a ton of topping to go around, so be judicious.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Oatmeal Topping: Stir together ¼ cup quick-cooking rolled oats, 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon until crumbly.

Just look at that! It's been too long since I made muffins.

My Rating: 4/5 "Loved the consistency of these, and they're nice and moist as well. They're pleasantly sweet without being diabetes-inducing. They've been making a nice little breakfast for me this week that I look forward to. I wish they were bigger, but the easy solution for that problem is just to eat two at a time!"