Ingredients
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup 2% or full-fat plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1½ cups quick cooking oats
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ⅔ cup Puori PW1 vanilla whey protein powder (60 g)*
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup diced apple, cut to about ½-inch pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Mist a standard muffin pan with cooking spray or line with muffin liners and mist those, or use a silicone muffin pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, applesauce, yogurt, egg, and vanilla.
- Add the oats, flour, sugar, protein powder, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined, then gently fold in the diced apples.
- Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 20-22 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days, in the fridge for up to 7 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Notes
For gluten-free: Use a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend, such as Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur brands. Oats are naturally gluten free but are often processed in facilities where gluten-containing grains are processed. So if making these muffins for someone with celiac, use certified gluten-free oats.
For dairy-free/vegan protein muffin recipe: Use melted coconut oil in place of the butter; use dairy-free almond-milk yogurt in place of the Greek yogurt; use plant-based protein powder in place of the whey protein powder; and replace the egg with 1 ‘flax egg’ by combining 1 tablespoon ground flax meal with 3 tablespoons water. Stir and let it sit for 5 minutes to thicken before adding to the batter when the egg is called for.
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Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 175
- Fat: 6 g
- (Sat Fat: 3 g)
- Sodium: 299 mg
- Carbohydrate: 24 g
- (Fiber: 1 g
- Sugar: 22 g)
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 32 mg