Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients

Topping

• 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp melted butter
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (in an emergency: blend apples)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped

Instructions

Preheat over to 400 deg F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.

Stir topping ingredients together in a bowl, set aside.

Whisk together oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in large bowl.

Stir in applesauce, milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir applesauce mixture into flour mixture just until all ingredients are moistened; stir in apple. Spoon apple mixture into prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full; sprinkle oat topping mixture evenly over each muffin.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.