Apple Pie Oat Muffins

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups            Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats

1 tsp               Baking Powder

2 tsp               Apple Pie Spice*

*1 Tbs Cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, allspice and 1/2 cloves, ground

1/4 tsp            Salt

1/2 cup           Applesauce

1 med              Apple, grated (about 3/4 cup)

1 lg                   Egg White

1/4 cup            Pure Maple Syrup or Honey

2 tsp                Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 cup            Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

1/3 cup            Cranberries, dried

1/4 cup            Pecans or Walnuts, chopped (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir together oats, baking powder, seasonings and salt.

Add applesauce, grated apple, egg white, maple syrup, vanilla extract, milk and cranberries, plus any optional items. Stir in well to incorporate.

Allow the mixture to set and thicken about 3-5 minutes before spooning into your muffin pan.

Fill muffin cups almost completely full with batter. The muffins will not rise.

Bake for 30 minutes and until the center of each oatmeal muffin is set. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving. If you don’t allow these to cool before taking them out of the muffin pan, they will fall apart. I used a knife around the edges to make removal easier. After cooling, they will set well. Store in a covered container in the fridge for about a week or freeze for up to three months.