These healthy Applesauce Muffins are delicious, freezer friendly, and the perfect filling snack or breakfast. They're made with whole grain oats, unsweetened applesauce, and whole wheat flour.

Looking for more muffin recipes? Try these Cranberry Orange Muffins, Carrot Muffins, Blueberry Muffins, or Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins.

Three easy Applesauce Muffins with oats stacked on top of each other.

Why I love this recipe:

  • Healthy – These applesauce muffins are less than 150 calories each and made with whole grains and low sugar, so you can feel good about feeding them to your family.
  • Freezer Friendly – I love to make a big batch of these and put them in the freezer. We use them for school lunches, snacks at the pool or anytime.
  • Delicious – They have the same delicious taste and perfect texture of bakery muffins, so no one can tell they're “healthier”.

Ingredients Needed:

Ingredients needed for Applesauce Muffins.

How to make Applesauce Muffins:

Make Batter: In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, applesauce, milk, egg, vanilla, butter and sugar. 

A bowl showing the wet ingredients for applesauce oat muffin batter before and after it's mixed.

Add Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cranberries or raisins. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients then pour in the applesauce mixture. Stir just until combined.

Two images showing wet ingredients being stirred into dry ingredients to make healthy applesauce muffins.

Bake: Spoon batter evenly into the muffin cups then bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Don't over-bake or the muffins will be dry.

Oatmeal Applesauce Muffins fresh out of the oven, cooling on a baking sheet.

Enjoy or Freeze: Remove to a cooling rack then cool oatmeal applesauce muffins completely before freezing.

A basket with the best Applesauce Muffins, ready to enjoy.

Storage and Freezing Instructions:

To Store: Keep at room temperature, in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

To Freeze: Allow to cool completely then place in a freezer safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

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An easy Applesauce Muffin on a plate, ready to enjoy.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 30 minutes
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Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners or grease with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Wet Ingredients: In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, applesauce, milk, egg, vanilla, butter and sugar. 
  • Dry ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cranberries or raisins or chocolate chips.
  • Combine: Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the applesauce mixture. Stir just until combined.
  • Bake: Divide batter evenly between muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Don't over-bake or the muffins will be dry. Remove them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

To Store: Keep at room temperature, in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
To Freeze: Allow to cool completely then place in a freezer safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 193mgPotassium: 109mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 164IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg

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Original recipe adapted from Mel's Kitchen Cafe

I originally shared this recipe December 2015. Updated July 2019 and January 2024.

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Mary
14 days ago

Why did you stop letting people get your recipes via email? Just asking. That’s why I deleted you. I can’t do the pin thing.

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Janice
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Hi, can I omit the oil? Could I use more applesauce or smashed banana to replace an egg? If so, how many grams of both? Thank you.

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Yes, you can replace the butter with the same amount of applesauce—use 60 grams. To replace the egg, use either 60 grams of applesauce or mashed banana. Just know banana will add more flavor, and the muffins may turn out a little softer or denser with both swaps.

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