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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.
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:
How to make Applesauce Muffins:
Make Batter: In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, applesauce, milk, egg, vanilla, butter and sugar.
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.
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.
Enjoy or Freeze: Remove to a cooling rack then cool oatmeal applesauce muffins completely before freezing.
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.
More Healthy Snacks:
- Protein Bars
- Granola Bites
- Banana Oat Muffins
- No Bake Granola Bars
- Applesauce
- Easy Healthy Granola
- Charcuterie Board
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Instant Pot Yogurt
- Chocolate Overnight Oats
Applesauce Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoons butter, , melted (or coconut oil)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup raisins or chocolate chips
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
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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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.
Followed directions to a T— muffins were very moist and stuck to the cupcake liners. Tasted healthy, but lost half the muffin that stuck on the liner. May have needed a touch more flour
You can spray your liners lightly with cooking spray!
Turned out great! Even shared them with the telephone repairman who was here fixing the phone & he raved about how good the recipe was. I added a little bit of diced golden delicious apple before baking (~1/4 cup) – that did add to the baking time, but generally made the recipe moist. I’m going to keep & share this recipe. It’s excellent!
Made these muffins and i love them will be baking more of them for breakfast.
These are so delicious! I use monkfruit instead of sugar. My kids love them and I make them 2-3 times a week. Thank you!
Delicious moist yummy,
I used quick oats and 1/2 raisin 1/2 chips.
Used this recipe but tweaked it just a little. First, I used half almond flour and half whole wheat flour. Next, I used 7 packets of stevia in place of the sugar. They turned out great! Just the right amount of sweetness plus because I replaced some of the whole wheat flour fewer carbs!!
These are amazing! A easy, fast recipe to put together and bake. The flavor is wonderful! I love that there is not much sugar in them compared to other recipes.
Am I able to substitute the flower for ground up rolled oats?
You can but may need to add extra liquid since oats tend to be drier!
Thank you for sharing the recipe! so good and healthy!
Just what I was looking for! This is a great recipe and has flexibility. I used Greek yogurt instead of milk, coconut sugar, 1/2 flour and 1/2 cup almond flour. Half the batch I left plain, and half I added 1/4 cup Guittard Sante coconut sugar chocolate chips. They were outstanding! I will make again trying 3/4 c almond flour and 1/4 coconut flour, and play with the add ins. Oh, and my applesauce was chunky apples and pears that I had processed last summer and had been in my freezer. Worked perfectly!