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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.
These are SO good! I baked them in a mini muffin tin of 24 for 9 minutes and they turned out so moist and were a big hit with my 1.5 YO and the grownups too! also made 4 regular sized muffins from the rest of the batter. I only put in two tablespoons of sugar and they were plenty sweet for us, also I used spelt flour because that’s what I had at home. Next time I’ll add some chia seeds for some extra nutrients. Thank you!
Tastes very good and hearty. I made some changes by using oat flour, added blueberries, heaping tablespoon of nonfat plain Greek yogurt, and only used 2 tablespoons of raw brown sugar.
Ty. Excellent moist, yummy muffins. I added dried cranberries, walnuts, carrots with the raisins.
Made a double recipe the first time using dried blueberries. We went through them in 4 days. My husband asked me to make more. This time I used thawed raspberries, dried blueberries, and chocolate chips. They are absolutely delicious!
The only change I made was using brown sugar, because I was out of white.
I did make these and they were a hit.
Easy to make and ingredients I usually have on hand.
A great recipe! Substituted honey for the sugar and soy butter for the dairy butter. Used dried blueberries instead of raisins.Came out great. Healthy and delicious. Great quick breakfast with some yogurt on the side. Or a healthy high fiber snack.
I’ve made these three or four times. We get a ton of applesauce from a relative and this is a great way to use it. My kids love them, they don’t have too much sugar and they freeze perfectly. Great for a quick breakfast I just reheat in the microwave.
tried this this morning.
Not enough salt. I used homemade applesauce from Fuji apples which are naturally sweet.
Easy, delicious, I used coconut sugar
Terrible — sticks to muffin liner, needs a little more sweetness
I just baked these delicious muffins, using coconut oil but otherwise following the recipe. This warm one I just ate easily came out of the muffin paper.