Made with fresh or canned apples, you will love these super easy oaty muffins. Perfect for school lunches and freezing.
This recipe for Apple Oaty Muffins has been super popular with my followers. Muffins are a great treat the whole family can enjoy at any time of the day. I like to keep these in the freezer and pop into lunch boxes in the morning.
Made from basic pantry staples with the addition of oats, these muffins are a great source of fibre! Either fresh or canned apples can be used in this recipe.
How to make Apple Oaty Muffins:
Preheat the oven to 190°C fan bake and grease a 12 pan muffin tray. Then, mix together the melted butter with sugar, milk, eggs and oats. Sift in the self-raising flour and stir everything together.
Add the canned apple and cinnamon to the bowl and fold it together until just incorporated. You don't want to over mix your muffins or they will get tough. Divide the mixture evenly between 12 muffins pans. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over the top of each muffin.
Bake your muffins until they are golden and cooked through. If you want you could make a double batch to freeze some for later. Perfect for school lunches, simply freeze muffins once they have completely cooled down in a ziplock bag or airtight container.
Muffins are great for school lunches or morning teas. Popular muffin recipes on my website include Banana Muffins with Lemon Icing and my decadent Caramilk Muffins. If you haven't tried it yet, my amazing Apple Slice is another great way to bake with apples.
Common questions about easy Apple Muffins:
Can I use fresh apples instead of canned? Absolutely. Any variety of apple will work in this recipe. Use 2 cups of peeled and finely diced or grated apples.
Do these muffins freeze well? Yes! Once the muffins have cooled completely, place they in an airtight bag in the freezer. If you put a frozen muffin in a school lunch box in the morning, it will have defrosted by midday (and will help to keep the rest of the lunch cool!).
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Apple Oaty Muffins
Easy melt-and-mix muffins made with oats and canned apples.
Ingredients
- 120g butter, melted
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup quick rolled oats
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 1 can (385g) apple slices, drained and chopped
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Topping
- 1 Tbsp caster sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C fan bake.
- Heat the butter in a large microwave safe bowl until just melted.
- Pour in the sugar and whisk until well combined, add eggs and whisk again.
- Add milk and oats then stir everything together.
- Sift in flour then add in the apples and cinnamon. Fold until just combined. Do not over-mix.
- Spoon into well-greased muffin tins.
- Stir together the caster sugar and cinnamon topping mix then sprinkle over each muffin.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked through. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a rack.
- Serve warm with butter.
Notes
- Store muffins in an airtight container in the freezer for up to three months.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 231Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 336mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 5g
Nutritional values are approximate. Please use your own calculations if you require a special diet.
Courtney says
Hi can these be made without the oats
VJ cooks says
Hi Courtney, the oats help to bind the muffins together so I don't think they would work without them sorry.
Trace says
Are quick oats just normal rolled oats?
VJ cooks says
No, they're different. Quick oats have been steamed longer and rolled thinner, therefore they cook quicker than regular oats.
Emma says
How do you substitute fresh apples? Do they need to be cooked?
VJ cooks says
Hi Emma, You can either grate the apples or finely dice them before adding. If you want to, you could leave them chunkier and gently stew them. Allow the apples to cool before adding to the muffins.
Carmen says
Can I used rolled oats? I don’t have any quick oats
VJ cooks says
Yes, they will still work.