Apple Oatmeal Protein Muffins
Flourless apple oatmeal protein muffins are soft, tender, and made with no oil or butter. They are sweet, bursting with apple flavor, and crunchy walnuts on top for a healthy breakfast or snack.
These gluten-free and dairy-free apple muffins are made in a blender. They are lower in sugar and high in protein. When I want an apple muffin I don’t want a muffin made with only applesauce, I am looking for the sweet juicy chunks of apples baked into muffins and these deliver! Apple oatmeal protein muffins are filled with plenty of apples, cinnamon spice, and are a satisfying high-protein muffin.
You will love Apple Oatmeal Protein Muffins because:
- Apple oatmeal protein muffins are healthy and sweet
- They are easy to make in the blender
- These muffins are flourless, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free
- Made with simple wholesome ingredients for a healthy high-fiber muffin
- A great way to use up apples
- A healthy high-protein muffin
- Make an easy-to-prep breakfast or snack
- Freezer friendly recipe
Apple Oatmeal Protein Muffins are made with:
- Oats: Keeping these muffins flourless and gluten-free with rolled oats
- Collagen Peptides: healthy source of protein that may support skin, joint, and gut health
- Vanilla Protein: A good source of protein that helps to balance blood sugar
- Flaxseeds: high in omega-3 fats, fiber, and loaded with nutrients
- Almond butter: filling source of healthy fats and protein
- Honey: a few tablespoons to sweeten these muffins
- Apple sauce: adds extra apple flavor to the bars
- Egg: I have not tried with flax or chia eggs so I can only vouch for eggs
- Cinnamon: lowers blood sugar and contains antioxidants
- Apple: one apple finely diced, no need to peel the apple
- Walnuts/Pecans: optional but adds a little crunch on top of the muffin
Recipe Tips:
- No need to peel the apple, keep the skin on for extra fiber and nutrients
- These muffins freeze well
- If you don’t have a high-speed blender you can blend the oats into flour and then mix the ingredients in a bowl
- Different protein powders absorb liquid differently if the batter is too thick add 1-2 tbsp of milk
- These muffins are a grab-n-go breakfast or snack
- Once muffins have cooled store them in an air-tight container in the fridge for 3-5 days or in the freezer.
- If you live at high altitude cook bake at 375 and add a tablespoon or two of milk if batter is too thick
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Apple Oatmeal Protein Muffins
Flourless apple oatmeal protein muffins are soft, tender, and made with no oil or butter. They are sweet and bursting with apple flavor and crunchy walnuts on top for a healthy breakfast or snack.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- 1/4 cup collagen peptides
- 1/4 cup vanilla protein
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 apple finely diced
- chopped walnuts for topping
Instructions
- Finely dice apple
- Add dry ingedients to the blender (oats, flaxseed, vanilla protein, collagen peptides, cinnamon, baking soda, salt)
- Blend to a fine flour
- Add wet ingredients to the blender (applesauce, honey, egg, and vanilla extract)
- Blend to combine
- Stir in diced apple by hand
- Add muffin batter to 9 greased muffin tins
- Top with chopped walnuts
- Bake muffins at 350 for 20-22 minutes
Notes
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