Description
These Oatmeal, Apple, and Carrot Breakfast Muffins are a delightful way to start your day. Packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, fresh apples, and carrots, these moist and flavorful muffins are perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Muffins:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup grated apple (about 1 large apple)
- 1 cup grated carrot (about 2 medium carrots)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well.
- Prepare the Oats: In a small bowl, combine oats and milk; let sit for 10 minutes to soften.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Prepare Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Stir in soaked oats, grated apple, and grated carrot.
- Combine and Bake: Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, folding gently until just combined. If using nuts, fold them in. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool and Serve: Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- For added sweetness, sprinkle the tops with a little coarse sugar before baking.
- These muffins freeze well—just reheat in the microwave for a quick breakfast.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
