Applesauce Oat Muffins

Yield:
1 dozen

Ingredients:

  1. Muffins:
  2. 1 1/2 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
  3. 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  4. 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  5. 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  6. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  7. 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  8. 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  9. 1/2 cup skim milk
  10. 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  11. 1 egg white
  13. Topping:
  14. 1/4 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
  15. 1 Tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
  16. 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  17. 1 teaspoon margarine, melted
Directions:

Heat oven to 400 F. Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or lightly grease bottoms only.

Muffins:
Combine oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda; mix well.

Add applesauce, milk, oil and egg white; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fill muffin cups almost full.

Topping:
Combine oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and margarine; sprinkle evenly over batter.

Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown. Let muffins stand a few minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.

Recipe compliments of The Quaker Oats Company


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