Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

Moist oatmeal muffins that turn a bowl of apple cinnamon oatmeal into a portable breakfast.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings muffins

Calories 161kcal

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Grease or line 18 standard-sized muffin tin cups with paper liners.
Combine the oats and milk in a large bowl.
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, 1 cup milk
Add the Greek yogurt, honey, oil, brown sugar, and eggs. Mix until combined.
⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt, ¼ cup honey, ⅓ cup oil, ½ - ⅔ cup light brown sugar, 2 large eggs
Stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt just until combined. The batter will be wet.
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 ½ - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
Stir in the apple just until incorporated.
1 cup peeled and diced baking apple
Divide the batter between the prepared muffin tins.
Sprinkle sugar over batter, if using.
Sparkling or raw sugar
Bake for 5 minutes.
Without opening the oven door or removing the muffins, lower the oven temperature to 375F.
Continue baking for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the muffins spring back when lightly pressed.
Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes.
Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Oats: I've only used rolled oats in these muffins. However, I've heard from several people who have used quick oats in my maple brown sugar oatmeal muffins.
Milk: Any milk from skim to whole milk will work.
Greek yogurt: I use plain nonfat Greek yogurt but 2% or whole milk yogurt will also work.
Oil: A neutral oil like vegetable or canola works well.
Brown sugar: The muffins are fairly sweet. If you prefer muffins that aren't as sweet, feel free to reduce the amount of brown sugar further.
Whole wheat flour: To properly measure, weigh or sift or stir to break up the flour. Lightly spoon into the measuring cup without packing and level. Too much flour will give you dense or dry muffins.
Baking apple: I like to use Granny Smith apple, but Honey Crisp, Pink Lady, and other types of baking apple also work well.
Nutrition values are estimates.