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Healthy Cinnamon Apple Muffins

September 21, 2018 by Cindy 13 Comments

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Healthy Cinnamon Apple Muffins

These spicy muffins taste like apple heaven. They are the perfect hearty breakfast, satisfying snack or delicious low calorie dessert, best of all you can make them in the blender.

 

When I weighed nearly 300 lbs , I would eat the popular brand of packaged mini muffins and think I was eating healthy because after all, it was a mini muffin.  Little did I know then that those muffins have 5 teaspoons of sugar and 230 calories!  

This is my apple creation to add to the mix, but unlike the above mentioned pre-packaged muffins, you won’t find chemical crud in these.  They are healthy, amazingly moist and low calorie.

 

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If you have a high powered blender you could blend an apple and make your own applesauce.  I didn’t make my own, so no judgement if you use store bought applesauce.  I used and prefer organic, unsweetened sauce.

Now, let’s get to the good stuff!

 

Healthy Cinnamon Apple Muffins

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Healthy Cinnamon Apple Muffins

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 24 muffins
Calories 72kcal
Author Intentionally Eat with Cindy Newland

Ingredients

  • 1 apple, chopped reserve 1/3 for later
  • 1 1/2 cups oats you can choose gluten free oats
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1/4 tsp stevia
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 Tbsp arrowroot powder or cornstarch
  • 1 chia egg
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 24 mini muffin tin with oil.
  • Blend oats until they look like fine flour, 1-3 minutes.
  • Remove oats and set aside. Add the remaining ingredients (except 1/3 apple and walnuts) and blend until smooth.
  • Add oat flour and blend until smooth.
  • Stir in remaining chopped apple and walnuts. Pour into mini muffin tin and bake approximately 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Fiber: 1g
healthy cinnamon apple muffins by intentionally eat with cindy newland in a muffin tin

 

 

These are a great healthy snack!

 

I enjoy a couple muffins with some almond milk for a quick snack.  They also make a fantastic grab and go breakfast paired with a protein shake or a delicious dessert.

 

These Healthy Cinnamon Apple Muffins freeze beautifully!

Make a double batch and pop some in the freezer to enjoy later.

 

If you love muffins, check these out –

perfect pumpkin muffin being held above a blue bucket of mini muffins. Molasses dripping from the muffin.

Perfect Pumpkin Muffins

or try my Easy Blueberry Muffins

or these Yummy Zucchini Muffins!

 

 

 

Items I used to make these muffins –

 

 

 

 

Did you make these Healthy Cinnamon Apple Muffins?
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Comments

  1. AvatarAmber Solis

    January 26, 2019 at 6:37 pm

    5 stars
    This looks like a super yummy recipe. Love the apple chunks in the muffins. I am going to have to try this one sometime. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. AvatarTasha at Lady Boss Studio

    January 26, 2019 at 8:45 pm

    5 stars
    Love all of the ingredients in this recipe! My toddler loves muffins so these would be great to make for him. A perfect alternative. Can’t wait to try.

    Reply
  3. AvatarChrista

    January 26, 2019 at 9:33 pm

    These look so delicious! I love muffins for breakfast or even an afternoon snack. I can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
  4. AvatarMaartje van Sandwijk

    January 27, 2019 at 3:36 am

    I actually made something so similar to these a few weeks ago! They are delicious <3

    Reply
  5. AvatarSarah Stockley

    January 27, 2019 at 4:11 am

    5 stars
    I bet these taste delicious. I love spiced apple, it is such a warming flavour. I will have to give these a try.

    Reply
  6. AvatarClare Minall

    January 27, 2019 at 5:23 am

    This looks delightful and tasty. My boys would probably dig this when I try making this.

    Reply
  7. AvatarJoanna

    January 27, 2019 at 8:09 am

    5 stars
    These muffins sound delicious and I love that you have replaced all the bad ingredients with healthier ones. I never heard of coconut sugar before, I’ll have to check that out.

    Reply
  8. AvatarKhushboo Motihar

    January 27, 2019 at 11:57 am

    5 stars
    Healthy muffins are such a great way to start the day. I loved this recipe 🙂

    Reply
  9. AvatarMadhurima Maiti

    January 28, 2019 at 5:58 am

    These cinnamon apple muffins look super healthy and yumm! They are easy to make and the cook time is also great. Will try them this week and surprise my family. Thanks a lot!

    Reply
  10. AvatarNatasha

    January 28, 2019 at 9:42 am

    These look AMAZING!! But also healthy! What a good combination!

    Reply
  11. AvatarLisa Rios

    January 29, 2019 at 3:37 pm

    5 stars
    Oh yummy! I would love to have these for breakfast with some butter.

    Reply
  12. AvatarLeen

    February 27, 2020 at 1:23 am

    4 stars
    I tried this one today, I made my own apple sauce. My oven is rather old so had issues with the cooking time. Was the finished muffins moist inside? Mine came out too moist despite I baked it longer than necessary and checked it with toothpicks. Is that normal?
    I followed everything except I used individual mini muffin mold and homemade apple sauce. I used large apple.

    Reply
    • CindyCindy

      May 5, 2020 at 9:42 am

      They are moist, but not wet. The moistness could be the applesauce or if using a silicone mold vs muffin pan, I find molds help retain moistness.

      Reply

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