Most mornings I enjoy waking up early enough to make myself a big warm breakfast. But some days I'm just too tired to wake up early. So over the weekend I decided to make myself some muffins that I can freeze and reheat any time. I found a recipe for Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins, and changed it a bit. I added nuts and dried fruit to add a little crunch and flavor. This recipe made 18 muffins, and I would probably eat 2 at a time because they were small. But at just over 50 calories each, that's an indulgence I don't have to feel guilty about!
Ingredients:
1 cup old fashion rolled oats (not instant)
1 cup non-fat milk
1 cup flour
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 egg whites
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. sugar
1 oz chopped mixed nuts
3 diced dried prunes
Step 1: Mix the milk, oats, egg whites and applesauce. Spray a muffin tin and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Step 2: In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, fruit and nuts of choice.
Step 3: Mix the wet & dry ingredients, and spoon into the muffin tins.
Step 4: Bake at 400 for 20 minutes, until dry all the way through and brown on top.
Step 5: Cool and enjoy! Adding 1 cup sugar or brown sugar would likely make them taste even better, but would add more calories.Labels: baking, bread, breakfast, cheap, healthy, milk
