Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

 Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp. apple pie spice or cinnamon

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup milk

3 Tbsp. melted coconut oil

1 large egg

TOPPING:

1/4 cup old fashioned oats

1 Tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. apple pie spice or cinnamon

1 Tbsp. room temperature coconut oil

GLAZE: (optional)

1/4 cup butter

2 Tbsp. maple syrup

1 tsp. vanilla

2-4 Tbsp. water

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. and line a muffin pan with 12 liners.

In a small bowl make the crumb topping.  Combine the oats, sugar, apple pie spice and coconut oil together and mix until well combined.

In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda and stir to combine.  Add in the applesauce, milk, coconut oil, and egg and stir until fully mixed.  Scoop evenly into muffin pan and top with oat topping.  Bake for 15 minutes. Cool completely before topping with glaze.

FOR THE GLAZE:

In a small bowl, combine the butter, maple syrup, vanilla and water.  Add the water as needed until smooth.  Drizzle over muffins.

Store covered at room temperature for up to a week.

PLEASE NOTE:  This recipe was originally done as a gluten free recipe, using gluten free flour (i.e. King Arthur Measure for Measure) as well as coconut sugar instead of granulated sugar, but it's fine to substitute regular all-purpose flour and regular sugar.