Noshable Apple+Oat Muffins

When we bake, we tend to go with recipes that are quick and foolproof. This is one of those. It takes just a few minutes to mix up the ingredients and makes a hearty batch of muffins for the week. They are just sweet enough (a technical term), and have a satisfying chewiness from old fashioned oats and subtle crunch from chia seeds in our 2Seed Almond butter. Switch out the 2Seed for Cashew Almond or Golden Cashew Almond, if you’re in the mood. (Just cut down on your cinnamon if you swing for Golden).

Ingredients

2 cups old fashioned oats

1 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon (and a dash of nutmeg if you’re into it)

1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups milk of choice (we used almond)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/3 cup real maple syrup

1 cup NOSH 2Seed Almond butter

1 cup finely diced apple (we used Gala but tarter varieties tend to bake really well)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 with oven rack in the center. Place cupcake liners in a muffin tin, or grease with coconut oil.

Mix up dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

Lightly beat eggs in a good sized bowl with high sides (trust us, you need some margin of error when you start whisking in the other ingredients). Add in other wet ingredients to eggs. Whisk in the nut butter as well as you can, and no, it won’t be perfectly smooth. It’s fine. Toss in the apples and then integrate your dry ingredients.

Spoon batter into your muffin tin. Now, this batter is a little wet because of the lack of flour and the considerable amount of milk. Don’t let that worry you, just concentrate on getting an even ratio of oats, apples and liquid in each well of the muffin tin.

Bake for 35-40 minutes, until nice and golden brown. Let cool for at least 20 minutes, and enjoy!