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By: MadelinePosted: 08/16/2022Updated: 08/18/2022

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Make delicious spiced Applesauce Muffins with a crispy oatmeal crumble. Just mix some applesauce into a simple muffin batter to make them moist and tender.

This recipe was originally shared on Savory Experiments where I am a contributor.

Stacked applesauce oatmeal muffins

Perfect for Breakfast or an afternoon Treat

Applesauce oatmeal muffins are perfect for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. These have lower added sugar than most muffins and use applesauce to sweeten a little more.

The applesauce also keeps the muffins super moist as they bake.Just before baking they are topped with a simple crumble topping that adds a slight crunch and depth to the flavor of the muffins.

Although this applesauce muffin recipe is perfect for kids lunchboxes, adults will love them too. Make a batch and see how quickly your family and friends devour them!!

Above view of applesauce oatmeal muffins in a muffin tin

Kitchen Tools

  • Whisk
  • Measuring spoons
  • Measuring cups
  • Liquid measuring cup
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Small mixing bowl
  • Flat spatula
  • 12 slot muffin tin and muffin lines

Serving Suggestions

It would be wonderful to serve these applesauce oatmeal muffins as part of a brunch spread. I would serve them with some Starbucks egg bites and air fryer breakfast potatoes.

This applesauce muffin recipe pairs great with coffee or tea as an afternoon snack. Make yourself a nice little drink like a warm tea or an Iced Shaken Espresso and chow down on a muffin or two.

These would be perfect to take to a brunch potluck, a friend who just had a baby, or just someone you love for no reason!

Above view of ingredients for applesauce muffin recipe

Muffin Ingredients

  • Applesauce (unsweetened)
  • Egg
  • Vegetable oil
  • Brown sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • All purpose flour (see note about gluten free sub)
  • Baking soda
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Kosher salt

Crumb Toppings Ingredients

  • Rolled oats
  • Brown sugar
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Vegetable oil

Ingredient Substitutions

You can make these applesauce muffins gluten free by using a 1:1 gluten free flour mix in place of the all purpose flour.

These could also potentially be made vegan by substituting the egg with a vegan egg or a flaxseed egg, though I have not tested this method myself!

The crumb topping can be left out if you don’t have oats on hand or you can make it with an equivalent amount of flour. Homemade or store bought applesauce both work great to make these healthy muffins.

Step by step assembly of apply sauce muffins batter

How to make Applesauce Muffins

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

To begin, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Then, whisk the applesauce, egg, vegetable oil, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a large bowl.

Next, fold the all purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt into the wet ingredients with a flat spatula.

Step 2: Make the crumb topping

Then, mix rolled oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon together. Mix in the vegetable oil until a crumb-like texture forms.

Step 3: Prepare Applesauce muffins and bake

Pour muffin batter into a 12 slot lined or greased muffin tin. Top each muffin with the crumb topping.

Finally, bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow the muffins to cool completely before serving.

Side view of baked applesauce muffins

Storage and reheating

Allow muffins to cool completely. Then, store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. You can also store these apple sauce muffins in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.

I like to reheat these muffins in the toaster oven at 325F for just a few minutes so they are warm for an afternoon pick me up. You can also slice them in half, spread a little butter on the cut halves and warm them in a pan on the stovetop.

Check out These Other muffin recipes

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You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

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Stacked applesauce oatmeal muffins
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Applesauce Muffins

★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews

Make delicious and tender applesauce muffins with an oatmeal crumble on top

Recipe By: Madeline
Prep: 15 minutesCook: 20 minutesTotal: 35 minutes
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Servings: 12 muffins 1x

Ingredients

muffin ingredients

  • 1 cup applesauce – unsweetened
  • 1 egg – room temperature
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp kosher salt

Crumb Topping Ingredients

  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Whisk applesauce, egg, vegetable oil, brown sugar and vanilla together in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Fold all purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon and salt into the wet ingredients with a flat spatula.
  3. In a separate bowl prepare crumb topping. Mix rolled oats, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix in the vegetable oil.
  4. Pour muffin batter into a 12 slot lined or greased muffin tin. Top each muffin with the crumb topping.
  5. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Notes

  • Use homemade or store bough applesauce – I prefer to use unsweetened
  • Use 1:1 gluten free flour in place of all purpose flour for gluten free muffins
  • Omit the crumb topping if desired
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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  1. D. Woods says

    Posted on 9/5 at 10:53 am

    I’ve made these twice more and they came out great both times.

    ★★★★★

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    • Madeline says

      Posted on 9/5 at 12:46 pm

      thank you! love it!

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth says

    Posted on 10/2 at 6:37 am

    Best muffin recipe! So easy to make while being delicious. This will be on repeat in our house this fall.

    ★★★★★

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    • Madeline says

      Posted on 10/2 at 9:26 am

      thanks Elizabeth!

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    Posted on 10/2 at 12:52 pm

    These are delicious! So easy to make. And toddler approved! We subbed coconut sugar for the brown sugar because that’s all we had on hand, and they turned out great. Definitely will make again this season.

    ★★★★★

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