I’ve had my Impatient Pants on for the last week. Actually, they prefer to be called Impatient Slacks. They take themselves pretty seriously.
See, I have plans for 2009.
I put on my Impatient Pants and wrote every single one of those well crafted plans down.
Some of those plans are pure Joy the Baker silliness. Take, for example, task number thirty two: learn a new Michael Jackson dance move. This is not to be outdone by task number thirty seven: make a friendship bracelet for all of my friends.
Those are plans that my Impatient Pants can get behind… they do like to have a good time.
When it’s time to get down to business my Impatient Pants can work a number on my brain. Task number one is to grow Joy the Baker into a confetti spouting, money making, baking extravaganza, which directly leads into task number three: move up to the bay area to be closer to people that I adore (the orange on the right… don’t get it twisted) . Incidentally, task number two? Eat more brownies… obviously.
Brownies aside, I’m totally impatient these days. I can barely stand myself! These big tasks aren’t just going to happen overnight though. It’s a journey, right?
The solution to my current impatience seems pretty simple. Take a deep breath, throw my Impatient Pants in the hamper, sit down, shut up and eat a muffin.
While I’m at it, I might just enjoy my life exactly as it is right now. Even if it’s not precisely where I want it to be at the moment, I’m going to remind myself that I’m living the good life. Muffins: low fat, whole grain muffins make that life even better. Fact.
Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Muffins
These beauties are surprisingly moist and delicious. I say this with the utmost respect and admiration for butter and fat. These are the kind of muffins that make you feel good about yourself and your morning. Really. Yea… good stuff. They’re whole grain, oat filled and fruit studded. Dreamy!
Makes 12-15 muffins
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsp canola oil (I used the almond oil I had on hand)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper cases or spray with nonstick cooking spray. I simple greased and floured a muffin pan, saving the paper.
In a large bowl combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a medium bowl combine applesauce, buttermilk, sugar, oil and egg. Make a well in dry ingredients and add applesauce mixture. Stir until just moist. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
Bake for 16-18 minutes.
January 7th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
This is the perfect recipe for us right now. My blueberry, healthy food eatin college student has a few more days at home and we just polished off the coconut banana bread from shawgirl this morning. I am hoping to find some blueberries in the freezer … may just make a trip out to try these out. Nothing better to get me up and going than breakfast muffins!
January 7th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
We’ve discussed the state of my pants and how I’ve spent the last few weeks struggling into them, so thank you for this low fat, whole grain muffin! I will be making them this weekend with leftover cranberries!
January 7th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Yum! I love blueberries and we need another healthy muffin recipe to help with our morning rush. I usually use oat bran, but oats would be a welcome change.
Happy New Year Joy!
Phoo-D
January 7th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
these look awesome and they re healthy too. Yippe :)))
January 7th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
please don’t move
January 7th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Yeay Joy, you did it! Whole grains and no butter. =) Glad to see you’re sticking to your New Years resolutions.
January 7th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I can’t wait to see what the year has in store for you…great things surely!
This recipe will get tried out by me soon…looks fab!
{ Lindsey }
http://www.coveiter.com
January 7th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I’m seriously going to bake those the moment I have a kitchen again! Thanks for sharing!
January 7th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Ooooh tasty. Going to have to make these.
January 7th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
joy - i am going to try to make these this weekend and was wondering did you use old fashioned oats or quick cooking? as always, your recipe looks wonderful and i can’t wait to try it!!! happy baking in 2009
January 7th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
not to be too much of a stalker but I just happen to be moving to the bay (from DC) at the end of the month! thus, i support your move so you can do doughnut searches that I can actually follow along with. yay!
January 7th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Love the new look! These muffins sound great and I’m currently on an oats kick, so I can’t wait to try them!!
January 7th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Yes move!! Then we can have weekend baking days, drink copious amounts of tea together, and braid each others hair…. I am only semi-serious about the hair braiding
January 7th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
YUM! These look awesome~ I totally hear ya on the “impatience” I’ve got a similar list (minus the dance move) and I’m itchin to get to crossin’ off! Best wishes on getting it all done!
January 7th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Joy, does the almond oil give the muffins a touch of almond flavor? I bought some walnut oil, and now it sits expectantly in the fridge door, wondering if I am going to use it or if I just wasted $8. I want to try it in my new silicone muffin pan, no flouring, stuck-together paper liners or anything. I love it.
January 7th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
no butter…you are a more determined girl than i. not that i shun that sort of thing, i’m just not very good at it. oh, and good luck with the list joy.
January 7th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Oooh! I almost forgot this. Joy, please can you add to your 2009 list to post your father’s enchilada recipe? (photos!!!)
January 8th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Joy, you’re a lifesaver- I SO needed this recipe right now!!
January 8th, 2009 at 6:08 am
These are perfect to begin a new year, for us who are trying to be more health concious…even for just a little while. Love your blog!!
January 8th, 2009 at 9:50 am
These muffins sound nice and hearty! I love the plump blueberries! A great way to wake up!!
January 8th, 2009 at 10:32 am
You are killing me!!! I was all set to make the rice pudding (FINALLY) this weekend…and you spring this recipe on us. I have to make these too. LOL I LOVE blueberries in baked things (fresh…not so much)…and this will give me a reason to finally open my new bag of whole wheat flour.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:57 am
These look wonderful. I’m so glad I can still get blueberries in January. (My friends and I have thought about learning a Michael Jackson dance too!)
January 8th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Those look lovely. A muffin with oats and blueberry is easy to love, but I’ve never made a batch that uses applesauce and had it work. Perhaps it is time to try again.
January 8th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
I think I have most of those ingredients on hand as we speak! Gonna have to try these muffins… they look delicious, and healthy!
January 8th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
mende- i used quick cooking oats. if you used old fashioned oats, you’ll just have more of a pronounced oatness… bigger oat bits! enjoy!
iceni- i have to see if my dad will part with the recipe for enchiladas…. that might be a hard one i’m sorry to tease you so! also, the almond oil didn’t really flavor the muffins at all. i say bust out your walnut oil and get backing. nut oils are lovely to bake with. they’re subtle and don’t really drastically change the taste of your baking, especially in a whole grain, fruity muffin like these!
January 8th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Wonderful, I have a bottle of apple compote at home and am looking for a recipe. and I stumbled on your lovely recipe as I love using oatmeal too. However, I don’t have blueberry and may use our garden raspberry which I have in the freezer left from this summer.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
They look like reeeaaally good muffins! Hope you achieve all your tasks
January 8th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Thanks so much for a healthy recipe! My husband and I are trying to get back on the health track! I’m going to make some this weekend!
January 8th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Those blueberry muffins look really good! I like to us whole wheat flour a oat in muffins as well.
January 9th, 2009 at 4:08 am
Glad to hear your plans to move to the bay area! I came up here 8 years ago and just never left!
I’ve followed this blog for a long time now and my 2009 plan to start my own was inspired by you. Love your stuff!
Can’t wait to try this recipe… I’m lacking whole grain goodies in my repertoire.
January 9th, 2009 at 8:24 am
[...] saw Joy the Baker’s recipe the other day, and immediately knew it was for me! I adapted it slightly according to my tastes [...]
January 9th, 2009 at 9:27 am
What a coincidence… the number one thing on my list is to find a recipe for a really tasty good-for-you muffin. What are the chances. Good luck on #32. I’m hoping for a video.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Oh yum - I’ve been looking for a lower fat muffin option for a brunch tomorrow and these might be them!
January 9th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Hi Joy! I’ve been reading your blog for a couple months now…I absolutely love it and I cite it on my blog once in a while. This is the second of your recipes I’ve made (the first was the pumpkin chocolate chip cookies). I used raspberries instead of blueberries, and they were SO DELISH. I love that they’re healthy…perfect timing! Thank you for sharing so many wonderful recipes!!
January 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
YUM! I am enjoying one hot out of the oven as I type! What a perfect recipe for my few remaining blueberries. Kuddos, Joy…you’ve done it again! Can’t wait for more splendid recipes in ‘09!
January 9th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
i made these muffins and i’m in love! they are wonderful in every way. i usually always use whole-wheat flour when i make muffins and these turned out so moist…they’re healthy too! they are even delicious the next day!
January 10th, 2009 at 10:15 am
[...] neither is this another Martha recipe. Like Amanda, I felt inspired by Joy the Baker’s recent Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Muffins. I originally wanted to make these into apple-chai muffins– I tried and fell in love with [...]
January 10th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Hi Joy,
I want to make these muffins but I would rather use dried blueberries … because I already have them in my cabinet. Is that possible?
Love the blog!
Tricia
January 11th, 2009 at 7:32 am
I was inspired by your recipe to make these muffins yesterday but made the following changes: Subbed dried cranberries and blueberries (didn’t have any fresh or frozen). Instead of 1 1/2 cups of oatmeal I used 1/4cup wheat bran, 1/4 cup wheat germ (un-toasted), 1/4 cup all bran cereal (the twig kind), 1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal. Instead of buttermilk I used the juice from 1 lemon and enough non-fat milk to make the 1/2 cup and added the zest of the lemon.
After baking I made a loose glaze of confectioners sugar and lemon juice and the zest of lemon and dunked the muffin tops in the glaze.
They were delicious …….. I took creative license with your recipe, but still stayed true to the healthy aspects of the original.
THANK YOU
January 11th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I like Karen’s idea of the glaze - I liked these muffins, but I missed the sugar. :p
I still ate 3 in one sitting, which sort of took away from the healthy aspects, ha.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Yummy! I made these last night for breakfast this week and I love them! Are they still healthy if I eat too many? I hope so. Even my 1 and 3 year old like them. I used nonfat greek yogurt since I had no buttermilk and I also used apple butter since my applesauce had gone bad. Still turned out very yummy. I look forward to trying more recipes - those ice cream cupcakes look perfect for upcoming birthday parties!
January 14th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Hi! I hadn’t realized these were yours since the tastespotting linked me to that other site. I’ll make sure to update and add a shout out to you in the post! These were so delicious, I’m so glad I found the recipe!
All of your recipes look so good, I’m going to have to bookmark a ton of them to try 
January 15th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I’ve been reading your blog for a few months, and I love it. I’ve bookmarked several recipes, but this was the first I’ve tried. The muffins are very yummy; they definitely have that “healthy” taste, but it’s not too overpowering. I got some really plump blueberries, and they make them that much better. Keep up the good work!
January 16th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Wow..these look absolutely delicious…
January 20th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Just made a batch of these.. and still warm! I love the way they taste! I actually like that healthy oaty taste
January 20th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Beautiful photography, wish I had good food photography skills.
This looks so moist and tasty, I can’t wait to give it a try.
January 20th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
[...] of course! I actually made some muffins on Sunday (slightly modified from Joy the Baker’s recipe again– I used dried cranberries instead of blueberries). My mornings are usually pretty [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:03 pm
[...] a snack this weekend I’m really hungry for some good muffins and these Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Muffins from Joy the Baker look like the perfect fit. Except I don’t have blueberries, I’ll [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I have so much oatmeal left over from Tuesday’s Quaker party I catered. I cannot WAIT to put it to good use making these muffins. YUM!
January 24th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Thanks for your post Karen! I baked the muffins a couple of weeks ago with dried blueberries and cranberries. I do think I would have preferred fresh blueberries though.
Next time.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Wow, these were amazing. I made them twice in the past week and a half (and they are all gone!). This is the first recipe I tried of yours and am anxious to try more! I just need to make some more applesauce so I can make more muffins…I guess there could be worse things in the world.
January 25th, 2009 at 7:10 am
[...] original recipe is from Joy the Baker, I adapted it from a blueberry muffin to a cranberry muffin (cause that’s what I had on [...]
January 26th, 2009 at 7:10 am
I made these to bring to my husband’s sister at college. I really enjoyed them! Next time I think I might make them a little sweeter (I can’t help myself…). Thanks for the great recipe and beautiful photos! The background (is that a tablecloth? material?) looks great, too!
January 27th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Mmmm…these look delicious (and healthy too!). Did you take the corresponding photos? They’re so crisp, clear, and vivid.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
[...] oatmeal blueberry muffins [...]
January 29th, 2009 at 11:06 am
From one Joy to another Joy — thanks for sharing this recipe! I made some last night, substituting non-fat yogurt for the buttermilk and adding a few more blueberries. The muffins are great! I think they’d also be good with strawberries (or a mix of strawberries and blueberries).
January 31st, 2009 at 11:10 am
I made these this weekend for a small brunch….soooo good!
January 31st, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I made these muffins today and they are truly amazing! I’m having trouble not eating them all in one sitting… Thanks for posting this! And everything else you make - it all looks delicious and inspires me to bake more!
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:11 am
Made these yesterday and blogged about them for good measure! http://ilovethekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/02/muffin-top.html
February 4th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Just made these this morning and heard lots of “Mmmmmm.. nom nom nom”
February 4th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I punched this into Recipecal
Values for one serving
Energy 180.322 Cal
Protein 5.174 g
Fats 3.858 g
Polyunsaturates 1.234 g
Monosaturates 1.793 g
Saturates 0.467 g
Cholesterol 0.408 mg
Carbohydrates 32.875 g
February 4th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
and 3.8 grams fiber
February 5th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
These are great!!!! I have tried many blueberry recipes over the years and these are my favorite so far. My husband like them a lot too. I followed the recipe exactly but put them in the large muffins. It made 6 and I cooked about 22 minutes. Perfect!!
February 7th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Just made these and enjoyed one straight out of the oven with a glass of milk. Perfection! A friend just introduced me to your site recently, and I adore it! Can’t wait to try other recipes.
February 8th, 2009 at 9:02 am
I have made these twice already. They’re amazingly good. I’ve gotten into the habit of sticking one in my purse on my way out in the morning. That way, around 4 PM when I start feeling ravenous at work, I have a nice healthy snack with me and I don’t have to scrounge for cookies.
February 9th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I forgot to mention that the second time I made these, I added in a mashed up ripe banana. They were even more moist and delish!
February 11th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I made these with fresh cranberries and walnuts and replaced the sugar with turbinado sugar. I also tried shredded zucchini in place of the applesauce, and it worked just as well… applesauce is a better flavor for these though…
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I made them today with my picky toddler and substituted the applesauce for about 3/4 cup of banana (didn’t have any applesauce). I also added in some almond meal for a protein boost. Delish!
March 1st, 2009 at 1:11 pm
I made these but modified slightly:)
I used quinoa flour which gave them a nutty flavour, I used a cup and a half of applesauce, added a banana and ditched the sugar. They were yummy still, i’m sure yummier with the sugar but I’m trying to cut that out when I can. Thanks for this recipe AND all the others that are so delicious looking! I can’t wait to make more of your creations!
March 9th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I love your site!
I made these and everyone loved them!
I didn’t have buttermilk but substituted vanilla yogurt as some previously stated. They were very nice and moist. Please post more healthy oatmeal or wheat flour based recepes, we are always looking for healthy breakfast alternatives!
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:01 am
I have made four batches of these to date and the family LOVES THEM! The little two year old now demands muffins for his snack!!
April 6th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I made these muffins for breakfast today & they were so good! It was a great way to start the day!
May 1st, 2009 at 6:34 pm
This was the first recipe I’ve tried on here and they’re quite good! I plan to make them again. I look forward to trying more recipes on here. Keep up the good work!
May 5th, 2009 at 5:20 am
I made these last night, and I’ve eaten 3 since then. They’re perfect for breakfast and soooooo good!
May 9th, 2009 at 8:30 am
These came out of the oven 5 minutes ago - delicious, thanks for the recipe
May 9th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
[...] Source: adapted from Joy the Baker [...]
May 13th, 2009 at 5:43 am
[...] little while ago I came across a recipe for Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Muffins on Joy the Baker’s website. I like oatmeal, I like applesauce, I like blueberries, and I love muffins, so she had me with the [...]
May 15th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
I made these muffins last night and they were wonderful! These are one of the few muffin recipes out there that doesn’t use butter. I have a general question along that line - when is it okay to replace butter in a muffin recipe by vegetable oil? Thanks very much for sharing such great recipes. I always enjoy browsing your blog (esp when I am hungry and looking for recipes/baking ideas)
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:17 am
With a few healthy tweaking of my own…I love this recipe. I substituted a few things: freshly pureed applesauce, Coach’s Oats, flax seed (powder) for egg, sour milk (milk & lemon) instead of buttermilk, Extra Virgin Olive Oil for canola oil. Next batch, I’m gonna experiment with substituting honey for brown sugar and adding more applesauce to substitute the oil.
I love you web Joy, keep up the great work!
June 4th, 2009 at 11:27 am
[...] from Annie’s Eats, adapted from Joy the Baker [...]
June 25th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
[...] post up these yummy, healthy, berry muffins that I found on Two Peas and Their Pod (originally from Joy the Baker). I decided to use fresh berries, which overflowed with jucy yummyness after baking. I used [...]