Oatmeal Blueberry        Applesauce Muffins

Posted by joythebaker on January 7th, 2009. Filed under: Breakfast, Recipes, Thoughts, fruit.

Oatmeal Blueberry

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?

Oatmeal Blueberry

Oatmeal Blueberry

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

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.

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81 Responses to Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Muffins

  1. Bridgett

    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!

  2. Shaw Girl

    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!

  3. Phoo-D

    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

  4. snooky doodle

    these look awesome and they re healthy too. Yippe :)))

  5. carsen

    please don’t move :(

  6. Allison

    Yeay Joy, you did it! Whole grains and no butter. =) Glad to see you’re sticking to your New Years resolutions.

  7. Lindsey

    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

  8. Meg

    I’m seriously going to bake those the moment I have a kitchen again! Thanks for sharing!

  9. Jaina

    Ooooh tasty. Going to have to make these.

  10. mende

    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 :)

  11. Elizabeth

    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!

  12. Chelle

    Love the new look! These muffins sound great and I’m currently on an oats kick, so I can’t wait to try them!!

  13. Amanda

    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 :)

  14. Beth G

    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!

  15. iceni

    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.

  16. cindy

    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.

  17. iceni

    Oooh! I almost forgot this. Joy, please can you add to your 2009 list to post your father’s enchilada recipe? (photos!!!)

  18. Brittany

    Joy, you’re a lifesaver- I SO needed this recipe right now!!

  19. Christy

    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!!

  20. maria

    These muffins sound nice and hearty! I love the plump blueberries! A great way to wake up!!

  21. Alison

    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. :)

  22. Tiffany

    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!)

  23. Claire Mason

    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.

  24. patsyk

    I think I have most of those ingredients on hand as we speak! Gonna have to try these muffins… they look delicious, and healthy!

  25. joythebaker

    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!

  26. Gourmet Traveller

    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.

  27. Lucy

    They look like reeeaaally good muffins! Hope you achieve all your tasks :)

  28. Kari

    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!

  29. Kevin

    Those blueberry muffins look really good! I like to us whole wheat flour a oat in muffins as well.

  30. Amy

    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. :D

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  32. My First Kitchen

    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.

  33. Psychgrad

    Oh yum - I’ve been looking for a lower fat muffin option for a brunch tomorrow and these might be them!

  34. Laura

    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!!

  35. Kelly

    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!

  36. sarah

    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!

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  38. Tricia

    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

  39. Karen

    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

  40. Stephanie

    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.

  41. Chrissy

    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!

  42. stephchows

    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 :)

  43. Kayla

    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!

  44. phanitha

    Wow..these look absolutely delicious…

  45. Jess

    Just made a batch of these.. and still warm! I love the way they taste! I actually like that healthy oaty taste :)

  46. Debbie

    Beautiful photography, wish I had good food photography skills. :) This looks so moist and tasty, I can’t wait to give it a try.

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  49. Melissa

    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!

  50. Tricia

    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. :)

  51. John

    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.

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  53. Heather-Ghost Baker

    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!

  54. Stephanie

    Mmmm…these look delicious (and healthy too!). Did you take the corresponding photos? They’re so crisp, clear, and vivid.

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  56. JoyS

    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).

  57. northcoast

    I made these this weekend for a small brunch….soooo good!

  58. Margaret

    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!

  59. Melissa

    Made these yesterday and blogged about them for good measure! http://ilovethekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/02/muffin-top.html

  60. Stephanie

    Just made these this morning and heard lots of “Mmmmmm.. nom nom nom”

  61. Dara

    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

  62. Dara

    and 3.8 grams fiber

  63. SusieQ

    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!!

  64. Jenn with the Curly Hair

    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.

  65. Angela

    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.

  66. Angela

    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!

  67. Bianca

    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…

  68. Molly

    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!

  69. Jill

    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!

  70. Stacey

    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!

  71. Greg

    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!!

  72. Kaitlyn

    I made these muffins for breakfast today & they were so good! It was a great way to start the day!

  73. Bill

    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!

  74. Theresa

    I made these last night, and I’ve eaten 3 since then. They’re perfect for breakfast and soooooo good!

  75. Jeanette

    These came out of the oven 5 minutes ago - delicious, thanks for the recipe :)

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  78. astrocatann

    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)

  79. Kay

    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!

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