Apple Muffins

Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 18 minutes
Yield: 14 regular muffins or a ton o' mini muffins
Calories: 394 per muffin
Source: Better Food for Kids


Ingredients

• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 apples, unpeeled and coarsely chopped
• 1.5 cups plain yogurt
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda and cinnamon; mix well.
3. In another bowl, combine apples, yogurt, oil and eggs; mix well.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry, stirring until just moistened without over-mixing.
5. Spoon into greased muffin tins or paper muffin cups.
6. Bake for 18 minutes for full-sized muffins or 10 minutes for mini muffins.

These muffins have always been a favourite of Charlotte's - and they're super easy to make.  Charlotte likes to help with the mixing!  The recipe book indicates a 15-minute prep time, but clearly these people had their apples chopped, their brown sugar flowing smoothly and no toddler drama to contend with during the process!  I have tried adapting the recipe a little, substituting a cup of raspberries or blueberries for one of the apples.  The muffins are a lot more moist with berries added to the mix!