Quick Apple and Oat Muffins
I cannot express to you how delicious and yummy these muffins are. Beyond the fact that they are sugar free, flourless and nutritious. All of the ingredients come together to give you a beautiful texture and taste.
We all know you have that fall season apple bag sitting on your counter. And you’re like me, wondering what you’re going to do with all these apples. Well, I got you covered!
The beautiful part of this recipe is that you probably already have all of the ingredients on hand. And they all get prepared in one place: your blender or food processor. So simple to clean up. The coconut shreds are totally optional; you can leave them plain and they will still be hella delicious naked. Or try some butterscotch chips if you wanna get wild.
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Quick Apple and Oat Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 8 medjool dates, pitted
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 apples, cored + grated
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch salt
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350° F. Spray your muffin tray with coconut oil or use muffin liners.
- Combine all the ingredients in your blender or food processor. Blend until a smooth yet chunky batter forms.
- Transfer batter to your muffin tray (add toppings now if using). Bake for 15-18 minutes; tops will gently spring back when pressed in.
- Allow to cool 15 minutes in pan before removing.
Can I use bananas instead of dates?
Not recommended to do that. Will increase the moisture of the batter.
I made a double a batch of these muffins today. One batch is regular sized muffins and the second is mini muffins. The kids loved them!!
A person prepared! LOVE it! My kids love these too 🙂
Woow very delicious thank you 🙏 the 176 calories for the whole muffins?
SO happy you love them…me too! Thats what the nutritional calculator came up with on my WordPress Blog…
These muffins are truly amazing! Moist, nutrious, gluten free and soooo easy to make and easy cleanup! I used my blendtec Blender and I literally just made them an hour ago. Thank you for all of your healthy, easy and amazing recipes, you are so appreciated! This will be a regular in our home!
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Thank you!
Can I use oat flour instead of the rolled oats? Or would that change the texture?
Yes you can use it and yet it probably will slightly change the texture. I would still do it. Add all of the other ingredients to the blender (the dates especially need to be chopped into small pieces). and then mix in the flour until just combined. Enjoy!
I love any recipe where you throw everything in the food processor. These muffins are delicious! I forgot to put coconut on top – next time.
Hi Joan.. We are on the same page.. Easy cleanup and prep is key! Thank you for taking the time to comment and rate the muffins and I’m glad you like them!
I hope you see this before I need the response! Hi.If I use raisins instead of dates,how much would be needed? In cups? Thank you
Hi NYdia! You can do 1/2 cup raisins… hope you get this in time too!
Hi Stella,me again. Just to let you know I’d already made them before your response! Used 3/4 cups of raisins. I haven’t stopped making them since,eat one everyday with my afternoon coffee,addicting 😜😜😜thank you so much,bless you
I am not a baker nor that into baked goods. But OMG these muffins are insanely good. Thank you for this easy and healthy recipe. We can’t stop
Hi Gitanjli, These are some of my favorites. Glad you liked them too!
where is the apples?
Hi Maureen, what do you mean? everything is listed and included in the recipe…
recipe states apples oatmeal muffins sorry oversite!!
What if you don’t want the extra sweetness that maple syrup will add, can you eliminate that ingredient? Francesca
yes eliminate it if you prefer! Enjoy!
Can I add chop walnuts instead of coconut flakes on the top?
Hi Sophie, ABSOLUTELY! enjoy!!
Delicious! I subbed carrot for apple and they still turned out amazing. What a tasty, healthy recipe. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Hi Morgan, OOOOHHHH that sounds so good too! Thanks for sharing your tip with us!
Love this easy to make and super moist delicious muffins! Thank you Stella !
Hi Tatiana, These are some of my faves too! Thanks for trying them out!!
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These are so delicious… Ive made them multiple times and am completely addicted.
I am literally allergic to 99% of foods so I had to make a couple substitutions but I thank you from the bottom of my heart! It’s been YEARS since I’ve been able to eat a “muffin” or cakes or anything of the kind! THESE ARE SO SO SOOO GOOD!
Hi Melissa, Oh that’s wonderful to read! I’m so happy these muffins work for you and you liked them!
Is this recipe for regular muffin size or mini muffins?
Hi Jan, regular sized muffins here!
Hi, Quick question; if the apples are going into the blender or food processor, do they still need to be grated prior? or can they just be chopped up and thrown in? Thank you!
I love these!! i make them without dates, but add into the mixture some coconut, cinnamon and walnuts. my perfect breakfast!!! thank you.
Hello Yonina, SO happy you like the muffins! Thanks for the review!
I am baking it right, I hope it comes out delicious 😋
I can’t wait to make these and was wondering if I need to pour boiling water over the dates before I use them!? Thank you!
I love your recipes and can watch your videos all day!! So much Love got into all of them!
Enjoy what’s left of your evening!
Respectfully,
Victoria
Hi there, I have tried quite a few recipes and loved them all! Going to make these tomorrow! Can I freeze them? Thank you for giving us such amazing food options!
hi ..what can be used in place of eggs
I love oatmeal and I love dates, coconut & apple so I knew this would be good! I tried it today and loved it so much I made a second batch to freeze.
Hi MJ, BEAUTIFUL! Glad they were up your alley!! Thanks for the rating too!
Amazing!! Thank you for sharing this recipe! On my second batch!
Hi Kimberly, Glad you like the muffins and thanks for the great review!!
Can I used weetbix instead of oats
Do you store in the fridge or room temp ?
room temperature air tight container
can I use melted butter rather then olive oil? do you taste the olive oil flavour ? I’m excited to make these . my mom made a batch and said they turned out amazing!
Hi Sofia, Absolutely butter can be used! However, just so you know, the olive oil does not leave any flavor – its a neutral oil. Thanks to your mom for sharing! Enjoy!
They always work for me, super tasty and easy to prepare, I also experiment with the ingredients according to my mood
Excuse me but where is cinnamon? vanilla? nutmeg??
Hi Eleni, you can absolutely add in cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg if you like – sounds delicious!
Hi, these sound delicious! Can I substitute the quick oats in place of the rolled oats? I know that matters sometimes and that’s all I have at the moment. Thank you!
Hi Ashley, yes yuo can totally sub in quick oats here since its all going into the blender! Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting the website!
Dear Stella,
I came across your website months ago and was hooked from the first recipe I made, with my enthusiasm having grown ever since. Your recipes are usually easy to prepare and use simple (or easy-to-buy) ingredients, yet they generally have some special twist – and, that’s what counts after all, the results taste great. 🙂
For some time already, I’ve been wanting to review all the recipes I’ve tried so far, and now I’ll finally start with this one. It made for a wonderful start of my day, with deliciously smelling and tasting muffins straight from the oven, after I had spontaneously discovered the recipe and prepared it in just 20 minutes. I made half the batter and baked it in a mini muffin tin. So now I have little sweet bites to accompany me throughout my workdays. 🙂
I’ll certainly make this recipe maaany more times, as it’s easy to adapt to preference and also great for using leftovers: I increased the amount of apple, added chocolate chips, and replaced half the oatmeal with leftover cereals.
Please excuse this long text. I just finally had to send you a big THANK YOU from Germany!
Hi Birke in Germany! I love getting long messages and I appreciate you taking the time to write such a kind comment! I love the mini muffin idea and of course adding chocolate chiips to this recipe makes it so much yummier! Your feedback is welcomed always and I thank you so much for trying out my recipes and supporting the blog! Have a wonderful day!
Always great recipes! Thank you! I made these this morning and everyone loved them! A go to for sure!!
Hi paula, so happy they were enjoyed by all! Thanks for the review too!
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New to your website and made this today. So so good
Hi Marilyn, glad you liked it and welcome to the family!
This worked very well and made a tasty moist muffin we all enjoyed.
Hi Louise, glad you all liked them! Thanks for trying them out!
Didn’t love. Instead of a sweet, cozy traditional muffin, it tasted more like a healthy diet muffin.
Sorry they didnt work out for you. They are definitely on the healthy side – as most of the content on my website..
Delicious, but expect to spend more than 15 minutes prep time. I use an apple pealer / corer instead of grating the Apple.
These are the easiest and yummiest muffins ever! And I had all the ingredients on hand. My 3 year old also gave them the thumbs up, so thanks for sharing 😊
Nice and moist however I found them a bit bland, even adding 1/2 tsp of salt. Next time I would add cinnamon and/or vanilla and maybe some chopped walnuts.
If we replace dates with raisins, how much would we use? About 80 grams?
Thank you.
Sooooo good. Moist and delicious. I didn’t add the coconut but it didn’t matter. This is a keeper. Thanks Stella
HI Anna, so happy they were a win for you! Thanks for trying them!
Do you peel the apples?
HI Marie, yes, the apples are peeled… I will update the recipe and thanks for bringing it to my attention <3
It has become my favorite breakfast. Time after time, it is always perfect. Thank you!