Description
These Healthy Gingerbread Muffins are a wholesome twist on a classic holiday treat, made with oat flour, warm spices, and naturally sweetened with molasses and maple syrup. Soft, flavorful, and dairy-free, they are perfect for a cozy breakfast or snack.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3/4 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg white
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 cup almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Tin: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a muffin tin with paper liners to prevent sticking.
- Make Oat Flour: Place the rolled oats into a blender or food processor and blend until you achieve a fine, flour-like consistency.
- Combine Ingredients: Add all the remaining ingredients—molasses, maple syrup, applesauce, eggs, egg white, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and almond milk—to the blender with the oat flour. Blend until fully combined into a smooth batter.
- Fill Muffin Tin: Pour the batter evenly into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about three-quarters full to allow room for rising.
- Bake: Place the muffin tin in the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- Cool and Store: Let the muffins cool before removing them from the tin. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Notes
- Any type of milk—whole, oat, or almond—can be used making this recipe easy to customize for dairy-free options.
- The molasses and spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves give these muffins their signature gingerbread flavor.
- The recipe uses homemade oat flour by blending rolled oats, an easy and fresh way to prepare oat flour at home without needing to buy it separately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
