Ingredients
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1 cup old fashion rolled oats (not instant)
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1 cup nonfat milk
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1 cup whole wheat flour
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1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon allspice
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1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
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2 egg whites or 1 whole egg
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3/4 raisins or 3/4 craisins
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1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon finely chopped walnuts
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1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Topping:
- Struesel Topping:
- In a small bowl, combine all the struesel ingredients and stir until well combined and crumbly.
- Muffin-Tops:
- Soak the oats in milk for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Combine the applesauce with the egg.
- Mix the oat mixture with the applesauce mixture, and stir until combined.
- In a separate bowl measure and whisk the dry ingredients together.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined.
- Stir in raisins or craisins.
- Do not over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough.
- Spoon approximately 1/2 cup of muffin mixture into muffin-top pan.
- Sprinkle streusel on top.
- Bake until golden brown and the top springs back, approximately 15-20 minutes.
- Remove pan from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing muffin-tops to wire rack to cool.
- Best served fresh from the oven.