Lighter, but Scrumptious Oatmeal Raisin Muffins :)

KTT's Note:

Rise well, beautiful color.. Healthy, Low fat, but sooo good... Oatmeal Raisin cookie meets muffin..yum.! What more could you ask for? These muffins are wonderfully moist..versatile as well! Go ahead and replace the applesauce with banana for a change... its GREAT! Do try? Feedback appreciated.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 cup oats (quick or oldfashioned)
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1 eggs or 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2-2/3 cup raisins (or just DUMP some in!)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Spray 12 cup muffin pan.
3. Combine oats and milk in a small bowl, let stand.
4. Sift together the flours and all dry ingredients.
5. Mix together the egg, sugar, applesauce, and vanilla.
6. Mix the oats and milk mixture into the egg mixture.
7. Fold in the dry ingredients.
8. Fold in raisins.
9. Transfer into prepared pan.
10. Bake 15 to 20 minutes for muffin tin.
11. Take out, ENJOY!

Reviews

[Chef #539564]

Fantastic Muffins! Best ever... with a few tweaks: I added nutmeg and walnuts. I used half brown sugar, and half white. All whole wheat flour. For extra moistness, I used 3/4 cup milk and the other 1/4 cup low fat sour cream.

[Mom of 3 hungry boys]

These were fantastic! I don't like raisins so I omitted them, I added 1/4 tsp of nutmeg and used brown sugar and egg whites. I couldn't wait for the family to wake up this morning and try them. We will be adding these to our new "healthy" diet..Thank you so much!!

[zoegirl21]

I gave this recipe 5 stars because of how healthy it is. If it wasn't a healthy recipe, I would be inclined to give it only 4 because it isn't as moist and sweet as the super unhealthy muffins, but because they're healthy, they get 5! :)
I'm very surprised at how well these turned out for how healthy they are! Excellent recipe. I also added nutmeg like many reviewers have mentioned. I don't like raisins, so I left those out, but they didn't seem to be missing a thing. I had a lot of batter left over, so I added a little flour to make them a little sturdier and made pancakes out of them. They were divine! I'll be keeping this recipe around.