Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups

Course Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword apple-cinnamon-baked-oatmeal-cups, apple-cinnamon-oatmeal-cups, baked-oatmeal-cups

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 230kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray the cups of a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together milk, apple sauce, maple syrup, vanilla and eggs until fully blended.
Add oatmeal, brown sugar, 1 cup chopped apples, pecans, apple pie spice, baking powder and salt. Mix well, until apples and pecans are evenly distributed.
Use a 1/4 cup measuring cup or a 4 ounce ice cream scoop to divide the oat mixture evenly between muffin cups.
Divide remaining apples between muffin cups pressing into mixture. Sprinkle tops with turbinado sugar.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until lightly puffed and golden brown.
Transfer to a wire rack, then serve with a drizzle of maple syrup, honey or caramel.

Oats - I use old fashioned oats for these as they maintain texture and baked beautifully. You could use quick oats, too. I don't recommend using instant oats.
Milk - If you prefer, almond milk can be substituted for cow’s milk. You could also adapt using oat milk or soy milk for a dairy-free option.
Eggs - Eggs can be substituted for flax-seed eggs or any egg substitution that you've had success swapping out in other baked goods.
Nuts - You could use walnuts or almonds in place of pecans.
Spices - You could use pumpkin pie spice in place of apple pie spice.
Fruit - You could use blueberries or cubed strawberries to change the flavor profile.
Chocolate Chips - You could also add chocolate chips or peanut butter chips to the oatmeal mixture.
Flavoring - To take the oatmeal cups in a slightly different flavor direction, you can use almond or maple extract rather than vanilla extract.
Turbinado Sugar - Turbinado sugar (sugar in the raw) adds a nice crunch to the tops of the oatmeal cups. Plus, it adds just a smidge of extra sweetness.
Apples - You can use any variety of apples that you enjoy in these oatmeal cups. Fuji apples, honeycrisp apples or braeburn apples all work. It's completely up to to to peel the apples or leave the peel intact as I did. There's no wrong way to do it.