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Home » Healthy Apple Cinnamon Muffins with No Added Sugar

Healthy Apple Cinnamon Muffins with No Added Sugar

Published January 6, 2016 80 comments >>

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Looking for a healthy muffins recipe? These easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins contain no added sugar, are flour free, and use no butter or oil. They are sweetened with dates and taste amazing! Your family will enjoy the baked goods and you will enjoy serving a healthy breakfast treat.

Looking for a healthy muffins recipe? This easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin recipe contains no sugar, is flour free, and has no butter or oil. It is sweetened with dates and tastes amazing! Your family will enjoy the muffins and you will enjoy serving a healthy breakfast or delicious treat.

Healthy Muffins for Quick Breakfasts

It is back to school time after break! I’m not sure what goes on at your house, but my mornings have been full of “lovely” children who just want to stay in bed and a mom who just wants to drink coffee in peace.

I’m not going to lie, sometimes the moment the bus pulls away from the stop is one of the best moments I have before 8 a.m.

Serving a breakfast treat is one way to make morning a bit less dramatic and less stressful for everyone. I can usually coax little people out  of bed with promises of baked goods and, if all else fails, I can stick a muffin in their hand as they head for the bus stop.

No Sugar Apple Cinnamon Healthy Muffins

Our family is full of sugar-coated carb-lovers. My kids love breakfasts full of cinnamon rolls, donuts, or coffee cake. I enjoy being the mom that thrills and delights with the occasional sweet treat for breakfast, but I also want to make sure that everyone has a healthy meal to start the day.

This easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin recipe will please both sides. It contains no sugar, no flour, and no oil but still tastes sweet. It’s a win-win, your family will enjoy the baked treat and you will enjoy serving a healthier breakfast option.

Looking for a healthy muffins recipe? This easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin recipe contains no sugar, is flour free, and has no butter or oil. It is sweetened with dates and tastes amazing! Your family will enjoy the muffins and you will enjoy serving a healthy breakfast or delicious treat.

No Sugar or Artificial Sweetener

These muffins contain no sugar or artificial sweetener but still have loads of sweet yummy apple cinnamon flavor.  The secret? They are sweetened with pureed dates!

Dates are cousins to raisin and prunes with a milder, sweeter flavor. The taste is sometimes compared to caramel, which makes them an excellent addition to baked goods and the perfect companion to apples. (Hello caramel apples!)

Looking for a healthy muffins recipe? This easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin recipe contains no sugar, is flour free, and has no butter or oil. It is sweetened with dates and tastes amazing! Your family will enjoy the muffins and you will enjoy serving a healthy breakfast or delicious treat.

Easy Preparation & Clean-up

The healthy muffins are made in your blender or food processor so you don’t have a lot of bowls and utensils to wash. They take 10 minutes to prepare and even less time to clean up. Just measure, blend and pour.

There is another plus to using the blender, it turns the whole oats into oat flour so you get a delicious baked good that has great muffin consistency without using wheat flour!

MORE HEALTHY MUFFIN RECIPES TO TRY

1 – Healthy Oatmeal Muffins – My original no flour, no sugar, no oil recipe. This basic recipe is sweetened with bananas and is easy to customize.

Healthy Oatmeal Muffins Recipe from Bren Did-2

2 – Healthy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins – My kids’ all-time favorite healthy oatmeal muffins recipe. Lots of CHOCOLATE flavor.

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3 – Healthy Pumpkin Muffins Recipe – Pumpkin, maple syrup, and spices give the muffins classic pumpkin pie flavor. Enjoy a fall favorite with no guilt!

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4 – Healthy Zucchini Muffins Recipe – Zucchini and spices give the muffins classic zucchini bread flavor. Enjoy a fall favorite with no guilt!

Healthy Zucchini Muffins contain no oil, no refined sugar, and no flour. The oil and sugar are replaced with ripe bananas and the flour is replaced with whole grain oats. Zucchini and spices give the muffins classic zucchini bread flavor. Enjoy a fall favorites with no gui

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Looking for a healthy muffin recipe? This easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin recipe contains no sugar, is flour free, and has no butter or oil. It is sweetened with dates and tastes amazing! Your family will enjoy the muffins and you will enjoy serving a healthy breakfast treat.

No Sugar Apple Cinnamon Blender Muffins

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  • Author: Bren
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 16 muffins 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: American
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This easy Apple Cinnamon Muffin recipe contains no sugar, is flour free, and has no butter or oil. It is sweetened with dates and tastes amazing! Your family will enjoy the muffins and you will enjoy serving a healthy treat.


Ingredients

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  • 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats (plus 1/4 cup for garnish if desired)
  • 1 cup dried dates (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup water (boiling)
  • 1 1/4 cup apple (diced, about 1 large apple)
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp real vanilla
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Place diced dates into blender and pour boiling water over. Allow to sit for 5 minutes then blend until smooth.
  2. Add diced apples and milk to the blender. Puree until smooth.
  3. Add remaining ingredients and puree until oats are well ground, scraping down sides of blender as needed.
  4. Line muffin tin with muffin papers and fill 2/3 full with batter, approximately 1/4 cup per muffin.
  5. Sprinkle each muffin with 1/2 tsp old-fashioned oats, if desired.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-35 minutes, a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin should come out clean.
  7. Enjoy!

Notes

Use parchment baking cups. Healthy muffins have a habit of sticking to the baking cups and muffin tins. Parchment baking cups will prevent them from sticking. If you do not have parchment baking cups try spraying or brushing the muffins wrappers with a small amount of oil before baking.

How to store the muffins. Keep the muffins for 3-4 days in a sealed container on the counter, 7-10 days in a sealed container in the refrigerator, or for several months well wrapped in the freezer (defrost in the fridge overnight).


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 muffin
  • Calories: 108

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  1. Jenny Dunshea

    January 28, 2021 at 1:16 am

    These are absolutely perfect thank you so much! I whizzed the oats first and put them in a bowl with all the dry ingredients as my blender is a little small for the entire batch. Added wet to dry and hand mixed it up. I used about 1 1/2 cups apple and added a small handful of walnuts to hopefully offset the extra moisture and was very pleased with the result. The entire family really love them. Thanks again!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Kamala

    December 6, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    Hi if I want to use honey/maple syrup or brown sugar how much should I use? Do
    Not have dates on hand.

    Reply
    • Bren

      December 7, 2020 at 12:32 pm

      I have not made them without dates. I would try raisins or check out this muffin recipe that uses maple syrup or honey.

      Reply
  3. Rebecca

    November 14, 2020 at 1:20 pm

    Wondering if I could substitute dates with honey and applesauce. Just trying to lower glycemic index.

    Reply
    • Bren

      December 7, 2020 at 12:56 pm

      I would check out my healthy oatmeal muffin recipe. it uses honey or maple syrup.

      Reply
  4. Rebecca

    August 16, 2020 at 12:07 am

    So very happy to have found your recipes!!! This is the second muffin recipe I have tried of yours, and it’s just as good as the first (banana muffins). I have looked for years for a good just oat muffin recipe that wasn’t too heavy or dense and these are it. Can’t wait to try them all. Well done chef.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Maram

    July 24, 2020 at 5:29 pm

    Can I use flax eggs?

    Reply
    • Molly

      December 19, 2020 at 1:07 pm

      I just made them with flax eggs! I usually half the recipe, so I did 1 TBSP flax to 3 TBSP water for just 1 egg. They did not come out as pretty as with the egg, but they taste awesome.

      Reply
  6. Sunny

    May 5, 2020 at 5:50 pm

    These look great 🙂 Can you sub almond flour for oats?

    Reply
    • Bren

      May 13, 2020 at 2:38 pm

      I have never subbed almond flour for the oats so I am not sure it would work.

      Reply
  7. Kate

    March 21, 2020 at 7:56 am

    Could I substitute raisins for the dates?

    Reply
    • Bren

      March 24, 2020 at 11:20 am

      I’ve never made the recipe with raisins. Let me know if you try!

      Reply
    • Molly

      December 6, 2020 at 5:03 pm

      I do them subbed with raisins and they’re super good. I do them the same way, soaking in hot water first.

      Reply
  8. Madonna Weaver

    June 11, 2019 at 1:20 am

    Thank you for the blender apple cinnamon muffins. I am going to cook them soon and will take them to an event others will share. As I thought there may be diabetics this is a great recipe. I will put a comment on another time of the cooking outcome. Regards Madonna

    Reply
    • Bren

      June 14, 2019 at 7:14 am

      Thanks, Madonna!

      Reply
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