VitaTop muffins are oh so good, but hardly cheap. Why can’t we just make our own for less?
We can!
This recipe posted by Healthy is Always Better is pretty good, especially if you have a good food processor that can easily flour rolled oats. (I mention this because mine is not the best.) The more “floured-down” the oats, the better the dough.
Oh, and if you’re confused about the cookie-muffin tops pictured above, well, I made them small enough to double as cookies, which I then made into ice cream sammies (pictured at the bottom of this post). Mmm.Mmm.Mmm!
Makes 1 muffin or 2 medium-sized muffin tops.
Ingredients
2.3 T oats
.5 t or less of egg white
2 t unsweetened applesauce
pinch of vanilla
2 t vanilla yogurt (Greek may work as well)
tiny pinch of cream of tartar (or .33 t vinegar)
pinch of baking powder, baking soda, and salt
1.3 T hot water
1.5 t stevia
Optional: Chocolate chips
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a cupcake liner or lightly grease a muffin tin. Set aside.
-In a food processor, mix all ingredients except chocolate chips. Blend until dough is smooth and well mixed. Remove and mix in chips.
-Scoop dough into tin and bake for about 10 minutes. Remove and place a few chocolate chips on top for aesthetics :).
-Place back in oven for another 2-3 minutes, or until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.
-Cool muffins (or muffin tops, or muffin ice cream sammies!) and enjoy.