Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

These were kind of a last minute decision.
Sometimes when I walk into the kitchen I can't resist the urge to cook. I start throwing all kinds of things together. I open every cupboard to search and see what ingredients I have. Then I try and figure out what in the world I'm craving.
Sometimes this is the hardest part. 
Trying to decide what to bake.
First I thought blueberry muffins. Well, no blueberries. Guess not.
Next, Lemon muffins. If I had lemons, that would help...
Since all those options were out, I decided to go with something "healthier". I just bought whole wheat flour and applesauce. So, I decided to go with it.
I found a recipe on Food.com, but wasn't completely satisfied with it. So I altered it to fit my taste and I'm happy to say that these turned out quite lovely. Yes, lovely.

Adapted from food.com

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup oats
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
1 egg
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp skim milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Streusal topping:
1/3 cup oats
2 tbsp whole wheat flour
2 tbsp melted butter

Preheat Oven to 400
Spray 12-cup muffin pan or prepare with muffin tins.

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients. (Whole wheat flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg).
2. In a large bowl, whisk egg, vanilla and brown sugar together. Stir in applesauce. Add in milk and mix until combined.
3. Fold in dry ingredients and stir together until combined.
4. Make streusal topping and combine all three ingredients in small bowl until crumbly.
5. Scoop batter into prepared muffin tins. Sprinkle one generous tbsp of topping onto each muffin and press down lightly.
6. Bake until golden brown. Approximately 18 minutes. (I always set my timer for about 2 minutes earlier and check muffins to be sure they aren't over done)

Cool in pan for 5 minutes on a rack.

Eat up!