Oats, oats and more oats! I need to blog about something else, but right now, I just can’t stop eating them! This could be partially due to the fact that my husband and I loaded up our pantry with oats, so it’s easy to just reach for them. I’ve been playing with my new whole flax seeds, and I love how they go with oats. In the mornings, I’ve been eating hot oats with coconut milk and whole flax seeds. Mmm! See my previous post here for my thoughts on oats in a gluten free diet.
My son has his last helper day in his 2 year old class tomorrow. I’m really surprised how fast the school year has gone by! I’m going to have a morning off with a friend tomorrow to do some shopping, and my husband is going to be class father! I’m so happy they are going to get a special day together. My only job is to provide the snack! It’s a cool rainy day today, and I really feel like enjoying cinnamon. I chose mini muffins so that they are easy for the kids to eat. Plus, then they can get 2 small ones instead of 1 big one! They’re still at an age when that feels like more!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups old fashioned oats
3/4 Cup millet flour
1/4 Cup sorghum flour
1/4 Cup tapioca flour
1/2 Cup brown sugar, organic
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1/2 Teaspoon xanthan gum
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1 Cup applesauce
1/2 Cup coconut milk
3 Tablespoons grapeseed oil
1 Flax egg (1 tablespoon flaxmeal soaked with 3 tablespoons water)
1/2 Cup raisins (optional)
Ingredients for topping:
1/4 Cup oats
1 Tablespoon brown sugar, organic
1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
1 Tablespoon Earth Balance, melted
2 Teaspoons whole flax seeds (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven 375 degrees. Grease or line with paper a mini muffin or regular muffin pan.
Mix all dry ingredients together (oats, millet flour, sorghum flour, tapioca flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, xanthan gum, cinnamon and salt) in a mixing bowl until well combined.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix well applesauce, coconut milk, grapeseed oil and flax egg. Slowly add in dry ingredients. Add raisins or other mix in you might be using.
Prepare topping by mixing together all ingredients well.**
Pour batter first into prepared muffin pans, and then sprinkle with topping. Cook 14 minutes for mini muffins, 20-22 minutes for full size muffins. Cool in pan 1 minute, then transfer to cooling rack.
**Baking with Kids! The topping is easy for a child sidekick to do on his or her own. I use a Guidecraft Kitchen Helper so that my children can safely reach my counter. If you have a microwave that your child can reach, have him or her measure the tablespoon of Earth Balance, and microwave about 20 seconds in a microwave safe bowl until melted. In a child safe bowl, mix the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and flax seeds. It’s ok if some spills, this part does not need to be exact! Pour melted Earth Balance over the mixture and continue to stir until nicely coated. After you pour the batter into the muffin pans, allow your child to sprinkle topping over each one! My children are now 2.5 and 4.5, I find this to be a great activity for them!
I’m going to include more ways to involve the kids (besides the cute eating pictures) in my upcoming blog posts! Stay tuned!!
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