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By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by National Dairy Council and the Quaker Oats Center of Excellence and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.

Here’s my definition of “breakfast muffin”~ noun A sweet, floury domed mini-cake often studded with a few small morsels of fruit or nuts in an effort to pass itself off as a quick and somewhat healthy option for breakfast. True breakfast muffins have a high glycemic index, which causes an instantaneous spike in glucose and insulin, thus causing the consumer to crash and burn within an hour.

So what the heck is she doing posting a recipe for a breakfast muffin, you might be asking yourself…

This isn’t just any breakfast muffin, and they’re definitely not mini-cakes. These are made with my favorite healthy breakfast (or anytime) power-food combo of oats and dairy. They feature about one-third of a cup of whole grain, high fiber oatmeal in each serving– enough to fill and satisfy you until lunchtime, AND, a healthy dose of protein and calcium from three different low fat diary foods – milk, yogurt and low fat cheese.

 

Oat, Cheddar & Apple Breakfast Muffins W/Bacon Streusel Topping|Craving Something Healthy

I love my oats every day (really), for their chewy delicious texture, their cholesterol and blood sugar lowering fiber, and of course their whole grain goodness. And I’m not gonna lie – I am a fan of real dairy. I love that it’s a natural source of calcium and lots of other vitamins and minerals, but mostly, I love its protein, something you can’t get with many other non-dairy milks and milk products. Oats and dairy together give me the fuel and energy I need to make it through the craziest of mornings.

 

Oat, Cheddar & Apple Breakfast Muffins W/Bacon Streusel Topping|Craving Something Healthy

 

Despite the fact that they’re packed with power-food ingredients (or maybe because of that?), these muffins are amazingly good, if I do say so myself. They have a perfect mix of sweetness from apple, cinnamon and some brown sugar, plus a touch of savory from the cheese and just a few crumbles of bacon in the streusel topping. Because doesn’t everything taste better with a little bacon? And really, it’s about time someone invented bacon streusel.

 

Oat, Cheddar & Apple Breakfast Muffins W/Bacon Streusel Topping|Craving Something Healthy

Oat, Cheddar & Apple Breakfast Muffins with Bacon Streusel Topping

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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Servings 8 large muffins

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 3/4 cup low fat 1% milk
  • 1/3 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 ounces shredded lite sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 medium sweet apple peeled and diced

For the Streusel Topping

  • 6 slices natural uncured bacon, cooked and drained well (be careful not to overcook the bacon because it will continue to cook in the oven)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Quaker Old Fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup pecans
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees and set the oven rack to middle position. Spray a muffin tin with baking spray with flour and set aside.
  • Place the oats in a large sauté pan over high heat and toast until light golden in color.
  • Remove from heat and place oats in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the chopping blade. Process oats for about 30 seconds, or until finely ground.
  • In a lage mixing bowl, combine ground oats, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
  • In another large mixing bowl, combine brown sugar and oil, and stir to break up sugar and dissolve well.
  • Whisk milk, yogurt, and eggs into the oil/sugar mixture.
  • Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in two additions, and whisk together until just combined.
  • Fold shredded cheese and diced apple into the batter
  • Let the batter sit for about 20 minutes to thicken up.
  • While the batter is resting, combine remaining streusel ingredient in the bowl of the food processor, and pulse about 10 times until mixture is crumbly.
  • When batter has thickened, pour about 1 cup into each well of the muffin tin, and spoon about 1 tablespoon of streusel on top.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g
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Anne Danahy MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist and a freelance content writer who specializes in women's health and healthy aging. She lives in the Scottsdale area and eats wherever good food is found.

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  1. Emily @ Zen & Spice says

    August 7, 2014 at 4:54 pm

    MMM bacon streusel!! I love that you toasted the oats before grinding them. That probably adds a whole other level of flavor!

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 7, 2014 at 5:35 pm

      Thanks Emily- I think toasting the oats brings out their nutty/savory-ness which works here. Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  2. Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil) says

    August 7, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    Like Meme said, you had me at bacon streusel!! So creative and can’t wait to try these – pinning now….

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 7, 2014 at 5:33 pm

      Thanks Deanna 🙂

      Reply
  3. Becca from It's Yummi! says

    August 7, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    These muffins look SO good!

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 7, 2014 at 3:41 pm

      Thanks Becca! And thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  4. Sarah Grace says

    August 7, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    Wow this combination sounds so lovely! Such a unique muffin flavor, but looks incredible!
    xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 7, 2014 at 3:18 pm

      Thanks so much Sarah Grace 🙂

      Reply
  5. Regan @ The Healthy Aperture Blog says

    August 7, 2014 at 11:41 am

    Oh Anne, these sound heavenly!!

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 7, 2014 at 12:25 pm

      Thanks Regan! I couldn’t stop eating them 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kimberly says

    August 7, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Holy moly … these muffins sound amazing! I so wish I had one for breakfast right now!

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 7, 2014 at 3:42 pm

      Thanks Kimberly – I’d offer you one but I ate them all 🙁

      Reply
  7. Meme says

    August 7, 2014 at 9:53 am

    You had me at Bacon Streusel! Oh ma gah!! I love every single thing about these muffins

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 7, 2014 at 12:23 pm

      I know, right? Why have I never heard of bacon streusel before?!

      Reply

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