Vegan Baked Oatmeal Cups (2 Flavors!) Soy Free Nut-Free Gluten Free

Recipe from https://www.youtube.com/c/theconscientiouseater
Husband-Tested in Alice’s Kitchen

Full of whole grains and sweetened naturally with fruit, these two different flavors of Vegan Baked Oatmeal Cups are a healthy and fun way to start your morning! These delicious muffins are freezer friendly too.

Chunky Monkey Cups: (Makes 12) (264 calories; 9.6 g fat; 1 mg cholesterol; 12.4 g fiber; 4 g sugars; 8 g protein)

1 1/2 cups non-dairy milk
1 cup mashed banana
2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed 
2 teaspoons baking powder 
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped***
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips 

Cinnamon Roll Cups: (Makes 12) (314 calories; 7.6 g fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 16.5 fiber; 18.9 sugars; 7.6 g protein) 

1 1/2 cups non-dairy milk
1 cup unsweetened applesauce 
2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed 
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 
1/4 cup almond butter***
2 Tablespoon coconut sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon 

1. Preheat your oven to 350F/180C and grease a standard size muffin pan with cooking spray. Set it aside. (I used muffin cup liners and gave them a quick spray with oil.)

2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the almond milk, fruit puree, ground flaxseed, baking powder, cinnamon and salt until combined. 

3. Next, stir in the old-fashioned rolled oats. For the chunky monkey cups you’ll also fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts. 

4. If you’re making the cinnamon roll baked oatmeal cups, prepare the cinnamon swirl in a separate bowl by stirring together the almond butter, coconut sugar and cinnamon until smooth. 

5. Divide the batter equally among the muffin cups. 
******For the cinnamon roll oatmeal cups, fill each muffin cup half way up with the batter before adding a teaspoon of the cinnamon swirl “paste.” Use damp fingers to spread the paste out into an even layer before topping each cup with the remaining oatmeal batter.******

6. Bake the oatmeal cups for about 25 minutes or until set. Allow the cups to cool for 10 minutes in the pan before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely. 

***To make these cups nut free, omit the walnuts from the chunky monkey cups and use sunflower seed butter instead of almond butter in the cinnamon roll cups!