Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 3/4 cup buttermilk (to make buttermilk add 1 tablespoon lemon to a 1 cup measure then fill the rest with regular milk. Wait 5 minutes and now you have buttermilk!)
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 1 cup frozen tart cherries, rinsed and roughly chopped (Can use dried cherries)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400° F
- Spray muffin pan with non stick spray with flour. (I used a heart shaped cake pan)
- Stir oats, flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- In a separate medium bowl, stir buttermilk, egg and applesauce.
- Pour buttermilk mixture into the oats mixture.
- Stir just until moist.
- Stir in cherries (no need to thaw, they can go in frozen).
- Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan on a wire rack.
- Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack before serving.
Storing: This cherry oatmeal muffin is a soft baked treat so they need to be stored in the refrigerator. They will stay fresh in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Only keep out what your dog will eat during that time. You can freeze the remainder for up to 3 months.
