Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan or line it with paper liners.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
In a second mixing bowl, whisk together the applesauce, yogurt, milk, juice, oil, vanilla, and eggs.
Pour the wet ingredients onto the dry, and add the apples. Fold gently to combine.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Cool on a rack prior to serving.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate and based on 1 oatmeal cup. Promptly store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 4 days.To make baked oatmeal as a breakfast casserole: Spoon the mixture into a greased 9x13-inch pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until golden.Freezing Instructions:To freeze the cups unbaked, line the muffin pans with papers. Freeze the oatmeal cups prior to baking in the pan. Once frozen, remove the oatmeal pucks from the pan and store in an airtight container in the freezer. To bake, pull out as many frozen cups as you like, place them back into muffin tins, and thaw slightly before baking.To freeze baked cups, wrap the cups well in an airtight container and store in the freezer. Reheat in the microwave to serve.
Variations: Feel free to vary both the spices and the fruit you add to the oat mixture. You can also stir in chopped nuts, seeds, or nut/seed butters. Consider these options:
berries such as blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries
chopped fruits such as pears, mangos, and pineapple
shredded veggies such as carrots, zucchini, or squash
different spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves
nuts and seeds such as walnuts, peanuts, pecans, almonds, pepitas, and sunflower seeds
baking chips such as chocolate (white, dark, milk, or semisweet), peanut butter chips, cinnamon chips, or espresso chips
If you need this to be gluten-free: Be sure to use specifically gluten-free oats. Read all labels to ensure safety from cross-contamination.To make this vegan: Follow the ingredients list for Vegan Baked Oatmeal.