Motherhood certainly has its rewards.  There are the fun times with kids, the funny things they say, looking at your kids after they are asleep and remembering how much you really do love them even after a long hard day.  But no one will argue that motherhood is full of many hurdles and challenges.  I tend to be a glass-half-full kind of girl.  One of the ways that us moms not only survive but thrive is to band together and share the secrets of motherhood success.  Even if that success is only short lived until the next hurdle, we still have to look at our  successes and line them up and see the blessings in life.  So, I am telling on my favorite little “secrets.”  This is a recipe that is yummy, and can doubled or even tripled.  I made it for one meal and froze the rest.

Apple Oatmeal Muffins

1/2 C oats

1/2 C apple juice

1  1/2 C  flour

1/2 C brown sugar

1  1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/ 4 tsp baking soda

1/2 C oil

1 snack size container of apple sauce or about 1/3 C apple sauce

1/2 c chopped up apple

In a small bowl mix the oats and apple juice.  Set aside and let soak.  In a medium bowl mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, baking powder.  Add in the oil and applesauce and mix thoroughly.  Add in the chopped up apple.  Bake at 400 for 18-20 minutes.

*There is no egg in the recipe.  The original recipe had egg, but I began to substitute the apple sauce for egg.  My oldest daughter was allergic to eggs for a while.  So, if you do not have apple sauce, you can substitute one egg for the applesauce.