Preheat Oven to 375
Mix together in one bowl
1 3/4 cup flour
1 cup oats
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp of nutmeg
1/8 tsp of allspice
Mix together in a larger bowl
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup applesauce
If you don't want to use applesauce, you don't have to. I like the texture that applesauce adds. If you don't, use a full cup of sugar and 3/4 of a cup of milk.
Add to that mixture
1/2 oil
1/2 milk
1 tsp of vanilla
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
Chop up some fresh cherries. I used about 15 or so for this batch. Don’t add the cherries to the batter, because they are juicy and the batter will become cherry batter. If you want to save time, I'm sure you can use frozen cherries or dried cherries. About 1/2 - 1 cup will do.
Scoop one spoonful of batter into muffin cups. Add cherries. Cover cherries with another spoonful or two of batter until the cups are mostly full.
Sprinkle the tops with sugar and add half a cherry on top.
Bake for 23-25 minutes.
This recipe makes 12 muffins.
ENJOY!!!
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