These cinnamon raisin baked oatmeal muffins are baked in a single serving muffin cup and simple to eat and reheat for breakfast on busy mornings.
My love for oats started lengthy earlier than I had an oatmeal-centric weblog.
After we had been in highschool, my sister and I requested my mother if she might begin making us sizzling breakfasts on chilly winter mornings. (Versus us making our personal yogurt or toast.)
The subsequent morning she made us sizzling oatmeal on the range prime for breakfast utilizing – you guessed it – Quaker Oats.
Her recipe was a easy, basic mixture of cinnamon, raisins, and brown sugar. (There have been no fancy toppings or drippy nut butters within the 90s!)
Cinnamon Raisin Baked Oatmeal Muffins
These cinnamon raisin baked oatmeal muffins are the 2019 model of my mother’s basic oatmeal.
Baked in a single serving, easy-to-reheat muffin cup, you possibly can get pleasure from them out of hand (muffin-style) or on a plate with a fork (baked oatmeal fashion).
I like mine with almond butter on prime! The highest will get slightly crunchy from the brown sugar, and the within is delicate and chewy.
Mashed banana gives loads of pure sweetness and replaces any oil within the recipe, so these are gentle and wholesome.
You possibly can freeze these muffins to reheat on busy mornings. I’d suggest a toaster oven, however it’s also possible to simply warmth within the microwave. Retailer them within the fridge as soon as baked to maintain them contemporary.
I like that they’re single serving, so you possibly can have one in case you’re slightly hungry and three in case you’re lots hungry!
How one can eat baked oatmeal muffins
You possibly can eat them sizzling or chilly for a snack – nevertheless you want. They’re the very best contemporary from the oven.
These muffin cups could be enjoyable for a brunch, a picnic, busy mornings out the door, from the freezer – the flexibility is infinite!
Scroll down for recommendations on freezing and reheating them.
What’s the distinction between oatmeal muffins and common muffins?
The distinction is flour. Common muffins have a bread-like crumb due to the flour. As a result of these are made with oatmeal, they’ve a extra structured texture, however they’re additionally gluten-free. There are fewer crumbs too which is a plus in my ebook!
What kind of oats are greatest for oatmeal muffins?
I take advantage of quaint rolled oats for the very best texture, however in case you solely have fast or prompt oats readily available these ought to work fantastic too. I wouldn’t suggest utilizing metal lower oats for this recipe as a result of the floor space on metal lower is just too small to work for baking these with the quantity of liquid the recipe requires.
Methods To Customise The Recipe
If you happen to use gluten-free oats, then this recipe might be gluten free.
You may as well use a non-dairy milk to make it dairy free as effectively – contemplate soy, almond, cashew or rice milks.
Clearly raisins are a key ingredient, nevertheless, in case you don’t do raisins, you possibly can completely use chocolate chips as an alternative!
And lastly, add every other substances you want to boost the feel corresponding to slivered almonds, toasted walnuts, or chia seeds.
Substances
Cinnamon and Raisins
Cinnamon and raisins are the first flavors
Banana
Mashed banana for sweetness
Brown Sugar
Brown sugar makes a lightweight dusting throughout the highest of every muffin for added candy crunch, however you possibly can depart it out in case you’d like.
Oats inside and on prime
The oats on prime get a pleasant crunch to them within the oven!
How To Make The Oatmeal Muffins
I really like recipes that movement as follows: combine dry substances. combine moist substances. combine moist into dry. Straightforward peasy!
Mix dry substances in a single bowl
Mix moist in one other. Then pour moist into dry.
Stir in raisins
Or chocolate chips, cranberries, currants, walnuts, and so on!
Portion evenly into muffin cups
I used paper cups with slightly cooking spray right here, however silicone muffin liners are at all times an excellent thought! I additionally LOVE the Caraway ceramic muffin pan and use it now since we upgraded!
And sprinkle with brown sugar
Bake at 350 levels for half-hour.
How one can retailer baked oatmeal muffins
Retailer them in an air-tight container within the fridge or freezer. I’d use inside 4 days if within the fridge. I often put half within the fridge to eat sooner and half within the freezer to eat later!
Are you able to freeze baked oatmeal muffins?
Yep! For freezing, I often put them in a silicone stasher bag that’s nice for the freezer. Stasher baggage are reusable and made out of safer silicone. Nice for minimizing disposable plastic in your kitchen.
If you’re able to eat them, I like to recommend microwaving them for about 20 seconds to unfreeze after which baking in a toaster oven to reheat till they’re heat and crunchy on prime.
For the very best floor space of toasted edges, take away the muffin from its liner and lower it in half and heating on low (round 300°F) for 5-6 minutes or till the muffin is heat all through.
Cinnamon Raisin Baked Oatmeal Muffins
These baked oatmeal muffins are paying homage to the brown sugar and cinnamon oatmeal your mother made on the range prime in a single serving, easy-to-reheat muffin cup.
Substances
- 3 cups Outdated Normal Roll Oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups skim milk or milk of your selection
- 2 eggs beat
- 1 small banana mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin liners (silicone are my favourite however paper ones are fantastic as effectively).
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Combine collectively dry substances: oats, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
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In a separate bowl, whisk collectively milk, eggs, banana, and vanilla.
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Pour moist substances into dry substances. Stir in raisins.
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Spoon oat combination evenly into 12 muffin cups.
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Sprinkle brown sugar evenly on prime of muffins.
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Bake for half-hour, or till a toothpick comes out clear.
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Retailer in a container within the fridge or freeze in a big ziplock.
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