Starting the day with a good breakfast is important, especially for kids. And the best way to start the day is with a healthy and filling breakfast. These oatmeal honey breakfast muffins that I am sharing today are perfect for just that.
When I was thinking about a new recipe for breakfast a recipe that my daughter made instantly came to mind. Today I am using her basic idea but I changed it up slightly with a few different ingredients.
I used coconut sugar in place of the brown sugar. It worked great in the recipe and gave it a little different flavor than brown sugar that I enjoyed. I think either one works fine in the recipe.
I also added some honey to the recipe. I love honey. I love the flavor and the fact that it is a natural sugar. I can eat honey by the spoonful and love the flavor it adds to recipes like this.
And for the add ins to the recipe I made some with cacoa nibs, but really raisins or other dried fruit would work as well. The cacoa nibs gave the muffins a nice chocolate taste without adding sweetness to it, which I enjoyed. It made them more of a healthier muffin than adding chocolate chips.
Oatmeal Honey Breakfast Muffins
Oatmeal Honey Breakfast Muffins are a quick and easy breakfast that you can change up to make it however you like.
Ingredients
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats, ( use gluten free quick oats for gf version )
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted or softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup cacoa nibs, chocolate chips, or 3/4 cup dried fruit, raisins, craisins, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line muffin tin with liners or grease well.
- In a large bowl combine all ingredients but the cacoa nibs/ chocolate chips/dried fruit.
- Stir until well combined. Stir in cacoa nibs or dried fruit.
- Scoop batter into muffins cups, filling 3/4 full.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
15Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 197Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 197mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 3gSugar: 21gProtein: 4g
Nutritional values are approxomite and aren't always accurate.
So this recipe doesn’t call for any kind of flour? Wow, this looks like a good one. Going right now to try it. My kids saw the picture and said yes, Momma we want these for lunch!
Thanks!
No there is not flour in these. They are a hearty type muffin. I hope you enjoy them!
They turned out so wonderful! They were delicious! Thank you again for the recipe. My grandparents are muffins eaters, practically eating three muffins a day. My Grandma can’t cook very much anymore, so I shall make these for them, she has to use a wheelchair/walker. Between my Mom making muffins for them and me making them some as well, they should be well set with muffins for a while.
I am so glad that you enjoyed them! I hope your grandparents do as well.
Any particular reason this has to be quick-cooking instead of old fashioned oats? I generally don’t buy the quick-cooking ones…
You can make them with old fashioned oats, but the texture will be different. Since they don’t have any flour in them they are already a heavier type muffin, so we prefer the texture of the quick oats.
Thanks!
Do you think these would work with fresh or frozen blueberries?
Yes, I think they would be good with either fresh or frozen blueberries. I think raspberries would be good too. This is one of those basic recipes that you could add all sorts of things to and it would be great. I hope you enjoy them.
Thank you 🙂
The muffins turned out really good with frozen blueberries. The batter was a little wet, so I baked them a bit longer
I have no coconut oil, would canola be ok?
Yes regular oil will work fine. I hope you enjoy them.
Hi Lynn. Fellow okie here. I have been following your page for years and love all of your simple wholesome recipes. I made these muffins today as a quick nutritious breakfast that wasn’t filled with sugar and junk. They are delicious and so much cheaper and healthier than buying a packaged breakfast bar. Thank you for sharing your love of cooking!
I am so glad that you enjoyed them! And I love to hear from fellow Oklahomans!