Mom’s Hearty and Healthy Oatmeal Muffins ~ Classic Recipe to Love

There’s just something about a recipe made from the heart. Mom’s Hearty and Healthy Oatmeal Muffins are full of health benefits, low in added sugar, and a great on-the-go breakfast for adults and kids, alike! Keep scrolling for the recipe.

Is it just me, or – no matter how old we get – does everything mom make just automatically taste so much better?? A few weeks ago I was home visiting my parents, and my mom pulled these oatmeal muffins out of the freezer for a quick breakfast to go along with my smoothie. She popped it in the microwave, gave it a smear of butter, and I bit into the hearty & satisfying breakfast muffin of my dreams.

If you’re in need of a new quick or on-the-go breakfast, then these muffins are going to be your best friend. After you make your batch, they will keep in an air-tight container for a whole week. That means you can enjoy these filling muffins all week long. However, the best part about these muffins is that they stay absolutely perfect in the freezer! So you can make a big batch without the fear of them going to waste. All you have to do is heat them up in the microwave and *boom* instant breakfast.

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Health Benefits and Customizations for Healthy Oatmeal Muffins

What I love about these muffins is how hearty they are. They truly will keep you full, unlike some other breakfast pastries. How? Well, they are loaded with healthy ingredients like oats, which help keep blood sugar in check, increase fiber intake, and lower cholesterol. Plus, these muffins also have walnuts (more on that later!), which provide higher satiation. And, perhaps most amazing of all, is that they are low in added sugar, so you won’t crash after eating one. This is thanks to the natural sweeteners in the recipe.

On their own, these muffins aren’t too sweet. In fact, they are great topped with fruit jam. And, of course, butter takes them to the next level.

As I mentioned before, these muffins are loaded with walnuts. In this case, my mom also puts chocolate chips in them. However, you can customize by adding in whatever nuts and/or dried fruits you want in here! I think pecans and raisins would be great, too.

A Family-Friendly Breakfast Option

These healthy oatmeal muffins are a great option for kids that is healthier than cereal! They won’t even know that they are having a good-for-you breakfast, because of how amazing these taste. As aforementioned, these are also great for families because they can be stored in the freezer. The perfect on-the-go option!

Ingredient Substitutions

This recipe uses oat flour. If you don’t want to buy store brand, then you can make your own. To do so, just pulse regular oats in the food processor until a flour-like consistency.

Alternatives to oat flour: I have not tried any other than oat flour, but all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour should work fine. Almond flour may work, however it can sometimes result in a crumblier consistency. I do not recommend coconut flour as it has a very different absorbency.

Alternative to bananas: Instead of bananas, you can use 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce

Alternative to eggs: Instead of eggs you can use 2 “flax eggs” (Minimalist Baker has a great tutorial, here!)

An alternative to maple syrup: Instead of maple syrup can use honey.

To make vegan: If use flax eggs and maple syrup, then it makes these muffins vegan!

To make gluten-free: So, oats are typically gluten-free, but to ensure definitely GF use certified GF oats and oat flour. My favorites are Quaker or Bob’s Red Mill.

As always, if you make Mom’s Hearty and Healthy Oatmeal Muffins or any of my other recipes I’d love to know how they turned out. Please leave a review, and be sure to tag me on Instagram @Hungry.Blonde! xoxo GG

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