- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups
milk (any kind)
- 1/2 cup
unsweetened applesauce (or other fruit purée, such as mashed banana or canned pumpkin)
- 1/4 cup
nut butter or 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter or coconut oil
- 1/4 cup
maple syrup or honey, or 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
- 3 cups
old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon
baking powder
- 1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon
fine salt
- 1/2 cup
chopped nuts, pumpkin or sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, or chocolate chips (optional)
- 1/2 cup
raisins or other chopped dried fruit (optional)
Heat the oven and grease muffin pan: Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 350°F. Coat the wells of a standard 12-well muffin tin very well with cooking spray.
Mix the wet ingredients: Place the eggs, milk, applesauce, nut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients: Add the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt and fold with a rubber spatula until combined.
Fill the muffin tin: Divide the oatmeal mixture among the muffin wells, filling each one up to the top.
Top the muffins: Sprinkle the muffins with the nuts and dried fruit if using. Gently press the toppings into the batter.
Bake until golden: Bake until slightly risen, dry on top, and golden-brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes: Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a knife around each muffin and remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes for Tender Baked Oatmeal Cups
It’s hard to overstate how adaptable this recipe is. Keep the number of eggs, the amount of
liquid, and the measure of oats the same, and you can tinker with the other ingredients,
making these an ideal vehicle for using up small amounts of pantry ingredients.
Here are some of my favorite combinations.
Use pumpkin purée and top with chopped dried apples and pumpkin seeds.
Use mashed banana and top with dried blueberries and chopped walnuts.
Top the oatmeal cup with mini chocolate chips and plump dried cherries.
Swap the almond butter for cashew butter and top with chopped cashews and dried
mango.
Just made some with apple sauce, maple syrup, and topped with chopped unsalted
nuts (peanuts, cashews, almonds), dried apples and dried sweetened cranberries. I
used salt-free peanut butter, salt-free baking soda, and only a 1/4 tsp. salt to meet our
low-sodium needs.
These are good--tender & chewy. Nice alternative to cooked oats. I used coconut oil
and a mix of dried blueberries and pumpkin seeds as my add-in.
I made these. Very yummy. I mixed in slivered almonds and dried tart cherries. I also
made half in a muffin top pan because......well, more crispy edge of course. Next time I'll
make them all in the muffin top pan.
I omitted the sugar as ee64I also increased the baking powder (I use aluminium free
baking powder) to two teaspoons to increase the rise. I saved some of the nut butter to
drizzle on top over nuts and toppings to give the a roasted/toasted feel. Turned out very
good.
Made these with mashed banana, walnuts and dried dates.
I have tried many different oatmeal cup recipes. I really liked this one. I love how it's
more tender and not dry at all. I used brown sugar, applesauce, almond milk, chocolate
chips, and chia "eggs". If you find them bland, I would just add a bit more sweetener