It’s been a while, but welcome to another edition of Taste Of Home Tuesday!
I have to admit I am not a big fan of breakfast. I know it is the most important meal of the day, and that is why I do try to have a good breakfast every morning. Sometimes it is just a protein smoothie, and sometimes it is a quick omelet. There are mornings where I simply run out of time and have to have something I can grab and go.
When I am in a morning rush I like to grab a muffin and a glass of milk.
Looking for a new recipe to try I clicked over to Taste of Home and searched for muffin recipes. I came across these breakfast oatmeal muffins that are made from leftover homemade oatmeal.
I didn’t have any leftover oatmeal on hand, but I cooked up a serving in no time.
The only substitution I made was adding chopped dates in place of raisins to add some extra fiber and natural sweetness. I mixed them into the dry ingredients.
That is one thing I love about muffins. One mixing bowl for the dry ingredients, one for the wet, combine the two and scoop into muffin tins. Done! No electric appliances necessary.
I also threw in some chopped walnuts because I had a few left over from another recipe and wanted to use them up.
Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly and the result was a delicious, incredibly moist, and filling muffin! So delicious in fact that I couldn’t stop at just one!
I prefer muffins a bit on the bigger side, so I got 10 muffins instead of 12. They were gone by the end of the day. Apparently nobody in the family could stop at just one!
I already have requests to make them again. Soon. Like today would be good!
You can find the recipe for these yummy Breakfast Oatmeal Muffins by clicking here.
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Until next time……
Maureen
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Jan says
I’ll have to try these as well. I often grab a muffin as a quick breakfast when I’m running late and heading out the door.
I love that you added dates rather than raisins. I think I do that in just about any recipe that calls for raisins. Yep! Just not a fan of raisins or currants. I’d have yo cut back on the sugar, too. Sugar is now a ‘biggy’ implicated in heart disease so I’d cut it back to half a cup which us what I fo with all my other muffin recipes.
The new info on sugar really is bothering me because I have a real sweet tooth but I’ve got to think about my health in the long run. I still eat desserts, just much tinier portions.
Thanks for the new recipe but who ever heard of leftover oatmeal??? Mmmm mmm good!!!
Maureen says
I am with you on the sugar Jan! I am a fellow “sweet tooth”! I have managed to cut my consumption of soda down significantly. Baby steps!!
Heather @ New House New Home says
Hi Maureen – another wonderful looking recipe. I’m with you about breakfast. Despite not really wanting to eat anything till about 11 am, I force myself to have something. Usually a bowl of cereal with fruit or a smoothie, sometimes just a yogurt and banana. But having something baked and ready is always nice too.
I love oatmeal muffins, so I’ll be trying this recipe. But I’ll stick to the raisins. Not a fan of dates.
Maureen says
When I made them a second time I used raisins and threw in some extra walnut and pecan pieces I had left! Extra yummy 🙂
Leilani says
Looks like good snacks for my upcoming road trip to North Dakota. Uff-da!
Maureen says
Hey, never thought of that! Since this girl is a non-flyer I go on lots of road trips!
Carlee says
Breakfast food is my favorite, but I hardly ever eat it at breakfast. These look delicious and would be a great grab and go breakfast for the little guy too!
Maureen says
I grew up having “breakfast for dinner” often! Still do it to this day 🙂