Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is true, not just an old wives tale. A lot of people think that skipping breakfast will help them lose weight, but WRONG! You need to eat in the morning to refuel your body and jumpstart your metabolism. Skipping meals usually leads to overeating later on in the day anyway. So do yourself a favor and eat breakfast!!
If you are short on time or don’t know what to eat, I have a solution…Oatmeal Berry Muffins! I adapted these from Joy the Baker. They are healthy muffins…before you start whining, listen:)
These muffins are healthy AND delicious. I used whole wheat flour, oats, and applesauce. The texture is wholesome and hearty..in a good way:) I also added in cinnamon, vanilla, and almond extract…three of my favorite flavors. And now for the berries…I used frozen raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries, these muffins are bursting with berries. Biting into a muffin caused an explosion of berry goodness in my mouth…YUM!
I put some of the muffins in the freezer so I always have a healthy breakfast, even when I am in a rush. Just heat them up and enjoy!! Please start your day off right by eating breakfast. You will feel much better, especially if you eat one of these muffins!
Oatmeal Berry Muffins
Adapted from Joy the Baker
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon (I used 1 tsp.)
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (I used chunky applesauce)
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp. vanilla (I added this)
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract (I added this)
- 3/4 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (I used frozen raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. I put in a full cup)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line a muffin tin with paper cases or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a medium bowl combine applesauce, buttermilk, sugar, oil, egg, and extracts. Make a well in dry ingredients and add applesauce mixture. Stir until just moist. Fold in berries. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. I got 16 regular muffins.
Bake for 16-18 minutes.
Cool on rack. Enjoy! They freeze beautifully too!
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mmmmmmmmm. that’s like a bowl of oatmeal in muffin form! it looks so good! and healthy! what a great combo
These would be perfect for my commuters!
Thank you so very much for visiting my blog and leaving such a nice comment. It literally makes my day when I see that someone has commented on my food! So I actually have some blueberries that I’ve been wanting to use up…and when I saw that these had almond extract in them (which I’m obsessed with), I got really excited. So let’s just say I added this recipe to my bookmark list.
Oh and you’re totally right about skipping breakfast. I never understood why people think to skip it?? It’s like trying to start a car with no fuel. At least we have the knowledge to share with others. Ok so for being the nerd that just posted twice.
breakfast is far and away my favorite meal. breakfast skippers are foolish.
your muffins even look healthy, but there’s no doubt they’d be delicious too.
Those muffins look nice and healthy and good. I like baking with rolled oats.
Oh yum, these look like a wonderful breakfast and snack! You really can’t go wrong with muffins.
I have been craving muffins lately and these look perfect!
i love berry anything! those look so healthy
Ooooh my gosh! I just wanna eat that batter!!
These look wonderful! I’m always looking for healthy muffins and we love blueberries, so I can’t wait to try them.
Maria, your so right, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and so many people skim it! These Oatmeal Muffins would definitely be the perfect brekkie.
Maria
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I made these this morning and they were delicious! My kids loved them and I’m so happy to find a recipe with whole wheat flour that they like! Thank you
I have to admit, I’m not a breakfast eater, but I’m sure I could manage to eat one of these, they look delish.
I have all of these ingredients, these will be on the table for the weekend! Fantastic blog you have!
(I think I just sounded like Yoda, didn’t I? Bad syntax, I am using).
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Here is my blog entry about it:
http://changingtastes.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/oatmeal-berry-muffins/
Thanks!
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