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Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal Muffins

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Best oatmeal muffins! These maple brown sugar oatmeal muffins are a healthy, hearty, delicious portable breakfast recipe.
Oatmeal muffins in linen-lined basket

Oatmeal muffins don't sound super exciting. But these are no ordinary oatmeal muffins. These are maple brown sugar oatmeal muffins. And they are awesome!

The muffins are sweet and are just hearty enough to be filling without being heavy. They make a great on-the-go breakfast, and I even like them for an easy dessert. 

How To Make Oatmeal Muffins

Milk and oatmeal in a glass bowl for oatmeal muffins

Begin by mixing the oats and milk together in a large bowl.

Add in the maple syrup, oil, brown sugar, and eggs until combined.

Oatmeal muffin batter in a muffin tin

Stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt until just incorporated. Don't overmix or the muffins will be tough.

Divide the batter between the prepared muffin tins. The batter will be on the thin/wet side.

You can top the muffin batter with sparkling or raw sugar, if you prefer. Bake until the muffins are golden brown and the muffins spring back when lightly touched.

How To Store Muffins

I store the muffins in a resealable container at room temperature.

Maple brown sugar oatmeal muffins next to a stack of white plates

How Long Will The Muffins Keep?

The muffins will keep for 3-4 days.

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Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal Muffins

Maple brown sugar oatmeal muffin recipe. Check out the step-by-step photos above the recipe. 
Author:I Heart Eating
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes
Servings:12 muffins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brown sugar, maple, oatmeal muffin
Oatmeal muffins in linen-lined basket
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup milk¹
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup oil²
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar³ (packed)
  • 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt⁴
  • Sparkling or raw sugar (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  • Combine the oats and milk in a large bowl.
  • Add the maple syrup, oil, brown sugar, and eggs. Mix until combined. 
  • Stir in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt just until combined. The batter will be wet. 
  • Dvide the batter between the prepared muffin tins. 
  • Sprinkle sugar over batter, if using. 
  • Bake for 18-25 minutes, or until the muffins spring back when lightly pressed.  
  • Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes.
  • Remove to wire rack to finish cooling. 

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Notes

  1. Anything from skim to whole milk will work. Non-dairy milks such as almond milk will also work. 
  2. Any neutral oil such as canola oil will work. 
  3. If you prefer muffins that aren't as sweet, reduce the brown sugar to 1/3-1/2 cup. 
  4. Or 1/4 teaspoon table salt.
  5. Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1muffinCalories: 261kcal (13%)Carbohydrates: 43g (14%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fat: 7g (11%)Saturated Fat: 1g (5%)Cholesterol: 27mg (9%)Sodium: 167mg (7%)Potassium: 187mg (5%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 21g (23%)Vitamin A: 80IU (2%)Calcium: 78mg (8%)Iron: 1.6mg (9%)
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  2. Rebecca A Wagner says

    Made these tonight….sooooo yummy. I took the advice of others about sweetness, and decreased the brown sugar by about 30%. While still good, next time I will just add all of it. Split the batter 3 ways and made plain for grandkids, one with walnuts, and coconut for the rest. ALL were delicious, but the coconut was to die for! ***LOVED***
    THANKS FOR A DIFFERENT & YUMMY WAY TO USE SOME OATMEAL!!

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  4. Jen says

    5 stars
    Just made these!! Trying to make some heart healthy foods for some family. I had some left over batter after making the 12. So I put the extra in a Corning ware bowl and popped it in the microwave for 5 min! It worked perfectly

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  5. Carrie says

    5 stars
    Wow! I just made this recipe and they are amazing!! I added walnuts to some and chocolate chips to some. I will make this over and over. I am not a big sweets person but wanted to make the recipe as is before adjusting it. If you cut back some of the brown sugar, they’d still be delicious I think. However, they aren’t sickeningly sweet as is. Love it! Thank you!

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  6. Debbie says

    4 stars
    These are a lovely breakfast muffin! I like the slight oat-y and cinnamon combination. Went down a treat with my colleagues. Thank you

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  7. Rebecca E Brennan says

    5 stars
    These are amazing! I added some chopped pecans. I love the texture and the fact they aren’t terribly sweet. Definitely a keeper!

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