Blackberry Banana Oatmeal Muffins

While I was living and teaching in Vegas, school started early so I rarely had time for breakfast. I’d usually grab a yogurt or some fruit, but I’d always be ravenous by lunch…and I almost always forgot my lunch. 

I found a great recipe for baked oatmeal, switched up the ingredients a bit and baked them in a muffin tin to make it easier for me to carry to school. From start to finish they take about a half hour to make.

Blackberry Banana Oatmeal Muffins

1/2 c. flour

1 1/2 c. quick oats 

1/2 c. packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 stick of melted butter

1 c. yogurt (I actually used peach yogurt in this recipe. You could use vanilla, blueberry, strawberry etc.)

1 egg

1 handful blackberries

1 banana

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients. Combine everything together and add the blackberries and banana. (tip if you’re using blackberries: squish them up. If you leave them whole, they take up valuable space in your muffins and usually fall out of the bottom after they come out of the oven.)

Spoon into a muffin tin and bake for 15-20 minutes-or until muffins are lightly browned on top.

Makes about 12 muffins

They should come out soft and delicious. I dare you to eat only one.

The best thing about this recipe, is that you can add any kind of fruit you want to make endless combinations.

Strawberry Banana

Blackberry Peach

Apple Blueberry

etc

I have a different variation that I also like to make…its slightly more healthy for you. I use less sugar and more oatmeal.

Blackberry Orange Oatmeal Muffins

1/2 c. flour

2 c. quick oats

1/3 c. packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 c. vegetable oil

1/2 tsp baking powder

1.c yogurt (I use vanilla, peach, lemon….any kind of fruit)

1 egg

zest of an orange

1 handful blackberries

Same directions as above. Mix everything together and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. It makes about 10 muffins–these come out a little more dense, and more alien like, but super delicious. They also keep me more full. One or two and I’m stuffed till lunch.

 These pretty much saved my life during the week. It’s one of my favorite things to make because they are so quick and easy….and SO delicious.