I can’t recall where I first found this recipe for steel-cut oat muffins, but it’s fantastic! Similar to bulgur wheat, the steel-cut oats have a nuttier feel.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 muffins |
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 cup steel-cut oats
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup wheat flour, sifted
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons pureed prunes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with foil liners. Spray liners with cooking spray.
- Place oats into a bowl and add milk. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl; set aside.
- Mix together egg, oil, and prunes in a large mixing bowl. Add oat mixture and stir to combine. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 154 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 289 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
A breakfast muffin and a good jump-off recipe for me. I removed prunes. (Not a prune person) Added: two large dollops of peanut butter, 3 tbs half/half cream, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp cinnamon. and soaked oats in milk for a 1/2 hour (no solid oats detected in tester muffin.) I could really taste the baking powder though so next time I’ll half that and add more peanut butter. They had a very muted sweetness and were very moist, sweet-toothers would need to add more sugar. Substitutions like apple, raisins, or peaches instead of peanut butter will be tested in the future.
These taste ok–especially if you’re a fan of whole grain flavor. The problem with these is that 10 minutes is nowhere near long enough soak time for the steel cut oats. Even after soaking and baking for 20 minutes, the oats were solid. So I would either cook the steel cut oats until softened before using, or simply substitute rolled oats. And if you’re not a fan of just the whole grain flavoring, I would definitely add in a teaspoon of vanilla extract or some cinnamon/nutmeg/allspice/cloves to up the flavor ante. I would also add more prunes–probably chopped instead of pureed–and use maple syrup in place of white sugar next time. Overall, I would make these again, but with adjustments.