🧁🥣 Oatmeal Raisin Muffins
Soft, hearty, and lightly spiced, oatmeal raisin muffins are a wholesome treat—perfect for breakfast or a snack with tea.
🧾 Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup raisins
- ⅓ cup oil or melted butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Soak oats
- Mix oats with milk
- Let sit for 10–15 minutes (makes muffins soft)
2. Prep oven
- Preheat to 180°C
- Line or grease a muffin tray
3. Mix wet ingredients
- Add egg, oil/butter, sugar, and vanilla to soaked oats
- Mix well
4. Add dry ingredients
- Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt
- Mix gently (don’t overmix)
5. Add raisins
- Fold in raisins evenly
6. Bake
- Fill muffin cups about ¾ full
- Bake for 18–22 minutes until golden
7. Cool
- Let cool slightly before serving
🍽️ Serving Ideas:
- With butter or honey 🍯
- With tea or coffee ☕
- As a quick breakfast on the go
🔥 Tips:
- Soaking oats is key for softness
- Don’t overmix batter (keeps muffins fluffy)
- Add chopped nuts for crunch 🌰
- Use warm spices like nutmeg for extra flavor
🌟 Variations:
- Healthy version (use whole wheat flour)
- Add chocolate chips 🍫
- Banana oatmeal muffins 🍌
- Apple cinnamon oatmeal muffins 🍎
If you want, I can also give you a low-sugar healthy version, a high-protein gym muffin recipe, or a bakery-style extra soft version 👍
