Classic oatmeal muffins, delicious, simple, wholesome muffins, slightly sweet with a nutty flavor from the oats. Best served warm as a side to a meal or breakfast.
If you've ever eaten shop-bought muffins before and found them to be dry or have little texture, then you need to make your own, homemade muffins.
This muffin recipe is our classic, basic recipe.
It will give you perfect results every time, and once you get the hang of making these easy muffins, you can become adventurous and add a few different flavors to them, so you have a variety to enjoy.
I've added oats to these muffins. I think the oats give the muffins a bit of added texture, a 'bite' to them, whilst still being soft and fluffy.
You will find these muffins to be ever so tender and soft.
That's down to the combination of milk and lemon juice, which turns into buttermilk.
Not everyone has buttermilk at home so we've just given you our quick homemade version which consists of 2 ingredients, milk and lemon juice.
That's all it is! Always handy to keep a bottle of lemon juice in your pantry!
We've answered a few questions below about muffins and how to troubleshoot.
If you've baked muffins before and they haven't turned out as you expected, perhaps a bit soggy, maybe tough or dense?
Maybe tasteless, you do need to be careful and check the ingredients to muffin recipes.
For example, a little too much baking powder, or too less, can make a difference too.
So follow this recipe as it is, and you shouldn't have any problems, but end up with perfectly soft, fluffy, and tasty muffins.
You can eat these as a sweet muffin, perhaps for breakfast, or serve as a side to the main meal.
They aren't particularly sweet, so if you do want sweeter, double the sugar quantity.
How can I make my muffins light and fluffy?
Having ingredients such as eggs, butter, and milk at room temperature helps with a softer texture and will allow the air inside the batter to expand during baking which makes the muffins fluffier and lighter.
What is the secret to making moist muffins?
Add lemon juice to the milk to turn it into buttermilk will give you a lovely moist and soft texture.
Why are my muffins soggy inside?
This usually happens if you leave muffins to cool in their pans for too long.
Simply allow to cool for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a cooling rack to allow the cooler outside air to circulate around them.
Prep Time
20 Minutes
Bake Time
15 - 18 Minutes
Serves
12
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
1 ½ cups or 180 g All-Purpose / Plain Flour
½ cup or 100g Regular Sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ cup or 45g rolled oats, old-fashioned or quick-cooking
Wet Ingredients
1 cup or 220 ml milk
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
⅓ cup or 65 ml vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
These are not particularly sweet muffins. If you want sweeter, add a few more tablespoons of sugar.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 C. Lightly grease a standard muffin pan or line the pan with 12 papers.
2. In a bowl, add the milk and lemon juice, stir,
and then add the oatmeal.
3. Stir in the oats very well so they can all soak and become soft.
Then add the remainder of the wet ingredients and using a fork, beat so the eggs are well combined with the rest of the wet ingredients. Set aside.
4. In a separate large bowl, measure out the remaining dry ingredients
and combine so everything is mixed in well.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir just enough until combined.
Make sure you do not over mix as this will toughen the muffins.
6. Take an ice cream scoop or large spoon and add the batter to the lined muffin pan.
Keep scooping until all the batter is used up.
7. Bake for 15 - 18 minutes, until golden brown and the cake tester, comes out clean.
8. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the muffin pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Serve whilst warm or store in an airtight container.
Recipe Card
Easy Classic Oatmeal Muffins
Delicious, simple, wholesome muffins, slightly sweet with a nutty flavor from the oats. Best served warm as a side to a meal or breakfast.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups or 180 g All-Purpose / Plain Flour
- ½ cup or 100g Regular Sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup or 45g rolled oats, old-fashioned or quick-cooking
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup or 220 ml milk
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- ⅓ cup or 65 ml vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 C.
- Lightly grease a standard muffin pan or line the pan with 12 muffin cases.
- In a bowl, add the milk and lemon juice, stir and then add the oatmeal.
Stir in the oats very well so they can all soak and become soft. - Then add the remainder of the wet ingredients and using a fork, beat so the eggs are well combined with the rest of the wet ingredients. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, measure out the remaining dry ingredients and combine so everything is mixed in well.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir just enough until combined. Make sure you do not over mix as this will toughen the muffins.
- Take an ice cream scoop or large spoon and add the batter to the lined muffin pan.
- Bake for 15 - 18 minutes, until golden brown and the cake tester, comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the muffin pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Serve whilst warm or store in an airtight container.
Notes
These are not particularly sweet muffins. If you want sweeter, add a few more tablespoons of sugar.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 136Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 233mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gProtein: 4g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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Cathleen
I can't resist a good muffin recipe, and this one looks like a winner! Plus I have all of the ingredients at home 🙂
Loreto and Nicoletta
Lots of great tips in this post. Love the texture and moisture in these muffins!😋 I am really craving oatmeal muffins. Thanks for sharing!
Kate
Many thanks for sharing this Muffin recipe. We love muffins in our family. The pictures look very delicious. A must try for us. 🙂
kushigalu
Tried this oatmeal muffins for breakfast and my entire family loved it. Thanks for the great recipe, I will be making them again.
Erin
Using an ice cream scoop is such a great idea! And these look like they have the perfect texture. Wish I were enjoying one right now!
Cooking with Carbs
Everyone loves oatmeal muffins! Thank you for sharing this classic recipe. I also appreciate you sharing your extra tips about getting these soft and moist as well.
Aleta
There's nothing quite like a classic oatmeal muffin. In fact, I can hardly get my kids to eat anything but! These look easy to make and totally delicious, I'm going to make them this weekend for my girls!
Amy Liu Dong
This is one of my favorite muffins flavor and I am that you were able to share with us this recipe. I am going to make this for sure, thanks!
Beth
Even though I'm usually successful when making muffins, it's still fascinating to read basic tips on what makes a recipe work. And I do love adding oats to baked goods - there is something so hearty about them.
Adriana Lopez
These muffins look so tender and yummy. Oatmeal is an excellent ingredient too. I also enjoy that this recipe can be adapted to include other ingredients such as rubhard. I want to make mine with raspberries. I will come back and let you know how it went.
Safiya
I love how clear and simple your recipe is for these delicious-looking muffins.
Kate
These muffins turned out incredibly fluffy and delicious! We loved the nutty flavor from the oats too.