Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

When I was craving Lemon Poppyseed Muffins, I asked my grandma to see if she had a good recipe.  Her recipe cabinet looks like this!

So, I just knew she would have something for me in that stash!  Ask and you shall receive!  She sent me this really cool "basic batter" page from a 1991 edition of Ladies Home Journal.  It has 16 variations of muffins on one page!  There are bran and corn ones, even oatmeal and plain types.  I already had a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin mix in my cabinet but I will definitely try the homemade version from this sheet next time!

Here are the Oatmeal Blueberry ones and how to make them:

Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, melted

1 cup milk

1 large egg

2/3 cup old-fashioned oats

1 1/3 cup flour (I used 1 cup whole wheat and 1/3 cup all-purpose white.)

1/3 cup sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, tossed with 1 Tablespoon flour

For topping:

1 Tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease twelve 2 1/2 inch muffin pan cups.

In a medium bowl, whisk together wet ingredients:  melted butter, milk, egg, and oats.  Let stand 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients:  flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.

Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until combined.  Fold in the blueberries.

Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full.

Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over muffins.  Bake 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pans on wire rack for 5 minutes.  Remove from pans and serve warm.  Or cool completely, wrap well and freeze up to 1 month.  To reheat, loosely wrap each muffin in a paper towel and microwave for 15-20 seconds.

Enjoy!

Apple Pie Oatmeal

Nothing says "Good Morning" like a warm bowl of oatmeal when it's cold outside.  Oatmeal comes in many forms...quick cooking, old-fashioned rolled oats, and steel-cut.  The bigger the flake (like steel cut) means it's less processed but takes longer to cook.  I prefer to cook with quick cooking oats, because, as their name suggests, they cook fast but are still natural.  Steel cut oats can take up to 30 minutes (who has time for that in the morning) and old-fashioned rolled oats just take longer than the quick version.

 

Oatmeal is one of the superfoods (more on those in a later post)!  Oatmeal is packed with soluble fiber and healthy carbohydrates which help stabilize blood sugar and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.  It curbs your appetite and lowers cholesterol.  It contains unique antioxidants and protects against heart failure and certain types of cancer.  What more could you ask for in a breakfast cereal?!

 

The downside is that you may find it bland when eaten plain.  Here is a way to kick it up a notch and add even more ingredients to tip the health scale overboard!

 

 

Apple Pie Oatmeal 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Fiber One Original Cereal

1/4 cup quick cooking oats

1 cup water

1 1/2 tsp Splenda Brown Sugar Blend

1/2 Gala apple, chopped

1 Tbls walnuts, chopped

Dash of cinnamon

 

Directions:

Mix the Fiber One, oats, and water in a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave for 2 minutes.  Stir in the Splenda brown sugar.  Add the chopped apple and walnut pieces.  Sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon to finish.  Filling and good for you!

 

You could replace the apple with berries or sliced banana if you prefer.

 

Nutrition:

Calories 225, Fat 7g, Carbs 44g, Sodium 53mg, Protein 5g

 

Good morning to you!