Skinny Oatmeal Brown Sugar Muffins

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Healthy Oatmeal Muffins — These healthy oatmeal muffins won’t jeopardize your New Year’s resolutions and are skinny jeans-friendly. No oil, no dairy, and just 1/4 cup of brown sugar!

Healthy Oatmeal Muffins — These healthy oatmeal muffins won’t jeopardize your New Year’s resolutions and are skinny jeans-friendly. No oil, no dairy, and just 1/4 cup of brown sugar!

Healthy Oatmeal Muffins Recipe

Even though I feel like January is the anti-desserts month, my sweet tooth didn’t get the message. Thankfully the muffins won’t jeopardize your New Year’s resolutions and are skinny jeans-friendly. It’s a dump-everything-all-at-once into one bowl and stir recipe — my favorite kind.

The brown sugar muffins are very soft, moist, super springy, have wonderful chewiness, and great texture thanks in part to the oats. But there’s no oil or butter, no dairy, and just 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar in the entire batch. Really.

I used Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk and it’s tied with Silk’s newer Unsweetened Cashewmilk as my two favorite milks for baking. Very low in calories, high in calcium and protein, very smooth, and irresistibly creamy. I get great results every time. Switching to Silk is an easy, delicious way to start adding more plants to your diet. Like the plants Silk is made from, when your body gets everything it needs to be healthy, it blooms. Sign up for the Silk newsletter to receive recipes and healthy tips.

I honestly couldn’t believe how much flavor these skinny muffins packed given the very small amount of sugar.

They’re a perfect grab-and-go breakfast or snack and they freeze well so you can make a double batch and pull them out as needed.

Healthy Oatmeal Muffins — These healthy oatmeal muffins won’t jeopardize your New Year’s resolutions and are skinny jeans-friendly. No oil, no dairy, and just 1/4 cup of brown sugar!

What’s in Healthy Oatmeal Muffins? 

To make these healthy breakfast muffins, you’ll need:

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How to Make Healthy Oatmeal Muffins

To make these healthy oatmeal muffins, simply add all the ingredients to a large mixing bowl and stir until just combined. 

Pour the brown sugar muffin batter into 10 greased muffin cups, then bake until the tops are set, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.

Allow the healthy oatmeal muffins to cool in pan on top of a wire rack for about 10 minutes before removing and placing on a rack to cool completely.

Healthy Oatmeal Muffins — These healthy oatmeal muffins won’t jeopardize your New Year’s resolutions and are skinny jeans-friendly. No oil, no dairy, and just 1/4 cup of brown sugar!

Can I Use Real Maple Syrup Instead of Sugar-Free?

Most of the sweetness in these healthy oatmeal muffins comes from the sugar-free pancake syrup. If you want to use real maple syrup, feel free, but the oatmeal muffins won’t be as skinny since real syrup is packed with calories.

Can I Use Instant Oats Instead of Rolled? 

No, rolled oats (aka old-fashioned oats) are a must. Instant or quick cooking oats are more finely ground and act more like flour. Using instant oats would result in super dry muffins. 

Skinny Oatmeal Brown Sugar Muffins - No oil, butter, or dairy, and just 1/4 cup brown sugar in the entire batch! Healthy, skinny AND yummy!!

Tips for Making Healthy Oatmeal Muffins 

To keep the muffins dairy-free, I used Silk Vanilla Dairy-Free Yogurt, although you can substitute with your favorite Greek yogurt or lite sour cream if that’s what you keep on hand.

You’re also welcome to use another milk (dairy or non-dairy), if desired. Just be sure to use an unsweetened milk, otherwise your healthy oatmeal muffins will taste far too sweet. 

Lastly, I highly recommend freezing some of these healthy breakfast muffins for later. You can quickly grab one as you’re rushing out the door in the morning, or reheat one as a mid-day snack. 

Healthy Oatmeal Muffins — These healthy oatmeal muffins won’t jeopardize your New Year’s resolutions and are skinny jeans-friendly. No oil, no dairy, and just 1/4 cup of brown sugar!

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Skinny Oatmeal Brown Sugar Muffins

By Averie Sunshine
These healthy oatmeal muffins won’t jeopardize your New Year’s resolutions and are skinny jeans-friendly. No oil, no dairy, and just 1/4 cup of brown sugar!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 10
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Ingredients  

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup old-fashioned whole-rolled oats, don’t use quick cook or instant; they’re finer and act more like flour and batter will be too dry
  • ½ cup Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almondmilk, Silk Unsweetened Cashewmilk or another milk may be substituted
  • ½ cup sugar-free pancake syrup, lite syrup or real maple syrup may be substituted
  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar, packed (strongly recommend dark, although light brown may be substituted)
  • ¼ cup Silk Vanilla Dairy-Free Yogurt, Greek yogurt, sour cream, or lite sour cream may be substituted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray 10 of the 12 cavities of a Non-Stick 12-Cup Regular Muffin Pan (note you will not use all 12) very well with cooking spray or grease and flour the pan; set aside. (I don’t prefer the cosmetic look of muffin liners.)
  • To a large bowl, add all the ingredients and whisk until smooth and combined, without needlessly over-mixing.
  • Using a large cookie scoop or 1/4-cup measure, evenly distribute the batter into 10 of the cavities of the prepared pan, filling each cavity no more than 3/4-full or muffins will overflow while baking.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until tops are set, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. Use your judgment when evaluating doneness because muffin pans, ovens, ingredients, and climates vary. Start watching closely at about 16 minutes.
  • Allow muffins to cool in pan on top of a wire rack for about 10 before removing and placing on rack to cool completely. Gently rim each cavity with a knife if necessary for easier removal.

Notes

  • Muffins will keep airtight at room temp for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 206kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 20mg, Sodium: 254mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 22g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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    1. I don’t recommend it since it doesn’t have gluten and I don’t think the texture will be very good. If GF is the issue, try a GF flour intended for baking.

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  3. 5 stars
    I made a triple batch of these every two weeks while on maternity leave! I LOVE them and they are so easy to pull out of the freezer and the perfect snack while breastfeeding! Even my haphazard baking skills couldn’t mess up your easy-to-follow instructions! About to make a whole bunch for a girlfriend who just had a baby! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

    1. Yes. In an entire batch of muffins. That is not much. Compare it to other muffin recipes.

  4. 5 stars
    Made this this morning, used 5% greek yogurt and pure maple syrup. Baked up perfectly, and they are AMAZING!

  5. Can you one of those store bought unsweetened applesauce cups to make moist? I use this in cakes especially carrot cakes?

  6. hi- i just tried these and the batter came out VERY runny and the muffins were still very very soft after baking for 35 mins. what would you suggest? I also had SO much batter left over- could have made 12 muffins but it said to only make 10 so they all overflowed :(

    1. All pans vary so fill to an appropriate amount for your pan. I’d say if batter was excessively thin to use a smidge more flour next time. Thanks for trying the recipe.

  7. These are so yummy. I added cinnamon, an apple, and chopped walnuts and they turned out wonderful too!!! Thanks for the recipe!!