With these breakfast oatmeal cupcakes, you cook just once and get a delicious and healthy breakfast for the entire month!
The simple breakfast oatmeal cupcakes are one of my family’s favorite things to eat on rushed mornings.
I first made the recipe years ago, and we still love them!
My mother often makes a batch for herself and takes them to work so she can have a nutritious breakfast that’s easy to prepare on busy weekdays.
She’ll send me a text message with a screenshot, saying “Guess what I had for breakfast again today!”
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These wholesome breakfast cupcakes are:
Quick to make
Portable and non messy
Easy to eat at a desk or pack in a lunchbox
Gluten free and vegan friendly
Just throw a couple into your bag, perhaps along with a container of peanut butter and some fresh fruit, and you’re good to go with a balanced breakfast.
My family, a former college roommate, and eight of my friends are all hooked!
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Above, watch the step-by-step oatmeal cupcake recipe video
Never skip breakfast again.
Cook once, and you don’t have to worry about breakfast for close to a month!
These customizable “breakfast” baked oatmeal cupcakes are great on-the-go fuel for those days when you have zero time in the morning to prepare a big meal.
The recipe can be oil free, and it gives you the option to easily change up the flavor by choosing different spices and add-ins for endless breakfast cupcake variations.
Do you ever skip breakfast? And what do you usually eat on days when sitting down to breakfast just isn’t an option? When I was a teenager, I hated getting up early, so breakfast was often something portable, eaten in the car as I rushed to school.
I never understood how my friends who skipped breakfast could make it through class. The only times I’ve ever really skipped breakfast were weekends when I was 13 or 14… because I’d completely sleep through it!
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Breakfast Oatmeal Cupcake Flavors
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Raisin: replace up to half of the mini chocolate chips in the base recipe below with chopped raisins.
Banana Bread: add a half teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the batter, and stir in a handful of crushed walnuts or pecans if desired.
Coconut Cookie Dough: use coconut oil or coconut butter and stir in about a third of a cup of shredded coconut before baking.
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cup: replace the oil with an equal amount of peanut butter, and throw in a handful of chopped peanuts if you wish.
You can also turn the recipe into Chocolate Chip Breakfast Squares!
Breakfast Oatmeal Cupcakes To Go
Ingredients
- 5 cups rolled oats
- 2 1/2 cups mashed banana (or this Banana-Free Version)
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp pure maple syrup, agave, or honey OR stevia equivalent amount
- 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips, optional
- 2 1/3 cups water (Increase to 2 2/3 cups if using stevia)
- 1/4 cup oil, nut butter, or additional banana
- 2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional add-ins: cinnamon, shredded coconut, chopped walnuts, ground flax or chia, wheat germ, raisins, dried fruit, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 380 F, and line 24-25 cupcake tins. In a large mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients and stir very well. In a separate bowl, combine and stir all wet ingredients (including banana). Mix wet into dry, then pour into the cupcake liners and bake 21 minutes. I also like to then broil for 1-2 minutes, but it’s optional. (If you let them cool overnight, they'll no longer stick to the liners.) These oatmeal cakes can be eaten right away, or they can be frozen and reheated for an instant breakfast on a busy day.View Nutrition Facts
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These are SO good, I had to comment! I made mine with walnuts and shredded coconut and am ABSOLUTELY addicted…..they’re so satisfying, tasty and convenient, and fill me right up!! AND I feel great about the whole grains!!! LIFE CHANGING 🙂
Hot out of the oven and I can’t wait to try them. I’m also going to try them with applesauce for my mom who is allergic to bananas. I love your site and am always sharing with anyone who will listen. Thanks!
You have the most amazing recipes! I especially love the ones with oats. I”m always looking for new ways to eat my oatmeal and make breakfast items more interesting. Thank you for being so awesome! 🙂
Katie,
I made a similar recipe to this this morning, except I used almond milk as the base liquid for the recipe. Threw in some other ingredients like Chia Seeds & flax, just because I am sick and am trying to pack in as much extra nutrition as possible! I will let you know how they turn out because I saw in an earlier post that someone asked about why you chose to use water over milk.
By the way, keep up the good work on the recipes and on your blog. I am about 6 months into my blog, so I still have a long way to go to build readership and content. I’ve been following you for about a year now and love what you have to say. I never realized how much criticism is out there in the blogging community, but I commend you for continuing to do what you love! I always have to remind myself that there will be always be differing opinions on what looks good, tastes good, and what is good to read – so I really respect your ability to push all of that aside and just do what you love.
Thanks!
Janina
Thank you so much, Janina. And good luck with your blog. I will have to check it out!
Making these as we speak, can’t wait to try them! Did have a question though, how do you recommend reheating if frozen? I figure I’ll eat half this week for breakfast but I know there will be leftovers!
And no I don’t ever skip breakfast! Pretty sure I would die! 🙂
I always just move one from the freezer to the fridge at night, and then there’s one thawed and waiting for me in the morning. 🙂 But if you forget, maybe try 2 1/2 – 3 minutes on defrost? I think that’s what worked for me before.
Hi Katie 🙂
I just wanted to let you know that I used quick oats and they turned out just fine! Delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipes! You’re really helping me maintain my New Years resolution!!!
This was a new kind of recipe for me. I love the smell of the coconut oil ( why is it hard?). I put it together the same way I make oatmeal cake…pour the measured boiling water over the oatmeal while putting the rest together. I’m not sure if it changed the texture but I did get three doz. muffins. I didnt want to buy sugar substitute so I added 1/3 cup brown sugar and two heaping teaspoons of cinnamon and a handful of Craisins. Very good!
These were so delicious, I had a very difficult time limiting myself to two.
Thank you, Katie.
Just made these the other day and we both loved them. Changed things a bit this time – used Agave instead of packets. And different nuts, fruits, and they are still great. I don’t think we will get tired of these for awhile since I can play around with the insides 😉
I made these muffins, they are great but I like my oatmeal a little sweeter. When I’m eating at home I put a little dab of butter & a Tbsp of maple syrup on top, microwave & they are like eating cake! Next time I make them I will just add extra sweetener & chocolate chips! Thanks for all the great recipes!