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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What can I use instead of the mushed bananas. I hate bananas and every time someone says it doesn’t taste like bananas it always does. These look sooooo yummy so what can I switch???
I’ve got 2 daughters who don’t need to worry about calories. If I were to use white sugar, how much would I use? (basically, what is the sugar to stevia conversion?)
According to the Stevia label I looked at in the store, one packet of Stevia = two teaspoons of sugar.
Would love to make these, but I am allergic to artificial sweeteners of all kinds. What would be the amount of regular white sugar to use instead?
According to the Stevia label I looked at in the store, one packet of Stevia = two teaspoons of sugar.
Ill bet these would be great with a little peanut butter too. I suffer from terrible migraines and can’t use artificial sweeteners so ill I’ve to play around with the amount of real sugar to be used. Not a fan of maple syrup so can’t use that as my sweetener. Can’t wait to try this recipe. I struggle with getting sick of my same breakfast options all the time (pb toast or Greek yogurt or granola are my go-to breakfasts bc they are easy to eat at my desk at work!)
Not the best idea, BUT. . . if I were to use regular sugar,
how much would you suggest for this recipe?
According to the Stevia label I looked at in the store, one packet of Stevia = two teaspoons of sugar.
These look delicious!! Have you ever made them with white or brown sugar?? All other sweeteners just don’t agree with me……….give me a stomach ache. I just use regular sugars and try not to overindulge.
This is a great, easy and adaptable recipe. I made the chocolate chip, cinnamon-raisin and mango (special request from one of my kids). Next time I’m going to try coconut, orange and choc. chip for an ambrosia flavor.
Thanks so much for a lower sugar option that kids love!
G
Just made these with a few subs, because I didn’t have enough banana.
Half ripe banana/ half pumpkin
3 tbsp honey for sweetener
Only 2 cups water
1/4 cup applesauce instead of oil
Dash of Cinnamon/cloves/nutmeg
6 tbsp choc chips/6 tbsp butterscotch
AMAZING!! Works out to about 122 calories a cupcake.
Thanks for this recipe 🙂
Just curious. How much regular or brown sugar should I substitute for the stevia, which I cannot eat?
According to the Stevia label I looked at in the store, one packet of Stevia = two teaspoons of sugar.
Maybe a stupid question but are these Oatmeal cupcakes baked in mini or regular muffin tins ? Thank You, they look so good …:)
Regular.