Cherry Oat Muffins

Submitted by Vino Girl

"I found this one in my email today from http://busycooks.about.com. I love everything that goes into these muffins, so they are bound to be good."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup oat bran
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups fresh cherries (do not thaw if frozen) or 1 1/2 cups frozen cherries, halved and pitted (do not thaw if frozen)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F
2. Line muffin tins with paper liners.
3. In large bowl, combine oats, oat bran, brown sugar, flour, baking powder and baking soda and mix well.
4. In another bowl, combine oil, buttermilk, and eggs and mix with fork until blended.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix 20-30 strokes just until dry ingredients disappear.
6. Gently stir in cherries.
7. Batter should be lumpy.
8. Fill prepared muffin tins 2/3 full with batter.
9. Bake for 17-20 minutes until light golden brown.
10. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Reviews

[blackadder]

Very yummy! These muffins were moist and very tasty. I will be making these again in the near future.

 

[annlouise]

My family was very disappointed in these. They were very, very bland; and I had followed the recipe exactly, using fresh sweet cherries. I think a dash or 1/4t of salt would help, and a bit more sugar, for those who like a sweeter muffin. (I ended up putting butter and honey on these, but one of my kids, who usually devours muffins, still didn't want them). I wonder, too, if the oat bran is a bit much; they didn't rise very well, even though I was careful not to overstir. Still, they were healthy, and so I will freeze the rest to consume myself in time.

 

[Debbb]

Delicious! However, I realized I was out of oat bran at the last minute, so I substituted with another cup of oatmeal. (I'll definitely try them again with the oat bran.) Loads of flavour & great texture!