Oatmeal Summer Berry Muffins

A delicious breakfast muffin that is also great for dessert! These oatmeal berry muffins are a good source of fibre, vitamin C, calcium, and iron while making use of fresh seasonal summer berries. Frozen berries can easily be substituted into this recipe too.

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour 1 cup 250 mL
All-Purpose Flour ¼ cup 60 mL
Quick Rolled Oats 1 cup 250 mL
Baking Powder 2 tsp 10 mL
Salt ¼ tsp 1 mL
Cinnamon (ground) ½ tsp 2 mL
Brown Sugar ⅓ cup 75 mL
Egg 1 1
Milk (2%) 1 cup 250 mL
Yogurt (plain or Greek) ½ cup 125 mL
Mixed Berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) 1 ½ cup 375 mL

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line or grease 12-muffin pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Fold in mixed berries.
  3. In separate bowl, mix together brown sugar, egg, milk, and yogurt. Mix well.
  4. Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
  5. Evenly divide batter into muffin pan.
  6. Bake on middle rack for 25 mins until tops spring back when lightly touched.
  7. Cool in pan for 10 mins, then transfer to rack to cool completely.

Makes 12 servings (79g / serving).  1 serving = 1 muffin