These Maple Walnut Oatmeal Muffins are topped with a maple glaze and include just the right amount of sweetness.
We enjoy them as part of a delicious breakfast or snack. And they contain nutrient-rich ingredients like whole wheat flour and walnuts so you can feel good about eating them any time of day!
I’m not sure about you but I browse through my fridge and cupboards every now and then to check for expired or almost expired foods to prevent food waste.
Unfortunately, I’m not perfect when it comes to using up all my food before it expires, but I try. Recently I realized my pure maple syrup was about to expire. I wasn’t going to let that happen since there are plenty of recipes I could make with the delicious sweetness from maple syrup.
And this is beside the fact that pure maple syrup is NOT cheap! It’s at least $15 for the size bottle I typically purchase and I believe that’s on the low end.
So I’ve been focused on making recipes containing maple syrup that I know are delicious like my Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Maple Syrup
and Maple Roasted Butternut Squash recipes.
I also decided to create a one-pan sausage and veggie dinner with a maple syrup sauce (recipe coming soon) and these amazing muffins. The possibilities of what you can make with maple syrup are virtually endless.
These muffins are inspired by Sweet Peas and Saffrons recipe, particularly the maple glaze. It definitely adds the right amount of sweetness to the muffins.
Dietitian’s Dish
I love to add nuts to many of my recipes. Not only do they provide a nice crunch to the recipe but also nutritional benefits.
Along with containing protein and fiber, walnuts also contain the highest amount of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), Omega-3 fats (healthy fats) compared to any other nut.
Maple Walnut Oatmeal Muffins
Equipment
- muffin pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Maple Glaze (optional)
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoon skim milk
- tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Add paper muffin cups to muffin pan.
- In a medium-size bowl, combine milk, maple syrup, canola oil, brown sugar, oats, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Evenly distribute mixture into 12 paper muffin cups.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes or until muffins are golden brown.
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