Healthy Cherry Oatmeal Muffins
Healthy cherry oatmeal muffins with an oatmeal streusel topping. Made with whole wheat flour, coconut oil and sweetened with honey. Moist with a crunchy sweet topping. Great way to use up summer cherries!
We live less than an hour from Napa. How lucky are we?
In my 20’s, we did a ton of day trips to Napa to go wine tasting. We’d rent a car service, and pack our schedule to fit in as many wineries as we can.
And I would inevitably buy way too many bottles of wine to bring home…
Now that I’m 30 and have a baby, going to Napa looks a little different.
We took Josh to Napa for the first time. We spent the whole day there, but only went to 2 wineries. Shawn and I split the tastings. I brought us a blanket and we set up a little picnic spot in the shade outside, and I played Baby Einstein Pandora Radio on my phone. We played with Josh and giggled as we slowly sipped our wine and listened to Wheels on the Bus.
We came home sober, and so relaxed and happy after a day of family fun.
And I didn’t buy 1 bottle of wine. Instead, I made Shawn stop at a roadside produce stand in Napa so I could buy some freshly picked summer berries, and these gorgeous cherries.
Cherries are one of my favorite parts of summer. So of course I bought a huge flat of these cherries for just $10. Along with eating them outside and having a “who can spit the pit the furthest” contest with Shawn, I used them to make these healthy cherry oatmeal muffins.
The muffin recipe is based off my healthy blueberry muffins recipe that Shawn and I cannot get enough of. So hearty and moist and delicious, with a sweet and crunchy oatmeal streusel topping. We love them for a quick and healthy on the go breakfast, or afternoon snack.
I knew they would be wonderful with fresh cherries too. The cherries give it a subtle sweetness, and a pretty red color.
I also treated myself to a cherry pitter, which made chopping the cherries so much easier.
Healthy Cherry Oatmeal Muffins
Ingredients
Cherry Oatmeal Muffins
- 1-2/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted and room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups of fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
Oatmeal Streusel Topping
- 1-1/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil, solid and room temperature
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees with the oven rack in the middle. Spray a muffin baking tray with non-stick spray. I like using coconut oil non stick spray.
Oatmeal Streusel Topping
- In the same food processor, combine the oats, coconut oil, flour and sugar and pulse about 10 times until combined and in big chunks. Transfer the topping to a small bowl and refrigerate to cool while you make the muffin batter.
Cherry Oatmeal Muffins
- In your food processor, combine the oats, all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Pulse about 10 times until combined and the oats are partially chopped.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond milk, honey, coconut oil and eggs. Whisk to combine.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and stir to combine with a rubber spatula. Add in the cherries, and gently fold them in.
- Fill the muffin cups up to the top with the muffin batter, about a heaping ¼ cup. If you fill them up to the top, they get really big muffin tops!
- Remove the streusel topping from the fridge, and break it up with your fingers. Top the muffin batter with the streusel topping, a heaping tablespoon.
Baking
- Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out with fine crumbs (not batter).
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the muffin pan before serving.
- Leftovers will keep for 5 days in an airtight container.
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14 Comments on “Healthy Cherry Oatmeal Muffins”
These were quite bland, even though I included everything in the recipe and added vanilla extract. They also stuck mercilessly to the liner.
Hi. These turned out great but pitting and chopping the cherries as well as processing the ingredients are a few too long steps for me (I think it’s because I am just too slow). I added a quarter cup chopped pecans to the streusel and a half cup to the batter. I think chocolate chips would be a great add. I also got 18 muffins!
Love this idea! Thanks for sharing, and so happy you liked them!
I thought this looked like a good recipe, until I saw coconut oil. It would be great to see a revision as I love cherries.
Also, does anyone else think it’s annoying when “healthy” recipes don’t have nutritional information? Promote it as healthy, then prove it.
Hi! You could substitute butter or a different oil if needed. And the nutrition info is at the bottom of the recipe card! You must have missed it.
Do you think you could turn these muffins into a loaf instead? Any thoughts?
Yes, absolutely! Pour in a loaf pan, and bake for about 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer is inserted and comes out with dry crumbs.
I got 18 muffins out of the recipe!
Yea! That’s even better! Hope you love them as much as I do!
Where can I find the nutritional information on these muffins? They are delicious by the way, my husband loves them!
Hi Ann Marie! So glad you loved the muffins! You can calculate the nutritional information for the exact ingredients you used on myfitnesspal.com. So easy to do. Thanks for letting me know you liked my recipe! You made my day!
These muffins look so tasty! It’s funny how aging changes you! For me the thought of getting dressed and leaving the house at 10pm is just out of the question! But I could definitely dig eating a whole bunch of these muffins!
I need a cherry pitter!! I tried using a wine bottle and chopstick but it was not really great. I am loving cherry season so much, I bring home a bag every week. So delicious!! And these muffins look like such a great way to use up any not-so-perfect cherries. Yum!
I’m so jealous that you’re only an hour away from Napa! I’ve never been there before, but it’s on my list to visit (and Sonoma, too)! I don’t blame you for bringing home lots of cherries. I don’t think I would be able to resist, either! These muffins looks gorgeous, Natalie. I love that they’re healthier and perfect for breakfast!