Oatmeal Raisin Muffins

Why You’ll Love It

Really easy: This oatmeal raisin muffin recipe is simple to make, even if you don’t do much baking.
Truly tasty: If you like oatmeal and raisin flavors, you’re sure to like these gorgeous muffins, and they also have a delicate vanilla flavor in there too.
Breakfast on the go: These are great for those busy mornings when you simply want to grab something and run out the door.
Basic ingredients: There are no hard-to-find ingredients required. In fact, you’ve probably already got most of the ingredients at home.

Oat and Raisin Muffin Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

Oatmeal: Use 1-minute oatmeal or another kind of oats (if they’re old fashioned rolled oats soak them in milk first to soften them a bit).
Ground cinnamon: Adds a warm, earthy taste.
Ground nutmeg: Also delicious in oatmeal raisin muffins.
Raisins: Chewy and sweet, these work perfectly in the oat muffins.
Vanilla paste: Adds a fresh, delicious vanilla flavor. You can sub vanilla extract though.
Maple syrup: For sweetness.
Melted butter: Salted or unsalted butter is fine.

How to Make Oatmeal and Raisin Muffins

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Mix the oats and milk: Combine the oatmeal with ½ cup of the milk.
Combine the dry ingredients: Mix the flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, and raisins together.
Combine the wet ingredients: Mix the egg, brown sugar, maple syrup, butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl.
Combine both mixtures: Stir the oatmeal mixture into the wet ingredients mixture and then add the flour mixture and milk, a little at a time.
Make the muffins: Divide the batter between silicon or paper liners in muffin cups and bake in a preheated oven until done. Cool the oatmeal cookies and keep them in an air tight container until ready to serve.

Substitutions and Variations

Gluten-free option: If you want a gluten-free version, use gluten-free flour.
Spice them up: A pinch of ground ginger gives the cookies a warm, earthy taste.
Add chocolate: Mini chocolate chips are good in these.
Add nuts: Chopped walnuts, hazelnuts or pecans would be good in these.
Another sugar: Light brown sugar is good but you could aim for a richer flavor using turbinado sugar or dark brown sugar.

Serving Suggestions

Appetizers: Start your day with breakfast lasagna or breakfast tacos.
Side dishes: Serve your oatmeal raisin muffins with a fruit cup or yogurt. This homemade granola is really good too.
Drinks: How about a banana smoothie or whipped Dalgona coffee on the side?

How to Store Oatmeal Muffins With Raisins

Store: Keep them for 3 or 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature.
Freeze: They will freeze for up to 2 months.
Thaw: Thaw overnight in the refrigerator or on the countertop for a couple of hours.
Reheat: Microwave for 15 to 20 seconds or air fry at 300°F for 3 minutes to warm the oatmeal raisin muffins back up. You can also warm these super sweet oat muffins up in a toaster oven.