28 Reviews of Diana's Awesome Oatmeal Muffins

From: Heather U.

On Aug 4, 2004

These are good, and the recipe is very easy. I used coffee and a puree made from dried dates and dried peaches, and I added sweetener (2 T barley malt syrup and 1/2 c splenda). I like the coffee taste, but next time I'll bump it down to 1 cup coffee, and 1 cup juice or milk so the coffee taste doesn't dominate as much. This made two 8x4" loaves instead of muffins (I was too lazy to make muffins today!). Thanks, Roosie!

From: Bev. E.

On Aug 2, 2004

A very easy recipe, I used apple juice to soak the oats and pumpkin puree. Such a wonderful taste. Thanks for posting.

From: spatchcock

On Oct 25, 2004

These were great! I used all whole-wheat flour, and used orange juice for my liquid. Also, I used pumpkin puree for the pulp. I think next time, I'll add some spices and bump up the traditional pumpkin flavor (or whatever flavor I use!) as these could have used a tad bit more flavor kick. Still, they are a wonderful healthy snack! Thanks for another winner, Roosie!

From: TchrGrrl

On Oct 21, 2007

Excellent vegan muffin base. I used apple juice & applesauce, half whole wheat and half all purpose flour. I added cinnamon & pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 cup chopped raisins, 3 tablespoons brown sugar and 3 tablespoons flax seed meal. I baked them as mini muffins for 7-8 minutes. My family loved them. Thanks!

From: Napoleon Dynamite

On Jan 27, 2008

I substituted the 2 cups oats for 2 cups of ground flax seed/wheat bran/oat bran (all mixed together about evenly). I have made this several times with different fruit pulp, I like how you can alter the flavor of the muffins. I also used vanilla soy milk for the liquid and added LOTS of spices (ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.) and some vanilla extract.

From: Chef #750888

On Feb 3, 2008

I just made a half-recipe this morning--delicious! I used a small banana and just a bit of natural/european-style applesauce, and apple juice as the liquid. I used whole wheat flour (I was going to use pastry flour, but I discovered that my ww flour was about to expire). I also added 1/3 cup craisins. I baked them in a silicon muffin "tin" with just a little circle of parchment paper in the bottom to make them easier to get out, and it worked like a charm. Oh, I made them big (6 muffins from a half-recipe). Very delicately sweet and satisfying. Next time, I'm going to brew a strong chai for the liquid and use pumpkin puree....YUM. Thank you, Diane!

From: Chef #166497

On Oct 8, 2004

These are easy to make and taste great. I love that you can play around with the recipe too. I suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome and these don't upset my stomach. They make a terrific snack.

From: MaryannT

On May 31, 2005

Wonderful tasting, easy recipe. The kids and hubby loved them.

From: Zenmaria

On Sep 14, 2005

Great recipe! I did a test run of these as I'm taking a snack to my son's preschool for his birthday. They went quick! I halved the recipe and came up with 12 muffins (kid-size). I soaked in OJ and added applesauce, plus a handful of chocolate chips! Lots of variations on this one - next time it will be walnuts and raisins! Thanks!

From: ladypit

On Aug 14, 2004

The muffins I made were probably only about a 3 on the stars scale, but I think that was me. I used guava juice as the liquid and applesauce. If I had added sweetner or some dried fruit then I think these would have been better. I love the versatility of this recipe. But for my taste, I think I need to make them a little sweeter. Thanks for a recipe I will continue to use and tweak (and never make the same muffins twice!).