Easy gluten free oatmeal muffins are always a delicious breakfast treat. These muffins are an easy grab-and-go breakfast for busy families. Keep reading because I included a short video that walks you through every step to make this moist and delicious gluten free oatmeal muffins recipe!
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This is my favorite healthy breakfast. Fresh blueberries, gluten free oats, and lots of healthy ingredients. It is gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar-free! All of the good stuff for these gluten free oatmeal muffins.
This gluten free oatmeal muffins recipe will surprise them every time."
What do you like to eat when you are looking for a healthy treat? For us, our healthy treats end up being muffins. If you love fruit in your muffins, these Gluten Free Blood Orange Streusel Muffins make a great treat too.
(*Hint, make a double batch because these healthy oatmeal muffins also freeze well!)
If you love muffins as much as we do, you will want to check out all of my delicious Gluten Free Muffin recipes. They are all freezable!
Can I Add Different Fruits?
These healthy blueberry oatmeal muffins taste like a treat, but they are healthy enough to eat without guilt.
You will love that you can also use any fruit with this muffin recipe! Here are a few ideas to try:
- fresh raspberries
- apple
- mango
- blackberries
- strawberries
There are a few brands of certified gluten free oats, and they are all good. I mostly buy this because you get four bags for a lower price.
Use Certified Gluten Free Oats!
**Make sure the oats you use for this recipe are certified gluten free. It is really important because oats can get cross-contaminated so easily. Bob's Red Mill and Trader Joe's both have certified gluten free oats available. Here is a big list of gluten free certified oats to choose from.
If you love muffins too, these blueberry oatmeal muffins are super healthy. You can also try these light and fluffy Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins!
The other thing I love about this muffin recipe is how customizable it is. Not only can you use fresh fruits, but you can add other things to boost the protein content too!! These muffins make an awesome grab and go breakfast!
The sky is the limit. Consider this recipe just a healthy muffin base for your favorite mix-ins! If you can't eat gluten free oats, try this light and fluffy gluten free blueberry muffins recipe instead!
Variations:
- Use walnuts or a different nut
- Add ½ cup mashed banana (and 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal)
- Seeds like sunflower, pumpkin, flaxseeds, chia seeds
- Add ¼ cup shredded coconut (just add an extra tablespoon of oil)
Recipe FAQ:
This recipe works with most dairy and non-dairy milk! Feel free to use coconut milk (not canned!), flax milk, cashew milk, or organic milk.
You can definitely substitute the coconut oil in this recipe. Feel free to try avocado oil or another light oil, or use ghee or butter.
Store these muffins in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If you do not eat them all in 2-3 days, I recommend freezing them. Freeze in a freezer-safe zipper bag.
More Delicious Oatmeal Recipes To Try:
- These Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Coconut Oatmeal Cookies are perfect if you need to eat breakfast on the go.
- Kids and grownups alike love this easy Grab and Go Gluten Free Oatmeal Breakfast Bars recipe.
- This Homemade Cinnamon Granola is perfect for snacking, or as a yogurt topper.
- 8 Healthy Gluten Free Breakfast Recipes you Need to Try
Tools:
- An awesome muffin tin is essential for muffin making.
- This almond flour is my favorite, and it is a great value.
- Certified gluten free oats. Make sure your oats are certified gluten free. Oats are very easily cross-contaminated with wheat so really make sure you stay safe.
📖 Recipe
Gluten Free Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups Whole Rolled Oats * see note
- 1 cup almond flour * see note
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum * see note
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups almond milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- ¼ cup maple syrup grade B if possible.
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup your favorite chopped fruit
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- Spray a muffin baking tin with coconut oil.
- In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients and whisk well.
- In a medium bowl, add all wet ingredients and whisk.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Add chopped fruit and nuts.
- Blend gently until just mixed.
- Don't over mix the batter. Let the muffins sit for 15 minutes so the oats can absorb the liquid.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until done. Remove to a cooling rack.
Video
Notes
- It is critical to use certified gluten free oats if you are Celiac. Cross-contamination runs high in regular oats.
- I highly suggest using almond flour and not almond meal. Almond meal is more coarse and will make your donuts grainy.
- Other dairy-free kinds of milk will work but I do not recommend canned coconut milk.
- If you want your muffins to have a domed style top, bake at 425º F for the first 5 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350.
- To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the muffins need to be baked longer.
- These muffins will keep for 3-4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator or up to 4 months in the freezer.
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
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(*This post was updated from the original posting date of July 21, 2014.)
Sarah
Just made these and the batter seemed too wet, wetter than pancake batter. I see in past responses to comments that you mention gluten free flour - is there supposed to be gf flour in addition to the oats and almond flour in the recipe?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Sarah, there is no regular flour. The oats absorb the liquid. How did they bake up?
Linda
Can I use a coconut or plan gluten free flour instead of nut flour?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Linda, you can easily substitute more gluten free flour. Coconut flour won't work because it needs a lot more liquid than regular gluten free flour. I would add 1/2 cup of gluten free flour in place of the nut flour and see what the consistency looks like. If it is too runny, add 1/4 cup more.
Laura
I made two batches of this recipe and they didn't rise at all. Are they supposed to? With baking in the recipe I expected them too.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Laura, which gluten free flour blend did you use? They vary widely on how they perform depending on the starch content.
Kelsey
Can I use frozen berries?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Kelsey, you can definitely use frozen fruit. I would try to partially thaw it and use a paper towel to absorb a little of the extra liquid first.
Vickie Young
I recently became gluten-free and I was trying to calculate the WW points for these and I got 9 points per muffin which seems like a lot! Please help?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Vickie, I am not familiar with WW or their point system so I am not sure how to advise you.
Joan Johnson
So glad I found this recipe! I have been gluten free for years but had to remove processed food from my diet so now I do not eat any pre-made bread, cookies, muffins, etc. The texture is perfect which is huge for GF--i've made a lot of things that turned out like bricks--these are so easy to make. I used soy milk and mango and they came out just right. I am an instant fan. Thank you!
Sandi Gaertner
You made my day Joan, thank you. I hope you try more of my recipes, they are equally as good :-).
G
nice and moist, but bland. i did use margarine and natrel lactose free milk, differing from the recipe a tad. i think next time I'll add some more cinnamon ^^
Sandi Gaertner
I am really glad you were able to tweak the flavors so you enjoy them 🙂
Katie
Is it possible to make these ahead of time and freeze them? Any instructions on that?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Katie, I make and freeze these all of the time. I allow them to cool completely, then I put them into a large freezer-safe Ziplock bag and freeze. They should keep up to 4 months.
Katie
What is the best way to reheat them?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Katie, I either let them sit out for a half an hour or pop them in the microwave for 20 seconds.