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Hearty oat muffins, studded with whole tart cherries and a hint of almond extract, these make the perfect and oh-so-delightful snack.  These little beauties have climbed quickly to the top of my muffin list.  Maybe because I’m kind of in love with tart cherries.  I love the sour red beauties in Summer Fruit Pie, and Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream, but about once a month or so, I pull a treasured bag from my freezer and make these lovelies…

Cherry Oat Muffins -- Hearty oat muffins, studded with whole tart cherries and a hint of almond extract -- hearty, delicious, muffin-perfection! | thatwhichnourishes.com

 I begin by pitting about 2 cups of tart cherries fresh or frozen work great.  I try to take my time so that I don’t miss any pits, but I can’t say I’ve been 100% successful 100% of the time. :o) I wash them and set them aside to dry while I make the muffins.

Measure out 1-1/4 cup of milk and to it, add 1 1/2 c. rolled oats.  Stir it in and let it soak for about 10 minutes.

Dry ingredients go in a bowl and mix ’em:

1-1/2 c. flour

1/2 c. sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

3 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix 2 eggs  and

1/4 c. melted coconut oil into the milk/oat mixture.

Gently combine dry and wet ingredients and add in 1/2 tsp. almond extract.

As with all muffins and pancakes, don’t over-mix. Be gentle and just incorporate the ingredients.  No need to beat the heck out of your lovely batter and make it tough.

Toss 1 T. of flour into the cherries (so they don’t sink down into the batter) and oh-so-gently fold the cherries into the batter.

Grease muffin tins well with coconut oil or butter or use paper baking cups and spoon the batter into each pan until about 2/3 full.

Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for around 20 minutes until golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let them cool in the pan for 10 minutes or so and then remove to a cooling rack.

Cherry Oat Muffins -- Hearty oat muffins, studded with whole tart cherries and a hint of almond extract -- hearty, delicious, muffin-perfection! | thatwhichnourishes.com

 You bite into these little guys and get a big, ol’ bite of sour cherry tucked inside a moist and flavorful richly textured muffin.  I love when something is even better for me than it tastes.  This qualifies.

Makes 15 muffins.

Cherry Oat Muffins -- Hearty oat muffins, studded with whole tart cherries and a hint of almond extract -- hearty, delicious, muffin-perfection! | thatwhichnourishes.com

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Hearty oat muffins, studded with whole tart cherries and a hint of almond extract, these make the perfect snack.
Alison:
Serves: 15 muffins
Grocery List
  • 2 c. tart cherries
  • 1¼ c. milk
  • 1½ c. rolled oats
  • 1-1/2 c. flour plus 1 T. for the cherries
  • ½ c. sugar
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ c. coconut oil
  • ½ tsp. almond extract
  • Cinnamon sugar
Here's how...
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Pit the cherries and set out to dry.
  3. Mix oats and milk and let soak for 10 minutes.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon.
  5. Add eggs. coconut oil, and almond extract into the milk/oat mixture and blend.
  6. Fold all ingredients together -- do not over-mix.
  7. Mix 1 T. flour with the cherries to coat.
  8. Gently fold cherries into the batter.
  9. Grease muffin tins and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
  10. Fill ⅔ full with batter and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

 

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  1. Catherine says:

    These are great. I increased almond extract to 1 tsp and used 1cup milk and 1/4 c water. Got 18 with a bake time of 15 minutes. Great rise. And great flavor.

    • alison says:

      Hi, Catherine!
      Thank you for the compliment and for the details of how the bake went for you! I love these muffins, too and might have to go make some now! :o)

  2. Elizabeth Van Vorous says:

    I haven’t tried the recipe yet, but I will. thanks for the reply 🙂

    • alison says:

      If you haven’t tried it yet, I would highly recommend getting some tart cherries from the freezer section and making the muffins with those! Soooo good! :o)

  3. Elizabeth Van Vorous says:

    I have some dried tart cherries I would like to try to use in this recipe. But would I have to add some water to the cherries to kind of plump them up?

    • alison says:

      Hello, Elizabeth! I’m so sorry that I just got to answering your question. It was stuck with some spam comments and I just found yours. I think you could get away with dried cherries soaked or dry and still get some good cherry flavor! I hope you tried it without my answer and enjoyed them! If so, please let me know. Thanks so much for stopping by! :o)

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