PB & J Oatmeal Cups

Peanut Butter & Jelly Baked Oatmeal Cups are super tasty! They have a creamy, peanut buttery, flavor mixed with a fruity, sweet, taste of fresh strawberries that will give you that satisfied feeling. These are perfect for a meal prep healthy breakfast that will be loved by adults and children 🙂

So, I have to be honest that when I first decided to make these peanut butter and jelly oatmeal cups I wanted to freeze them. The cups were so yummy that they didn't last long enough to even attempt to try and freeze them.  My kids and I ate almost half of them in the first hour.

They are also super easy and quick to make. If you want to start your New Year off on that healthy bandwagon then these baked oatmeal muffins are exactly what you need.

If you are on the hunt for some other healthy breakfast ideas then you MUST try my Healthy Blueberry Donuts which can also be meal prepped and my Oatmeal Breakfast Bars.

Ingredients to make these muffins

This recipe yields 18 muffin cups.  You will need:

1. old-fashioned oats - I prefer old-fashioned oats when baking because they absorb more water and cook faster than steel-cut oats. Here is a brand I usually always buy when I bake - Bob's Red Mill Old Fashioned Rolled Oats Whole Grain
2. cinnamon - I like the color that cinnamon helps bring these muffins and it also adds an extra flavor to your final treat.
3. baking powder - this ingredient helps to increase the volume of the muffin when they are baking.
4. salt - using salt when you're baking helps enhance all the other flavors of each ingredient that you use.
5. Unsweetened Almond Milk - milk helps with the browning process of the tops of the muffins giving them that crusty look that tastes so damn delicious.
6. pure maple syrup - this ingredient is a much healthier option to use instead of refined sugar when baking.
7. egg or flax egg - use the flax egg if you are looking for a dairy-free option. Bob's Red Mill Organic Golden Flaxseed Meal
8. pure vanilla extract - I like adding in vanilla extract to enhance the flavor even more.
9. bananas - mashed, use 2 medium bananas to give you about 1 cup of mashed banana. I use the bananas in place of oil and butter.
10. peanut butter - you can't have PB&J without peanut butter 😉
11. strawberries - this is the jelly part of the dish, I chop them up before mixing them into the batter and leave a few out to place on top of the muffin cups.

Directions

Step-by-step directions for this recipe!

Step 1 - Preheat oven to 350 ° and line a 12-cup muffin tin with muffin liners and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, mix all your dry ingredients oats, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside. 

Step 2 - In a separate smaller mixing bowl, whisk together all your wet ingredients almond milk, maple syrup, flax egg or regular egg, and vanilla. 

Step 3 - In a third small bowl mash the peanut butter and bananas together using a fork until it looks like a mashed potato consistency.

Step 4 - Pour wet ingredients into the large bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well to combine. Fold in the bananas and peanut butter mixture.

Step 5 - Then fold in the chopped strawberries, but leave some out for topping.

Step 6 - Scoop mixture evenly into prepared muffin cup liners and top with the extra chopped strawberries.  Bake for 30 minutes then transfer muffin cups to a cooling rack and let cool completely before eating. 

Cookware

You will need a 12-cup muffin tin and muffin liners for this healthy peanut butter and jelly muffin recipe.

How can the kids help?

I absolutely LOVE cooking and baking with my children. I find they are more willing to want to eat the food and it's a great activity to do where you are bonding over something healthy and it's a great way to model by example.

Here are some fun ways you can include your youngster in this recipe.

• Have them add all the ingredients to the mixing bowls.
• Teach them how much each amount is, a secret math lesson 😉
• Give them a fork and tell them to mash those bananas. They love this part!

Variations and Substitutions

Protein Powder - add a scoop of your favorite protein powder into the dry ingredients to make protein muffins.

Unsweetened Almond Milk - this just happens to be the milk I usually have in my fridge, but you can easily swap it out for cow's milk or regular almond milk.

Pure Maple Syrup - you can also either use refined sugar or pure honey in place of the pure maple syrup.

Tips and FAQ's

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