Cherry Oat Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup oat bran
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cherries (do not thaw if frozen) or 1 1/2 cups frozen cherries, halved and pitted (do not thaw if frozen)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f
• 2 line muffin tins with paper liners.
• 3 in large bowl, combine oats, oat bran, brown sugar, flour, baking powder and baking soda and mix well.
• 4 in another bowl, combine oil, buttermilk, and eggs and mix with fork until blended.
• 5 add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix 20-30 strokes just until dry ingredients disappear.
• 6 gently stir in cherries.
• 7 batter should be lumpy.
• 8 fill prepared muffin tins 2/3 full with batter.
• 9 bake for 17-20 minutes until light golden brown.
• 10 remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.