These are super yummy and pretty healthy. You can have them for a quick breakfast on the go or an afternoon snack. These hardly take any time to make, so they’re great if you’re feeling like baking during the week or want a warm muffin on a weekend morning.
Personally, I love settling down with a book and a hot cup of black tea and a muffin in the late afternoon because I eat dinner so late. I like to fill my muffins with texture and flavor. The oatmeal has a great chew; the raspberry brings a tart softness; and I add pecans for small crunch in every bite.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups of oatmeal (quick oats or regular oats work)
- 1 ¼ cups of flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup pecans (optional)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup of vegetable oil
- ¾ cup of raspberries (fresh or frozen)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees and grease the muffin tins. I like to use liners and grease the liners with butter. More flavor!
- In a large bowl mix together dry ingredients.
- In a smaller bowl mix together wet ingredients.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Combine until well mixed. Fold raspberries into the mixture – do not beat raspberries into mixture.
- Fill the muffin tins ¾ of the way full.
- Bake for 20 to 23 minutes. They will be golden brown at the top and cooked all the way through when pierced with a toothpick.
- Cool on cooling rack for five minutes before devouring.
Variations
- You can use blueberries or blackberries instead of raspberries.
- Pecans are optional, but you can substitute almonds or walnuts.
- Add a teaspoon of cinnamon for extra zing!
Kaboom is located in the Woodland Heights area of Houston – very close to downtown. It is so beautiful surrounded by cute houses and a few neighboring stores. When you pull up, the entrance is between two large picture windows. The store takes up three more store fronts because who can have enough books? When you enter through the front door, you’re immediately greeted with that familiar book smell and wood from the countless shelves. The big windows let in tons of natural light and are home to a few bright green plants. Right inside the door is a counter and a chair usually occupied by one of the owners and sometimes the store cat.
The first space you’re in is a nonfiction area. The next area holds a lot of their fiction, children’s books, and more. The third space is smaller and holds more nonfiction. The shelves line the walls and create mazes within the middle of the rooms. There is no wasted space here. They have filled it to capacity with books. Around 100,000 books! Holy wow. With 76 different sections ranging from fiction to art to science to poetry to a whole lot more you can find popular contemporary books to books out of print. There are comfy reading chairs and sofas calling you to have a seat, look at the books in your pile, and enjoy the beauty of this bookstore. If it weren’t so warm and cozy, the amount of books would be immense and intimidating. The bookshelves are tall, so there are ladders scattered throughout to help you reach the books even I can’t reach easily. Behind the store is a lovely seating area. They use this area to host events. I haven’t been able to make it to one… yet! One of these days, I will.
