The idea behind this was to do something my toddler would eat for breakfast besides his milk. I’ve seen a lot of tea infused muffins but I wanted to try tea infused oat muffins. The ones I made are healthy, gluten free, no sugar added (just honey) and totally kid friendly since I infused the milk with Rooibos, a caffeine free tisane.
Rooibos gives them such an interesting flavor and aroma. I used an Earl Grey Rooibos from a sample I had picked up at a store, which was great for these muffins. I intended to make these kid friendly without caffeine but you can certainly use an original Earl Grey too. You can also customize this recipe and add nuts, fruits or chocolate chips to the batter once it’s ready before scooping it on the tin (just make sure you fold them gently). You can try different combinations like the ones I suggest at the end of the post.
To get that Rooibos flavor in the muffins you’ll need to brew the loose leaves with the hot milk. The milk should be VERY hot (not boiling), and you can use the stovetop or microwave to heat close to boiling and let steep for about 7-10 minutes. Strain and discard the leaves afterwards.
Rooibos Infused Oat Muffins
2018-05-21 22:29:53
A healthy, gluten free and kid friendly treat! Easily customizable too.
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups oats (1.5 cups ground/1 whole)
- 2 large ripe bananas (1 cup mashed/replace with 1 cup applesauce)
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3/4 cup milk (or replace with almond milk)
- 2 full tsp of rooibos loose tea
- 2 tsp vanilla extract/paste
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350 F/ 180 C.
- Heat milk until close to boiling and add the Rooibos loose leaves. Let steep for about 7 minutes until the milk has a nice caramel color. Strain leaves and discard.
- Place 1.5 cups of oats in food processor and pulse until they reach a rough, flour like consistency.
- Mash bananas until they have no lumps. Add lightly beaten eggs, honey, infused milk and vanilla. Mix well to combine.
- Add dry ingredients to wet mixture (including 1.5 cups ground oats and 1 cup whole) and mix to incorporate. Allow oats to sit for 10 minutes to soak.
- Scoop into muffin tin lined with muffin wrappers. (Makes about a dozen)
- Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes clean.
- Enjoy!!!
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*** Other combinations to try (switch up the tea and add the extra ingredient after the batter is ready and has sit for 10 minutes):
– Pu erh and chocolate chips.
– Dark Oolong and walnuts.
– Earl Grey and strawberries/raspberries.
– Matcha (replace the 2 tsp of loose tea with 1 full tsp of matcha) and white chocolate chips.
– Rooibos and blueberries.
I’d love to hear if you like them or have tried something else, leave a comment below!
