The Best Oreo Muffins Recipe (Quick and Easy)

I don’t know about you but Oreos were a big part of my childhood.
In fact, I remember clearly having Oreos (that I would lick) and milk as a late-night snack.
Combining Oreos in muffins is literally genius! Soft and crunchy at the same time, these muffins will be a hit guarantee!
Why These Are The Best Oreo Muffins Out There?
You’ll love these Oreos muffins for their simplicity. Indeed, you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry waiting for you to create magic!
This Oreos muffins recipe is especially quick to make. In fact, they only need 20 minutes in the oven at 350° F.
Whether you’re looking for a fun recipe to make with kids or a quick dessert recipe to bring to a party, these Oreo muffins are a great choice.

Ingredients You’ll Need To Make These Delicious Oreo Muffins
All-Purpose Flour: I recommend sticking to all-purpose white flour for this recipe as it works the best I found.
Milk: I use 2% milk but you can use almond or oat milk. Hence, you can you any vegetal milk with no issue!
Oreos: Get the original ones!
Cacao Powder: This is mostly to give that beautiful chocolate color to the muffins.
Espresso powder: This ingredient is key to accentuate the chocolate flavor of your muffins
Sugar: White granulated sugar works best for this recipe.
Baking Powder and baking soda
Eggs: To keep your muffins together, get the to room temperature.
Vanilla Extract
Vegetable oil
Boiling water
Pinch of Salt: Don’t skip the salt! It helps enhance the flavor of the other ingredients!


The name muffin is either inspired by the German word “muffe” or the French word “moufflet”.
In both cases, the word means soft bread.
Equipment You’ll Need For This Recipe
2 Mixing Bowls
Measuring Cups
Spatula
Electric Hand Mixer – I use this one
Cooling Rack

Pro Tips and Tricks
✦✧ Don’t forget to oil your muffin pan before pouring your mixture. Even non-stick muffin pans lose their power and can ruin your recipe.
You can also use a paper lining if you want!
✦✧ Always add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in that order.
✦✧ Keep the oven door closed until the baking time is completed. Otherwise, your muffins will collapse.
✦✧ Fill the muffins mold 3/4 to let your muffins expand.
✦✧ Don’t forget to have fun!

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The Best Oreo Muffins Recipe (Quick And Easy)
Equipment
- 2 mixing bowls
- 1 spatula
- muffin pan
- electric mixer or elbow grease
Ingredients
Oreo Muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cacao powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp espresso powder
- 1 cup milk or nut milk
- 3 eggs room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 10 oreos for topping
Icing
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar also called icing sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
Oreo Muffins
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F
- In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, the cocoa, the baking powder, baking soda, espresso powder, sugar and the salt
- In a second bowl, mix the eggs, vanilla extract, oil, and milk.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir well just enough to obtain a homogeneous paste.
- Slowly add the boiling water to the mixture and combine to the rest.
- Oil the muffin tin and pour the batter into it
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack
- Add the icing on top of the cooled muffins
Icing
- Using an electric mixer beat the unsalted better for 5 minutes. You should get a butter that is airy and whiter.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar to the butter and continue mixing with the electric mixer.
- Finally, add the milk and mix for another 5 minutes.
- Place icing into a piping bag or ziploc bag with a top for icing and decorate your muffins
- Add oreo pieces on top of the icing
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Oreo muffins? Brilliant! So delicious – my family loved these