These healthy gingerbread oatmeal muffins taste so cozy and festive! They’re really moist with soft oats and warm spices filling every bite. This easy muffin recipe comes together quickly and also works beautifully as a make-ahead breakfast option. It’s especially perfect for the holiday season — and even Christmas morning!

 

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For Christmas one year, my brother and I flew to Arizona to visit our grandparents. Mom headed out before us and booked us flights that allowed us to maximize every moment with family, which meant…

Waking up at 4 am to leave for the airport.

We effortlessly cruised along the barren freeways in the pitch-black darkness that morning, making it to the terminal in record time. However, that luck ended the moment we passed through the sliding glass doors into the building. The chaos of the holiday season meant the security checkpoint line snaked through the walkways, wrapped around itself, and wound all the way around the baggage claim room too. It would’ve taken almost two hours to shuffle forward and finally pass through, at which point we would’ve missed our flight…
 

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So with crossed fingers, we darted over to the second terminal. Bingo — only four families waited in line there! We quickly breezed through and rolled our carryon bags down the back hallway connecting the two terminals to reach our gate.

With zero nonstop flights to the small airport closest to our grandparents’ town, we disembarked in Las Vegas for our connection. We walked around the shops and stalls in search of breakfast and caffeine and to stretch our legs while we waited, yet almost every line looked as long as the TSA checkpoint. Miles and miles of people as far as we could see!

Surprisingly, Starbucks had the shortest queue, so we joined the end of it. When we reached the cashier, I immediately realized why… There was virtually nothing left in the glass bakery case and chilled snack shelves!

I ordered a tall black coffee, opting for something simple and quick, then headed back to the gate. Despite the massive crowds, we managed to snag two seats next to each other, and we pulled out snacks from our backpacks to nibble on instead. Nuts and dark chocolate… Quite the breakfast!
 

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Since the holidays and travel chaos often sneak up on me, I’m planning ahead this year and preparing easy, portable, on-the-go breakfast recipes to avoid any repeat experiences of that crazy Christmas. These healthy gingerbread oatmeal muffins are at the top of my list!

They’re perfect both for busy travel days and for slowly savoring during a leisurely morning at home. With how much we loved them, I’d even bake a batch for our Christmas morning breakfast too!
 

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