Banana Oat Muffins

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These delicious blender banana oat muffins with chocolate chunks are a healthy treat! They're made by combining rolled oats, bananas, milk, and an egg in a blender.

You can top them with chocolate chunks or fresh fruit. They're hearty and filling muffins because they use 2 cups of oats. Perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or an afternoon snack.

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• Ingredients You'll Need
• How to Make Healthy Banana Oat Muffins
• More Healthy Baked Goods to Try
• Tips for Making this Recipe
• Banana Oat Muffins

These muffins are a tasty and healthy few bites! If you like oatmeal and bananas, you've got to try these muffins.

They're similar in consistency to baked oatmeal, but the baking powder gives them a little lift so they become more muffin-shaped. They're still dense though, thanks to the nutrient-rich oats!

You can top them with dark chocolate chips or chunks, fresh berries, or some chopped nuts. They're a perfect afternoon snack or sweet breakfast.

I like to enjoy two of them with a cup of tea for a sweet and savory morning treat.

Ingredients You'll Need

You'll need several pantry ingredients, along with some very ripe bananas to make these healthy banana oatmeal muffins.

Bananas - You'll need 3 very ripe bananas for these muffins. The riper the banana, the sweeter it will be. As you can see from the photo above, my bananas were heavily speckled!

Oats - You'll need 2 cups of old fashioned rolled oats. Do not substitute for steel-cut oats.

Egg - You'll need 1 egg for this recipe. This binds the mixture, so don't leave it out. If you want this recipe to be vegan, sub in a flax egg.

Milk - You'll need ¾ cup of milk, almond milk, or soy milk. Use whatever kind of milk you prefer.

Spices & Mix-ins - You'll also need 1 tablespoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt.

How to Make Healthy Banana Oat Muffins

The key to making these muffins is to really blend the ingredients into a fine batter. Unless you want the consistency to be more like oatmeal, the oats need to be fully blended.

You'll combine everything except the chocolate chips in a blender (or food processor) and blend for at least 30 seconds (and possibly up to 1 minute), until you have a fully incorporated muffin batter.

Then you'll add the batter to a 12-cup greased muffin pan. About ½ cup of batter will go into each cup. Then top with the chocolate chips or chunks and bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.

More Healthy Baked Goods to Try

If you like this recipe, check out some of our other favorite baking recipes and healthy desserts!

• Blueberry Baked Oats (Vegan) - an easy breakfast that tastes like cake
• Peanut Butter Cookies (Vegan + Gluten-Free) - chewy peanut butter cookies that taste great
• Persimmon Bread - a delicious quick bread with fruity persimmons

Tips for Making this Recipe

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Baking Tips - Check your muffins after 30 minutes, the edges should be golden brown and they shouldn't wobble in the center. If they seem underdone, bake them an additional 5 to 8 minutes.

Recommended Tools - You'll need a muffin pan for this recipe. Any standard 12 cup muffin tray will work. I also highly recommend a good blender for this recipe - I used a Vitamix for this recipe but anything like a Ninja or NutriBullet will work well!

Storing Tips - You can save these muffins for up to 5 days in an airtight container. Reheat them in the oven or a toaster oven.

Diet/Allergy Alternatives - If you'd like to make this recipe vegan, sub the egg for a flax egg and use either almond or soy milk.

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