Banana Oat Muffins

5 from 1 vote

These Banana Oat Muffins are 100% whole grain and gluten free. With ingredients like oats, bananas, coconut oil and agave nectar, they are a healthier choice for a sweet treat.

Prep Time5

Baking Time15

Total Time20

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: gluten free, Vegetarian

Keyword: bananas, breakfast, fruit muffins, gluten free, healthy, light, make ahead, meal prep, muffins, oats, quick meal, sweet, sweets, to go, vegetarian, whole foods, whole grain

Servings:

Calories: 108kcal

Equipment

Muffin tin or muffin cups

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas* mashed with a fork
1 tbsp coconut oil melted if necessary
2 tbsp agave nectar or honey
½ cup milk of choice I used skim milk, but you can use your favorite
1 large egg
¾ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cup rolled oats
⅔ cup homemade oat flour* or flour of choice
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
1 ¾ tsp baking powder
¼ cup chopped walnuts* optional

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375º
Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl. (oats, flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder)
Combine wet ingredients in a separate medium bowl and stir together. (Bananas, milk, egg, vanilla, oil, and agave.)
Add dry mixture and any add ins (walnuts, etc) into the bowl with the wet mixture. Stir until combined.
Use muffin cups or spray muffin tin with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Pour mixture into each cup. For larger muffins, you may choose to make 9 muffins instead of 12.
Bake for about 15-17 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Notes

*Because of the bananas, these muffins are naturally dense and moist. It is best to keep them in the refrigerator. We love to reheat them in the microwave for a few seconds before eating.

*The ripeness of the bananas will determine how sweet the muffins are. If the bananas aren’t super ripe, you may want to add a bit more agave/honey.

*To make a cheap & tasty oat flour, simply place rolled oats in a food processor and pulse a few seconds until they are ground finely. If not, any flour should work depending on what flavor you want.

*These muffins are super easy to customize. You can swap walnuts for your favorite nut/seed or just leave them out. You can also swap them out for a handful of fresh blueberries.

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