If you enjoy eating oatmeal, you will really like these banana oatmeal muffins. These muffins are simple and fast to make and good for you as well. They are gluten free too and therefore healthy. They are made with ripe bananas and breakfast oats. They are a fantastic snack or breakfast option with your preferred cup of tea or coffee. Banana and oatmeal muffins have lots of fiber and delicious flavors to make your morning wonderful.
Nutritional value of Banana Oatmeal muffins
Banana oatmeal muffins are made with oats and bananas as the main ingredients. Oats are good for digestion and contain important nutrients like manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc. They have health benefits such as aiding in digestion, lowering cholesterol and keeping blood sugar stable. Bananas on the other hand, are rich in potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, which are important for our health. Add these ingredients to your muffins for tasty and nutritious muffins.
How to make Banana Oatmeal muffins
Making banana oatmeal muffins is fast and simple. You only need a few ingredients to make these nutritious treats. Here is a list of the ingredients you need for this recipe:
Ingredients:
- Rolled oats – These are de-husked oats that have been steamed and flattened with rollers to form large flat flakes. Rolling the oats helps to remove the outer husk, making them easier to cook and digest. These are the best oats to use for baking.
- Low-fat plain yogurt – Yogurt helps to make the muffins moist. you can use dairy milk-based yogurt or from plant-based milk. Use buttermilk instead if you do not have yogurt.
- Eggs – eggs bind and add texture and flavor to the recipe.
- Sweetener – If you don’t mind, you can use regular sugar. However, if you care about your health, you can use honey or, even better, pure maple syrup.
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Ripe bananas
- Vanilla extract
- Blueberries. These are optional but will make the muffins tastier and more healthy.
For a full list of ingredients and the measurements, check out the recipe card below.
Instructions:
To make Banana oatmeal muffins easily and quickly, put all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend them until smooth. Grease the muffin cups with butter or use muffin liners to line. Spoon the batter into each muffin cup, filling them up to 3/4 full. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°c for approximately 25 minutes. Take them out of the oven when they’re done and let them cool in the tin for 15 minutes.
Variations of Banana Oatmeal muffins
Banana Oatmeal muffins come in different variations. Here are a few that you can try:
Add some fresh blueberries to the recipe. Mix the blueberries into the batter before putting it into the muffin tray. The juicy burst of blueberries will go well with the sweet bananas and give the muffins a delicious flavor. Our Delicious and nutritious blueberry muffins will be a good alternative recipe to try out.
Add chocolate chips to the batter along with the mashed bananas. The mix of chocolate and banana is a timeless combination that always never disappoints. Check out our Banana chocolate chips muffins recipe for more inspiration.
Add crushed nuts to improve the feel and taste of your muffins. Walnuts or pecans go especially well with banana and oatmeal muffins.
For a taste of the tropics, add shredded coconut to the muffin mixture. Use unsweetened shredded coconut. The coconut will give a slight sweetness and a delicious chewiness to the muffins.
Enhance the taste of your muffins by adding spices like nutmeg, ginger, or cinnamon. These fragrant spices go well with the banana and oatmeal, creating a delightful combination of flavors.
Recipe Card
Easy and nutritious Banana Oatmeal muffins
Equipment
- 1 Food processor/blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup honey
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- ½ cup yogurt
- butter for greasing muffin cups
Instructions
Step 1: Preparation
- Pre-heat the oven to 180℃ and grease the muffin cups or use liners
- Line or grease the muffin cups
Step 2: Blend
- Put all the ingredients into a food processor or blender
- Purse or blend to blend well and form batter
- Remove from the processor/blender and pour into a mixing bowl
- Add blueberries and fold them in to mix.
- Scoop the batter and put into each muffin cup, filling upto ¾.
Step 3: Bake
- Bake in the preheated oven at 180℃ for 25 minutes
- When done, remove the muffin tin from the oven and let the muffins cool.
- Serve warm as a snack in the afternoon or enjoy with your morning tea or coffee.
