Banana Oat Muffins are Moist, fluffy, and full of flavor. Enjoy as many as you want because these delicious muffins are healthy and irresistible. They are made with NO sugar and NO butter!
If there’s one thing out there that I enjoy more than anything else, it’s healthy muffins. I’ve been making these healthy banana oatmeal muffins for years and my daughters love them. They have no idea they are “healthy”, so serve them during snack time.
They are made with NO sugar and NO butter! What makes these muffins naturally sweet is the addition of honey and the natural sweetness of the ripe bananas. Extra ripe bananas are the key to moist and sweet banana muffins!
Plus, they are made with 100% whole wheat flour and can be easily made gluten-free.
How to Make Healthy Banana Oat Muffins
To make these tasty muffins simply combine your dry ingredients in one bowl and whisk your wet ingredients in another. Next, combine the two just until lump-free.
Transfer batter to a 12-well muffin pan lined with papers liners or greased. Sprinkle with rolled oats and a dash of cinnamon (optional step).
Lastly, bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
The result is these soft and fluffy muffins that you won’t believe are healthier for you!
Healthy Banana Oatmeal Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour, or all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats, plus more for sprinkling on top
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed mashed ripe bananas, about 2-3 large bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup honey, or maple syrup
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin tin with butter or cooking spray or line with liners. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In another large bowl, beat the mashed bananas, eggs, honey, olive oil, milk, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and mix until fully combined. Do not over-mix. You can add chocolate chip cookies or nuts at this point, if desired.
- Divide mixture evenly into 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle with rolled oats and cinnamon if desired.
Bake muffins for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made these yesterday and they’re delicious!! They are easy to make and turn out beautifully. My husband loved them as well. i’ll be making these again and again! thanks for the recipe!!
These NEEed more BANANa!
I used 3 big Bananas and Swapped olive oil For coconut oil and milk for coconut MILK. HONEY IS GOOD WITH THIS. WILL MAKE AGAIN.
I am wondering can yogurt be used instead of the oil?
I have not tried with just yogurt so I can not answer without further recipe testing. Technically, yogurt should work but it will yield a different texture.
I will be making these for my girlfriend. I have wholemeao bread flour would that do?
I used fresh ground rolled oats and some flax seed as the flour and subbed olive oil for coconut oil and cows milk with canned coconut milk and they were amazing!!! Hands down best ever!!! I also topped it with a crumb topping of fresh ground walnuts, coconut brown sugar, butter and oats. YUM!!!
Note: If you use ground oats as the flour, you need to let the batter sit for 10 mins to allow it to fully soak before cooking or else they will be dry and won’t rise.
your recipe was very easy to follow. I like the fact that it did not call for sugar. I followed the recipe, but I added coconut, vanilla extract, and Almond milk instead the muffins turned out very moist and delicious.
Very good.even my kids kould make it.
These turned out well! a bity dry, but the oats are to blame for that. They are filling, and healthy. Great on the go BREAKFAST. If you add chocolate chips or something a little sweeter im sure they would taste well. I also used maple syrup instead of honey, and that could have contributed to the dryness. The honey would have made it too sweet. the bananas do a fine job of adding the correct sweetness. Overall great RECIPE, will make again.
Just made a batch and popped them in the oven and realised the vanilla extract still sitting on the bench. I am assuming it was supposed to go in with all the other wet ingredients but the method doesn’t mention it at all which is why it is still on the bench. Not sure if anyone has commented on this – don’t have time to sit and read all the comments but perhaps that is why some people have found their muffins bland. I love vanilla in all cakes and muffins so I hope they are not too bland when I pull them out. looking forward to tasting them they smell delcious!
My vanilla was forgotten as well. It’s because it isn’t on the ingredient list.
These turn out greAt. I added chopp walnuts and a hand of frOzen blueberries. I also used frozen ulta ripe bananas so my muffins had a lot of flaVor.
They were dElicious but i made them on a tueSday afternoon and they spoiled by thursday morning 🙁 any recommendations on storing them to avoid this?
Did you keep them in the fridge or on the counter? I would store them in the fridge to be safe.
I followed The Recipe using maple syrup as the SWEETENER and using whole wheat flour. I baked 24 miNi muffins for 20 minutes. The result was unremarkable. Rather bland. Maybe they need nuts or chocolate chips. They definately need something to liven them up.
I’m sorry the recipe did not work out for you. Chocolate chips and nuts are delicious add-ins.
Very good! I replaced 1/4 cup of flour with wheat germ and they turned out fine! Can’t wait to eat them with peanut butter! Thanks!
Delicious receipe!
I usually like to add raisins and walnuts in the ones I make from this recipe and i also like to double the baking soda so that the muffins are a little bit more fluffy.
for an extra treat i put a teaspoon of smooth ricotta in the middle! i make a big batch and freeze it so that i can have it whenever i want as a snack 🙂
thanks for sharing such a delicious and healthy recipe 🙂
Just made these and they turned out great. The hubby really liked them too. I used coconut oil instead of olive oil and added toasted pecans and chocolate chips. Yummy!
These turned out AWFUL! I think the recipe calls for WAY too much flour. I would try it with 1 cup of flour instead of 2 but I honestly don’t know what else went wrong? Did this turn out good for anyone that followed the directions exactly? I am so confused.
I’m not sure what went wrong. Did you use whole wheat flour? Also, using 1 cup of flour would yield very mushy muffins. We’ve always made the recipe as written and they turn out great every time!
I just made these muffins for the first time, wow!!! So good!!
Here’s some subs I made:
Coconut oil for olive oil
Two “flax eggs” for eggs
Agave nectar for honey
1.5 cups of Klondike Kakes baking mix + 0.5 cup almond flour instead of whole wheat flour
They are probably the best banana muffins I’ve ever made and that’s saying a lot!! Thanks so much!
I used coconut milk instead of regular. Turned out great.
How big is a cup ? I prefer to use ounces, if you can tell me what the recipe will be in ounces
A simple google search will tell you a cup is 8 oz.
We’ve added this to our rotation and every picky eater I have loves them! I use 3/4 the flour and add flaxmeal, just for that extra boost of good for you stuff.
Mine turned out lush, Thanks for sharing this recipe! Making more tonight and I’ll be adding sultanas. Cheers!
Why is the question of calories coming up over and over and over…. when its being answered over and over and over…. thank you for your patience tho….
I’m impressed, not a baker, but trying to live a healthier lifestyle. I added 1/2 cup of pecans and everyone enjoyed them. Not too sweet, just enough to satisfy! Thanks for sharing your recipe! Side note, any chance you have a calorie estimate for each muffin?
Yum, pecans sound delicious, Carlos. I just added the nutritional info for these muffins. There are about 200* calories per muffin!
Great thanks for the prompt response, might need to hit the cardio tomorrow…🤔
just made this recipe and they looked beautiful but tasted like a blob of flour and baking soda. Maybe bananas were not so good. I used maple syrup. next time i’d double the oats for more texture and probably add some brown sugar and english walnuts.
I’m not sure what went wrong. I hope they turn out better next time 😐
Mine were brilliant – used agave nectar and seemed to work!
Thank you for sharing.
Great recipe, I replaced 1 egg with apple sauce, reduced honey to 1/4 cup, and used couple TBS of coconut oil instead of olive oil.
Delicious! I swapped cow’s milk for oat milk as my daughter has a dairy allergy. Worked perfectly! Could these be frozen?
I haven’t tried freezing them but please let us know how it works out for you.
The best banana muffins ever.
THE BEST BANANA MUFFINS.DELICIOUS.!!!
Excellent!! Light, fluffy and very flavorful!
Keeper recipe!
Can I use 2 cups regular all-purpose flour instead of whole wheat? And how many muffins does this make?
Yes, you can! Please let us know how it worked out for you!
i used regular al-purpose flour and it worked just fine. i made 12 muffins. i also chopped up some sliced almonds i had in the fridge. very nice!
Wow – delicious, soft, and full of flavor!
I added a bit more cinnamon, more oats, and did 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1 cup white…i also added less honey (1/4 cup) and opted for adding some chocolate chips….topped it with roasted pecans + cinnamon…
YUMMY!!
Thank you for posting this!
They look like they will be delicious, I’m about to bake a batch. You really can’t have ‘gluten free’ muffins with oats in the though. People who are Celiac are told not to eat oats due to gluten. You could say ‘these can be made wheat free’ instead. Just a suggestion.
There are gluten free oats! Bob’s Red Mill is reputable and pretty safe. *Everyone’s allergy is different so obviously take precaution =)
http://www.bobsredmill.com/shop/gluten-free/gluten-free-rolled-oats.html
Love love love this recipe! I added a bit more cinnamon (gotta love cinnamon and banana), used probably 1/4 cup of honey instead of 1/2 cup, and used coconut oil in place of olive oil. I must say, these smelled wonderful while baking and tasted amazing. I will have to try this next time with chopped walnuts added. I thought the muffins tasted very good and not overly sweet as some are. I will definitely be adding this to my list of favorite recipes.
FYI: honey is sugar!
But not refined sugar!
Hi, thank you for sharing this lovely recipe.
These are the changes I made:
One and a half cups plain flour
Half cup coconut flour
I reduced the honey to a quarter cup as I donot have a sweet tooth (this measurement was perfect for me)
I used the cinnamon (banana and cinnamon, definitely a marriage made in heaven)
For religious reaslns I substituted ghe eggs with 4 x tablespoons of full cream yogurt.
Last item was instead of olive oil I used the exact same measurement of coconut oil.
This mixture was dense (I admit I was worried)
It smelt heavenly while baking.
I must say it tastes divine. Jus had one with a dollop of butter and a cup of coffee.
Can you please she the nutrition info?
Thanks
One muffin is about 200 calories ????
I made these muffins and followed the directions. They tasted good but were crumbly. I used 2 cups of Bob’s Red Mill coconut Flour. Can’t figure out why they were crumbly.
Mary G.
They were probably crumbly because of the coconut flour. Next time try them with the oat flour or gluten free flour and see how they turn out!
Do you have the nutrition information on this?
One muffin is about 200 calories 🙂
These look incredible! Love those pretty oats and who can pass up a banana muffin, seriously?? Pinning 🙂
Thanks for pinning!!