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!

4.57 from 78 votes

Healthy Banana Oatmeal Muffins

By: Layla
Simple, healthy and easy to make. These banana oatmeal muffins are moist and delicious and can also be made gluten-free.
Prep5 minutes
Cook20 minutes
Total25 minutes
Servings 12 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

Calories: 202kcal, Carbohydrates: 32g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 27mg, Sodium: 202mg, Potassium: 173mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 60IU, Vitamin C: 1.8mg, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1.1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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103 Comments

  1. I made these with maple syrup as per instructions except for that I used regular flour because I didn’t have any wholemeal. I thought they turned out excellent. I have been baking too many cakes recently and I wanted to find a healthier option that could still satisfy the cake cravings I have. These did the trick for me! Without the sugar and butter they are very tasty still and are moist and delicious. I am going to make more tomorrow and will try the suggested wholemeal flour this time. I will make a double recipe and try freezing some. Hopefully this will work out. It’s a great recipe overall!

  2. I tried this recipe for the 1st time and it was excellent. It was a hit with my family. I’ll be using it again thank you.

  3. I just tried this recipe and the muffins came out perfect. I adjust the flour to 1 1/2 and use 3/4 cup oat instead. I don’t have baking soda so I use 3 teaspoon baking powder.

  4. These are beautiful and yummy. I even cut the maple syrup down to 1/3 cup and they still turned out great!

  5. Can I substitute brown sugar (or white sugar) for the honey/maple syrup?!

    If so, does the quantity remain the same at 1/2 cup?

  6. This recipe was dollowed exactly and were so dry and dense.

    1. I’m not sure what went wrong. The muffins are always moist and delicious. Did you level the flour?

      1. Hi! Wondering if the folks who had trouble with them coming out dry /dense did the same thing I have done … I didn’t spoon the flour into the measuring cup. I didn’t realize I needed to leave a loose fill & just level the top.

        1. Perhaps you are right! the flour needs to be measured properly.

  7. My first time making muffins and these turned out perfect. I’m very pleased and so is my husband and my two-year-old. followed the recipe to a “t”. but I used all three large overripe bananas and didn’t measure them. I don’t believe I could’ve packed them into one cup.

  8. THE PERFECT MUFFIN! PERFECTLY BALANCED. NOT TO SWEET. MOIST AND FLUFFY. I REPLACED HALF THE BANANA WITH MASHED SWEET POTATO, AND IT WAS AMAZING. I THINK THOSE WHO ENDED UP WITH A DENSE RESULT MAY HAVE OVER MIXED.

  9. The muffins turned out very dry. I did not over mix.

    1. Me too, unfortunately. Dry and a little bland. Next time I think I’ll add about a half cup more banana in hopes that that might moisten it up and add a little more flavor!

  10. Turned out wonderful, I added some currants which I happen to love. DEFINITELY will make again

  11. These were amazing and smelled great as well. I did half the batch and added extra cinnamon but it was still an awesome recipe and I probably will use it again with different tweaks in the future.

  12. My favorite muffin recipe! Easy and super delicious.

  13. tried it as instructed. It was perfect. My two year old loved it and so did all of us at home! Thank U!

  14. Can these be frozen?
    Thanks

    (sorry its only letting me comment in all caps!)

  15. I Cooked mine to a T and they ended up super dense 😔 not sure what i did wrong

    1. Mine were super dense too….. I wonder where we went wrong as others are saying moist and perfect!

      1. oops, I just commented on the wrong recipe, sorry.

  16. Great recipe! THe Muffins ended up moist ANd delicious. I like that there is no refined sugar. ???What is the calorie COUnt for THese if made exactly like the recipe???

    1. So glad you enjoyed the recipe! I just added the macros. They can be found directly below the recipe.

    1. I made these muffins for the 1st time and they came out perfect. It was a hit with my picky eaters. I’ll certainly be using this recipe again. Thanks so much.

  17. 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!!

  18. 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.

    1. 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.

  19. I will be making these for my girlfriend. I have wholemeao bread flour would that do?

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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!

    1. My vanilla was forgotten as well. It’s because it isn’t on the ingredient list.

  24. 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.