Healthy Banana Oat Muffins
These Healthy Banana Oat Muffins are a delicious and nutritious option for breakfast or a snack. Made with wholesome ingredients like oats and bananas, they're easy to prepare and perfect for on-the-go eating.
Ingredients
- 2 cupsrolled oats (gluten-free if needed)
- 2 largeripe bananas (mashed)
- ½ cupmilk (dairy or non-dairy)
- ¼ cuphoney (or maple syrup)
- 2 tbspcoconut oil (melted)
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 1 tspbaking powder
- ½ tspbaking soda
- ¼ tspsalt
- ½ cupchopped nuts (optional, such as walnuts or pecans)
Directions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease the cups.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, mashed bananas, milk, honey, melted coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Stir well to ensure all ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
- 3
Add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- 4
If using, fold in the chopped nuts gently to distribute them evenly throughout the batter.
- 5
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup about 3/4 full.
- 6
Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
- 7
Allow the muffins to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.