If you have been wanting an easy, healthy, grab-n-go breakfast that the whole family will love, look no further! These simple Banana Oatmeal Muffin Cups are just that (and then some!).
I love topping them with chocolate chips, but you can really use any topping or stir in you love. Literally ANYthing you would stir into your oatmeal will work in the muffin cups. Just think of them as a bowl of oats on the go.
Banana Oatmeal Muffin Cups
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time40 mins
Ingredients
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 th teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup mashed banana 2-3 bananas depending on their size
- 2 pastured eggs
- 1.5 cups of unsweetened almond milk or any milk you prefer
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray or coat with coconut oil or butter.
- In a large bowl combine oats, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a separate bowl mix together mashed bananas, eggs, and milk until well combined.
- Pour milk mixture over oat mixture and stir well to combine.
- Evenly divide the oat mixture between all 12 muffin cup and then top each one with a sprinkle of chocolate chips.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until set and cooked though. Allow to cool and then store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Notes
RECIPE NOTES *I like these muffins best warm or room temperature so if I am eating them from the fridge, I will either heat them on the microwave for 30-45 seconds or pop them in the toaster oven until warm. *I rely on the bananas to keep this recipe naturally sweet. If you like a sweeter flavor you can add a couple of tablespoons of brown sugar or coconut sugar along with the dry ingredients. *I top each muffin with chocolate chips because my kids demand them. Feel free to use other mix-ins like blueberries, walnuts, raisins or raspberries. Stirring them into the batter is certainly an option if you want more flavor thought the muffin cup.
Laurie
These look delicious and I can’t wait to try them. One question: Why are you doing your videos now without showing your face? You have great expressions and make watching them fun 🙂
MArie-Aude
Dear Dani,
could we change the bananas to appel sauce? How much shold I use?
Thanks so much 🙂 from Belgium
Dani
I’m not sure because I havent tried it, but you can certainly try!! I would love to hear how it goes if you do.
Kat @ Kat's 9 Lives
I make these muffins with 1 cup of applesauce instead of bananas. It works really well!
Dani
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
Safa
Hi Dani! Instead of using chocolate chips, could I add some unsweetened cocoa powder for that extra chocolate flavour? Or would that make it taste bitter? And how much cocoa powder would I add?
Dani
You can certainly try… I would start with a couple of tablespoons and then taste and adjust.
Jude
I made these today for diabetic husband. So far, they are a great coffee companion, thank you Dani. Would love to see more diabetes or low carb snacks to have with coffee :).
Dani
So glad you enjoyed them!!
ELIZABETH L GLASS
Dani—-I made these today and they were wonderful! Would you have a good recipe for Homemade unsweeten Almond milk? Thank you so much! I just found you yesterday and Iam so glad I did! Thanks again,Elizabeth
Dani
Hi! Yes.. you can find it here – > https://cleananddelicious.com/how-to-make-almond-milk-video/
Elizabeth Glass
Thank you very much Dani! Elizabeth
Dani
Anytime!! Glad you enjoyed them.
Tirangue Diawara
I made this yesterday and tried it this morning. It tasted perfect and i felt pretty full with only one muffin. 🙂
Dani
Yay!! So glad to hear that you enjoyed them.
Stephanie
Hey Dani, do you think these would taste sweet/palatable enough without the chocolate chips?
Dani
It really depends on you. They will not be super sweet, but if you like a natural light sweet flavor, they can definitely work.
Cart
Hey Dani is it possible to make it into a loaf form?
Dani
I haven’t done this myself, but I bet it would work. Just beware, that they are a bit dense, so won’t make a fluffy loaf:)
Denelle
These were delicious. I love baked oatmeal. And these were the perfect size. I also love that there was no need for any additional sweetener or flour. Excellent recipe. I love your whole approach to food. No rules or picky restrictions or complicated combinations — just enjoy a steady diet of real food most of the time, and taste matters as much as nutrition. Thanks.
Filmore
Love these! I made a few changes: Added 1 C blueberries (instead of choc. chips), 1 C chopped pecans, 1 tsp vanilla and omitted the nutmeg (didn’t have any) Thanks for this recipe and your helpful website.
Dani
SO glad you enjoyed them!!
Lei
Hi Dani,
These were amazing. I am struggling to determine if they are done or not. We used the time frame of 25 minutes at 350 degrees. It’s just not the golden brown as it is on the outside. We are considering the fact that the banana won’t turn as brown. We know this is a silly question, but we wanted your opinion 🙂
Dani
It’s so hard to say without seeing them… but my guess is if they are set in the middle, then they are done.
Kristine
I just recently discovered your Youtube channel and decided to try this recipe because I had some bananas and eggs that needed using. I added some grated carrot to supplement the banana and then raisins instead of chocolate. It was like a delicious quick carrot cake. My boyfriend, who usually says my recipes aren’t sweet enough, loved it. Thanks for the recipe!
Dani
YUM!! That sounds great. I want to try this with the carrots as well. Thanks for sharing.
Melanie
I made these last night! absolutely delicious!! Thankyou so much for the inspiration to get into healthy cooking, i havent found a recipe more healthy and delicious then this one! I was wondering, how many calories are roughly in each muffin? 🙂
Aparna
I have made these a bunch of times and they are a real hit in my family at breakfast time. I wanted to know if you have tried freezing this if because maybe you made too many cos you had too many bananas?
Dani
I haven’t but my guess is that they would freeze really well.
Sumaya
I suck at baking! But I made these twice now and they turned out perfect each time!! Thanks for sharing!!!
pab
Hi and can’t wait to make these. I’m making them for my college student for a good breakfast on the go. Have you tried freezing them? I was hoping she could freeze them then pop in micro in the am? Thx!
Dani
Yes!! The are great for the freezer.
Nathan
Thanks for this recipe Dani…. long time viewer and I decided to make something for once! Wife loved it…. I added some cacao nibs instead of choc chips in the mix and put some blueberries and hazelnuts on top….
Dani
So glad you decided to try a recipe Nathan!! I hope you enjoyed it.
Christine
Thank you for the recipe. My 9 year old picky eater loves them for breakfast or after school snack. We mix extra chocolate chips into the batter. I’m going to try peanut butter chips next time.
Dani
Peanut butter chips sound like a great idea. SO glad you are enjoying this recipe… thanks for letting me know.
Nancy
Hi Dani, I recently saw this recipe on Facebook & saved it! I have quick oats I use for other baked recipes, so going to try it with them. Not sure it will make any difference, but wondering? Thanks for the recipe, can’t wait to try it!
Dani
Quick Oats should works just fine! Enjoy 🙂
Tahani
Yum, they turned out great definitely I will make this recipe regularly. Thanks Dani!!
Dani
So glad to hear it! Enjoy them.
Pearl
Just made these. Awesome recipe. Thank you. Happy New Year!
Dani
So glad you enjoyed them Pearl!! thanks for letting me know 🙂
Christina
Just found your channel on Youtube and no your website. I’m excited to try your recipes. I was wondering if you ever include nutritional values to your recipes, specifially your baked goods? I am a type 2 diabetic, so I’m always reading labels and paying attention to carbs. Your baked goods look absulutely delish and I’m always in search of diabetic friendly sweet treats.
Dani
Hi Christina, welcome! SO happy to have you here. I usually post nutritional data below the recipes 🙂
Natasha
Added vanilla extract, powdered peanut butter and peanut butter chips – awesome! Give these to my daughter as a snack before swim practice and I will often have them with a cup of coffee
Dani
That sounds great Natasha! Thanks for sharing.
angela mcewen
the recipe that im looking at says 15 cups of milk????? is that right???
on the banana oatmeal
Dani
Hi Angela. The recipe call for 1.5 cups of milk (so one and one half cups). Hope that helps!
Wendi
I made these last night and heated them up for breakfast this morning and OMg! Soooooo good! My kids and husband love them. Thank you so much. I think next time I will add a little more cinnamon because we are cinna-junkies around here. :- ) Maybe even some cinnamon chips too. Awesome!
Dani
Oh yum! love the idea of cinnamon chips. So glad you all enjoyed them!
Susie
Hi Dani!!!
You are amazing, really!!! And your family too!!! I absolutely love your recipes because they are super healthy, simple, quick, and sooo delicious!
My family and I love these muffins!! They are also super delish with about 1/4 cup TJ’s crunchy almond butter mixed into the batter. 😉 also enjoy as “mini” muffins!
My question is… what is the difference between using baking soda and baking powder?? I’ve used both and I don’t really know enough about the the science behind it to even notice the difference, but I’m sure there is.
Keep up the awesome work!! Love your videos, especially the ones with your precious daughter!!! She has a great personality, very intelligent and respectful, and I enjoy seeing your beautiful bond! May God bless you and your family!
All the best,
Susie 😉
Linda S
I really want to make these muffins but we have nut allergies here. Can coconut milk or oat milk be substituted for the almond milk?
thank you. I just found you a week ago and I am loving all of your healthy uncomplicated recipes. thanks
Dani
Hi Linda! 100% yes! You can absolutely swap the milk for any milk you prefer. They will all work. Enjoy!
Linda
thank you so much for your response. Hubby is allergic to almonds so I try to find recipes using other milks.
Nikki Bradshaw
Hi Dani!!
I just found your youtube channel and I love it. I made your baked apple oatmeal muffins this morning and they came out yummy! I’m also really excited about the chia seed pudding flavors!
I would love to try this recipe but I was wondering if I could substitute sweet potato for the banana as I have a lot of sweet potatoes on hand right now? The consistencies of both seem similar. I think it would taste amazing but wasn’t sure if it could work.
Thank you,
Nikki
Dani
Interesting! The sweet potato may work but I think you would need a bit of extra sweetener. Would love to hear how it goes if you decide to give it a try!
Austin
I have made these several times adding a cup of whatever berries I have around as mix ins. I just pop the fruit in the freezer overnight. They are great and go fast!
Dani
I’m so glad you like them Austin + yes! I LOVE adding different stir-ins as well.