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
Yield: Makes 12 muffins
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8th 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
Directions:
- 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.
*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.Nutrients per muffin: Calories: 124; Total Fat: 3.2g; Saturated Fat: 0.8g; Cholesterol: 29mg; Sodium: 112mg Carbohydrate: 21.5g; Dietary Fiber: 2.8g; Sugars: 5g; Protein: 3.8g
Laurie
January 24, 2018 at 4:31 pmThese 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
January 25, 2018 at 5:35 amDear Dani,
could we change the bananas to appel sauce? How much shold I use?
Thanks so much 🙂 from Belgium
Dani
February 6, 2018 at 1:59 pmI’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
October 13, 2018 at 4:21 amI make these muffins with 1 cup of applesauce instead of bananas. It works really well!
Dani
October 15, 2018 at 9:10 amGreat tip! Thanks for sharing.
Safa
January 28, 2018 at 8:16 amHi 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
February 6, 2018 at 1:56 pmYou can certainly try… I would start with a couple of tablespoons and then taste and adjust.
Jude
February 4, 2018 at 12:12 amI 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
February 6, 2018 at 1:47 pmSo glad you enjoyed them!!
ELIZABETH L GLASS
February 7, 2018 at 7:52 pmDani—-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
February 8, 2018 at 12:19 pmHi! Yes.. you can find it here – > https://cleananddelicious.com/how-to-make-almond-milk-video/
Elizabeth Glass
February 9, 2018 at 6:04 amThank you very much Dani! Elizabeth
Dani
March 7, 2018 at 12:14 pmAnytime!! Glad you enjoyed them.
Tirangue Diawara
February 22, 2018 at 10:27 amI made this yesterday and tried it this morning. It tasted perfect and i felt pretty full with only one muffin. 🙂
Dani
March 1, 2018 at 12:00 pmYay!! So glad to hear that you enjoyed them.
Stephanie
March 8, 2018 at 6:59 pmHey Dani, do you think these would taste sweet/palatable enough without the chocolate chips?
Dani
March 14, 2018 at 1:40 pmIt really depends on you. They will not be super sweet, but if you like a natural light sweet flavor, they can definitely work.
Cart
March 13, 2018 at 1:20 pmHey Dani is it possible to make it into a loaf form?
Dani
March 14, 2018 at 1:44 pmI 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
March 31, 2018 at 10:58 amThese 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
April 14, 2018 at 8:50 amLove 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
April 15, 2018 at 7:47 amSO glad you enjoyed them!!
Lei
April 26, 2018 at 7:30 pmHi 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
May 1, 2018 at 12:06 pmIt’s so hard to say without seeing them… but my guess is if they are set in the middle, then they are done.
Kristine
July 15, 2018 at 8:17 amI 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
July 17, 2018 at 10:30 amYUM!! That sounds great. I want to try this with the carrots as well. Thanks for sharing.
Melanie
August 18, 2018 at 8:57 pmI 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
September 15, 2018 at 11:04 amI 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
September 18, 2018 at 10:57 amI haven’t but my guess is that they would freeze really well.
Sumaya
October 17, 2018 at 11:44 pmI suck at baking! But I made these twice now and they turned out perfect each time!! Thanks for sharing!!!
pab
November 12, 2018 at 11:36 pmHi 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
November 14, 2018 at 9:37 pmYes!! The are great for the freezer.
Nathan
November 18, 2018 at 2:13 amThanks 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
November 28, 2018 at 9:52 amSo glad you decided to try a recipe Nathan!! I hope you enjoyed it.
Christine
November 27, 2018 at 5:45 amThank 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
November 28, 2018 at 9:44 amPeanut butter chips sound like a great idea. SO glad you are enjoying this recipe… thanks for letting me know.
Nancy
December 11, 2018 at 1:29 pmHi 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
December 14, 2018 at 2:41 pmQuick Oats should works just fine! Enjoy 🙂
Tahani
January 3, 2019 at 6:55 pmYum, they turned out great definitely I will make this recipe regularly. Thanks Dani!!
Dani
January 4, 2019 at 9:44 amSo glad to hear it! Enjoy them.
Pearl
January 6, 2019 at 4:06 pmJust made these. Awesome recipe. Thank you. Happy New Year!
Dani
January 7, 2019 at 9:44 amSo glad you enjoyed them Pearl!! thanks for letting me know 🙂
Christina
January 11, 2019 at 6:00 pmJust 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
January 14, 2019 at 11:23 amHi Christina, welcome! SO happy to have you here. I usually post nutritional data below the recipes 🙂
Natasha
February 1, 2019 at 3:37 pmAdded 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
February 7, 2019 at 11:46 amThat sounds great Natasha! Thanks for sharing.
angela mcewen
March 11, 2019 at 5:42 pmthe recipe that im looking at says 15 cups of milk????? is that right???
on the banana oatmeal
Dani
March 12, 2019 at 4:17 pmHi Angela. The recipe call for 1.5 cups of milk (so one and one half cups). Hope that helps!
Wendi
March 23, 2019 at 1:27 pmI 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
March 24, 2019 at 4:29 pmOh yum! love the idea of cinnamon chips. So glad you all enjoyed them!