These Banana Oatmeal Muffins are mixed entirely in a blender, made without flour, and studded with sweet morsels of chocolate to make them delish. Beloved by toddlers and adults, they’re a healthy grab-and-go breakfast or snack that’s so easy to make, even the littlest hands can help!
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Why You’ll Love This Healthy Banana Oatmeal Muffin Recipe
- An All-Time Reader Favorite. Banana oatmeal muffins are one of the oldest and most popular Well Plated recipes! They are ultra-moist, healthy, and wholesome. (Plus: chocolate chips!)
- Not Your Average Muffin Recipe. These banana oatmeal muffins contain no flour, no butter, no gluten (as long as you use gluten-free certified oats), and they’re naturally sweetened with honey. While the texture is different than a typical muffin recipe like Healthy Banana Muffins or Banana Bran Muffins, they’re moist, dense, and chewy, making them feel substantive for a breakfast.
- So Flippin’ Easy. This recipe uses basic ingredients that you probably have on hand right now, all whizzed up in the blender. Even when you’re at your morning groggiest, these muffins are doable!
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“I’m just here to say that I have been living off these muffins for the past few months. I just can’t get enough!”
— Jess —
How to Make Banana Oatmeal Muffins
The Ingredients
- Bananas. Those brown bananas may have been shunned from topping your Steel Cut Oats, but they were destined for banana oatmeal muffin greatness. No need for mashed bananas, the blender does it all.
- Oats. My naturally gluten-free and fiber-filled swap for flour. The blender does the work grinding the oats into coarse oat flour (as seen in Healthy Oatmeal Muffins and Banana Oatmeal Pancakes).
- Greek Yogurt. Adds moisture while also packing in a little protein.
- Chocolate Chips. Of course, chocolate chips are always delicious! In the interest of banana oatmeal muffin honesty, the chocolate chips do add a small amount of sugar to the recipe, but it’s quite minimal.
- Eggs. Add just enough fat to keep these muffins soft and moist and provide the batter with essential structure.
- Honey. Naturally sweetens the muffins and infuses them with a light honey flavor. You may swap for an equal amount of maple syrup or agave. Some readers have also tried swapping it for Stevia with success.
- Vanilla Extract. Throwing in a teaspoon vanilla extract is never a bad idea for any baked good.
- Baking Powder + Baking Soda. Act as leaveners to help the muffins rise.
Banana Oatmeal Muffin Mix-Ins
This tasty banana oatmeal muffins recipe is easily adaptable to any of your favorite muffin mix-ins (and readers have offered many suggestions in the comments section). You could also add cinnamon to the batter for a little warmth.
- Fruit. Blueberries, cranberries, raisins, or cherries. Try any of your favorite fruits (dried or fresh).
- Nuts. Chia, hemp, or flaxseeds would all be tasty.
- Seeds. Walnuts, pecans, pistachios are nice ways to add crunch and texture.
The Directions
- Combine. Place all of the ingredients (other than mix-ins) into the blender.
- Mix. Blend until smooth.
- Fold. Stir in any mix-ins.
- Assemble. Transfer to a greased standard-size muffin tin and sprinkle on any toppings.
- Bake. Bake banana oatmeal muffins at 400 degrees F until golden and toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center. Remove, let cool, and ENJOY!
Storage Tips
Don’t miss my guide How to Store Muffins to keep your leftover muffins fresh for longer.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Skip the Steel Cut Oats. Old fashioned rolled oats and quick oats both work for these banana oatmeal muffins. Do not use steel cut oats, which won’t soften or blend (save those for Overnight Steel Cut Oats instead).
- Chocolate Chip Add-In Options. If you’re adding the chocolate chips, you can either stir them into the batter or you can sprinkle them on top before baking. (Note that, if the batter is warm from the blender, it may melt the chips a bit, creating a light and lovely chocolate swirl.) I opted for both on top and in the muffins, because…chocolate. (If you also love chocolate in your muffins, you have to try these Chocolate Banana Muffins!)
- Swap Out the Yogurt for Applesauce. Countless readers have reported success making these healthy banana oatmeal muffins by swapping the Greek yogurt for an equal amount of their favorite applesauce to make them dairy free.
- Make Them Mini. You can use this same oatmeal muffin recipe for a mini muffin tin. Bake time would be lower, so check early for doneness.
Banana Oatmeal Muffins
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Servings: 12 muffins
With no flour, no butter, and no oil, these blender banana oatmeal muffins with chocolate chips are moist, healthy, gluten free, and tasty!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats quick cooking or old fashioned
- 2 large bananas very ripe
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 to 3 tablespoons honey (you may adjust the amount to suit your preferences for sweetness)
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder I prefer aluminum free
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- Up to ½ cup mix-ins: chocolate chips mini or regular, chopped dark chocolate, nuts, dried cranberries, or blueberries (fresh or frozen and rinsed)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a 12-cup standard muffin tin or line with paper liners. If using liners, lightly grease them as well. Set aside.
- Place all of the ingredients but the mix-ins in a blender or the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade: oats, bananas, eggs, Greek yogurt, honey, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt. Blend or process on high, stopping to scrape down and stir the ingredients once or twice as needed, until the batter is smooth and the oats have broken down almost completely; about 3 minutes.
- By hand, stir in the mix-ins. If the batter is warm from the appliance’s motor, the chocolate chips may melt and swirl as they are stirred. If this bothers you, let the batter cool for 10 minutes before adding them.
- Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling each no more than three-quarters of the way to the top. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips or nuts as desired.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until the tops of the muffins are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire rack and let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes. They will deflate but still taste delicious. Remove from the pan and enjoy!
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Notes
- TO STORE: Place muffins in a paper towel-lined storage container and store at room temperature for up to 4 days. Don’t miss my How to Store Muffins for more tips.
- TO FREEZE: Wrap muffins individually in plastic wrap and place them in an airtight freezer-safe storage container for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin with mini chocolate chipsCalories: 158kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 5gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 33mgPotassium: 220mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 77IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
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I’ve made these several times and this time baked them for 25 minutes in a parchment paper lined 9×13. I cut them into bars and will probably make them this way moving forward. Thanks!
Great to hear, thank you Amy!
Since seeing your comment I’ve been making them this way too! We love it! Makes clean up a breeze. I’ve actually started making all of our muffins this way. Thanks Amy!
Great to hear! Thank you Brooke!
I have made this recipe probably 100 times. They are my kids’ absolute favorite. We make mini muffins and it’s a snack we all love to eat and feel good about eating. The recipe couldn’t be easier. I’ve also made them dairy free by using cashew butter in place of the Greek yogurt and it worked very well.
Great to hear, thank you Ellery!
These are my favorites, I make them every week!
So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe, Laura!
Just tried these this morning and they were delish! My bananas were pretty large so I added a couple tablespoons of oat fiber (not oat bran) to absorb the extra moisture.
Great to hear! Thank you Vscott!
Love this recipe, I have made probably about a dozen times. I love that they are so easy, just toss everything in the blender and they are ready by the time the oven has pre-heated. The last time i made I accidentally forgot the eggs and they surprisingly still turned out quite nice!
Glad to hear you enjoyed the muffins, Ali! Thank you!
I LOVE this recipe! It has been my go-to for years. Question, do you think I could substitute pumpkin in for the bananas?
Hi Charissa! I haven’t tested it, but pumpkin should work. Let us know how it goes if you decide to experiment!
Thank you for the recipe. As I psoriaris, I am avoiding gluten and trying many ng recipes. This is the best banana-oatmeal recipe I have tried until now. I think Greek yogurt is what makes these soft and cloudy.
Made my batch with exact amounts, added half a cup of chopped wallnuts, 1 tsp of cinnamon and topped them with dark choc chips. Perfect :)
So glad to hear you enjoyed them, Fusun! They look great!
Hi, I tried this recipe several times and it was awesome. My daughters love those no butter muffins so well. I just skip adding everything to the blender, I just blended the dry items together and mixed with wet ingredients with a spatula. Wow, the muffins were so fluffy and rised up well. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
They look great Pughana! So glad you enjoyed them!
We LOVE this recipe and have been putting 5-6 blueberries in each muffin and topping with pecan pieces. We eat every day for breakfast!
Yum, thank you Nancy!
These are amaaazing. I subbed vanilla yogurt for greek yogurt and omitted the honey. Made mini muffins and they came out perfectly after 12 minutes. LOVE!
So glad to hear! Thank you Mandy!
We absolutely loved them! Easy post breakfast snack for everyone while snowed in, in Louisiana!
So glad you enjoyed the muffins, Kellee! Stay warm!
Love it. Our go to morning breakfast. 8 switch the yoghurt around to include strawberries blended yoghurt, or else apple sauce. My avocado didn’t work as well as the muffins came out too mushy.
Glad you enjoyed these muffins, Athena! Thank you!
hiya do i have to blend the ingredients or can it be done without blending?
Hi Emma, based on some reader feedback, you can make these in a mixer. Hope this helps! Let us know how it goes if you decide to experiment!
These delicious and healthy muffins are a favorite weekly staple in our house! The simple ingredients and method motivate me each time. The chocolate chips are a family preference but I’ve used mixed berries and it’s loved too! Thanks for sharing the alternative plan idea, the old square muffin pan is the only “work” I can’t stand ;-)
So glad you enjoyed them, Jenelle!
Sorry may I know if steel cut oats can be used in place of rolled oats and if so what are the adjustments ? Thanks
Hi! I would recommend sticking with old-fashioned oats—the texture is very different from steel cut, and I worry that steel cut wouldn’t blend properly in the batter and would stay crunchy. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
I followed the instructions and these did not cook. It’s super mushy and all of them fell apart.
I’m sorry to hear you had trouble with the recipe, Medina. I would definitely keep baking until the toothpick inserted comes out clean. Maybe my oven runs hotter than yours, do you have an oven thermometer? This helps in know if the oven is adequately getting to temperature. Hope this helps!
We make this weekly, the kids love them and I love that they’re healthy! I’ve made them with cottage cheese in place of yogurt just because that’s what we had. Just as yummy!
Yay! So glad to hear, Taylor! Thank you!