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Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Updated: Oct 5, 2023 by Mindee ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 6 Comments

Good warm or cold, these quick and easy muffins are a great way to use up over-ripe bananas! Throw in a handful of chocolate chips to satisfy your sweet tooth! Did I mention these freeze well too? Whether you need the perfect snack or a great breakfast option, these are just right for the whole family!

Basket of fresh banana oatmeal muffins!
A basket of delicious banana oat muffins!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • A great recipe to use those overripe bananas!
  • These delicious muffins make the perfect breakfast on busy days!
  • It freezes well so that you can thaw out for easy breakfasts!
  • Make awesome after-school snacks, too!

Ingredient Notes

  • What Bananas to Choose - over ripe bananas but not mostly brown and mushy. Bananas with brown spots or freckles are best. They're sweeter and make the muffins moist.
  • Flour - all-purpose flour, never self-rising flour.
  • Butter - I used salted butter, but unsalted butter will work fine.
  • Oatmeal - These are quick-cooking oats, not instant oats. If all you have are rolled oats or old-fashioned oatmeal, you can just pulse them in a blender or food processor until the pieces are small, like quick oats, and it'll work just fine.
  • Chocolate Chips - Yes, feel free to add a handful of chocolate chips to your batter if wish! Both dark chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips are delicious!
Ingredients for banana oatmeal muffins.
The basic ingredients you'll need to make these easy banana oatmeal muffins!

Step by Step Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Prepare a muffin pan by lining the muffin cups with paper liners. If you don't have paper liners, you can just spray the muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
  • Add the vanilla extract, eggs, and milk.
Butter, sugar, vanilla, milk and eggs in  a mixing bowl.
Beat the wet ingredients together in a mixing bowl!
  • Beat in baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Baking soda, salt, and cinnamon added.
Begin adding the dry ingredients!
  • Add the oatmeal.
  • Using the same beaters you're using to mix the muffins, beat bananas at a low speed in a separate small bowl or 2-cup measuring cup to mash.
  • Add the mashed bananas to the main mixing bowl.
  • Beat in with โ…”s of the flour.
  • Stir in the rest of the flour with a wooden spoon to avoid over-mixing.
  • Throw in a handful of chocolate chips with the last of the flour if you want.
Oatmeal, mashed banana, and flour added.
Add the oatmeal, banana mixture, and flour!
  • Fill muffin cups โ…”s full of muffin batter.
  • Bake in preheated oven (350 degrees) for 15-18 minutes.
  • Muffins should be lightly browned, and a toothpick should come out clean.
Batter scooped into muffin tins.
Scoop the batter into the muffin tins and bake these oatmeal banana muffins!

Recipe FAQs

Are these healthy muffins?

Depends on your definition of healthy, to be honest. If you're a calorie counter, then these aren't the best options. If you're looking at proteins, these aren't too bad. As for a moist muffin using butter instead of oil, these are great! Sugars are higher in this recipe due to the natural sugar in the bananas, so the level of healthiness is all in how you look at it.

Can this be made into a loaf of bread instead?

Yes, bake in a regular loaf pan for 45-50 minutes, tenting with foil 25-30 minutes into baking.

What about mini muffins?

Absolutely! Just reduce the baking time to 5-8 minutes.

How do I freeze these?

Pack completely cooled muffins in an airtight container and pop them in your freezer. Thaw at room temperature.

How to store...

Store these muffins in a loosely covered container. Sealing the lid will cause the muffins to get soggy. Here's more info on How to Store Muffins.

Related Muffin Recipes

  • Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
  • Banana Zucchini Bread
  • One Bowl Banana Bread

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Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Banana Oatmeal Muffins Recipe

Mindee
Good warm or cold, these quick and easy muffins are a great way to use up over-ripe bananas!ย  Throw in a handful of chocolate chips to satisfy your sweet tooth!ย  Did I mention these freeze well, too?
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 18 minutes mins
Total Time 28 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 18 serving
Calories 126 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ยฝ Cup Butter
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ยผ Cup Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ยฝ teaspoon Salt
  • ยฝ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 ยฝ Cups Mashed Bananas (about 4 bananas)
  • 1 Cup Quick Cooking Oatmeal
  • 1 ยผ Cups Flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • ย Line a cupcake pan with muffin liners. Set aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together.
  • Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and milk.
  • Beat in the baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon.
  • Mash the bananas.
  • Add the mashed bananas, oatmeal, and โ…”s of the flour. ย 
  • Stir in the last of the flour to avoid over-mixing.
  • Fill muffin cups โ…” full.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15- 18ย  minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs and the tops are lightly browned.

Notes

  • Use bananas that are too ripe to eat but not mostly brown mushy ones.

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 121mgPotassium: 89mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 18IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
Keyword banana oatmeal muffins, chocolate chip banana oatmeal muffins
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  1. Kelsey

    December 08, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Iโ€™ve made these multiple times over the past several years. My kids love them! They come out perfect every time!

    Reply
    • Mindee

      December 09, 2021 at 6:09 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  2. Jeff

    November 27, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Very good with bacon and eggs for breakfast

    Reply
  3. Dana

    September 14, 2018 at 5:38 pm

    I only have old fashioned oats. Can i use those instead and if so do I need to do something to them first?

    Reply
    • mindeescookingobsession

      September 14, 2018 at 6:17 pm

      Yes, you should be able to just old fashioned oats. You will need to process them in a food processor first until they look like quick oats.

      Reply
  4. Julie

    January 07, 2017 at 8:18 pm

    These look so good. I have bananas I need to use so I'm making them tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
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