These flourless banana oatmeal muffins can be made from start to finish in less than 20 minutes. Plus, they are healthy, too—these oatmeal muffins are just about 100 calories a piece!
Want to try some other healthy treats with oatmeal? You’ll love these Almond Joy no-bake energy bites, no-bake breakfast cookies, healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and this healthy granola bar recipe.
I promise these will be the easiest muffins you will ever make! We like to whip up a batch of these healthy oatmeal muffins once a week or so, and enjoy throughout the week. It’s really nice to have a muffin treat to give my kids that isn’t loaded with sugar…anything to avoid that mom guilt!
I like to serve these muffins either as an after-school snack, or alongside a protein like microwave scrambled eggs or oven bacon for breakfast. These are also a great on-the-go food if you need a snack to hand out while running errands.
Healthy Muffins Your Kids Will Love
This recipe has a lot going for it in terms of nutritional benefits. Firstly, rather than the standard base of flour, this flourless recipe uses old-fashioned oatmeal, which means each muffin is packed with fiber.
Plus, these healthy oatmeal muffins can help lower cholesterol, improve blood sugar and boost antioxidants—all thanks to the oats!
This recipe also calls for plenty of bananas, so each muffin will help boost potassium and vitamin C levels. The banana acts as the main sweetener for this recipe as well, along with a bit of brown sugar–there is no white sugar added. Side note: if you aren’t a huge fan of banana, I still recommend making these because you can hardly taste it. I like to use bananas that have brown spots on them.
The other reason why these muffins are healthy is that you can choose your toppings. Rather than load them up with candy, you can easily just toss in some wholesome ingredients that won’t make your kids extra hyper.
Don’t Mix—Blend
These blender muffins are simple thanks to the blending process. Instead of stirring your muffins together, you let a blender do all the work for you. There are a lot of great blenders to choose from, but my personal favorite is the Blendtec. This thing whips up smoothie recipes, muffins, ice cream, and pretty much anything you can dream up. I am in LOVE!
This is a great recipe to make with a young child who is just starting to explore in the kitchen. My own kids love helping me with this recipe—it’s as simple as dumping the ingredients in a blender and hitting the on button.
How to Make Banana Oatmeal Muffins
These healthy oatmeal muffins can be put together in minutes. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees, then line a muffin tin with cupcake liners, so you are ready to go.
Then, combine the oatmeal muffin recipe ingredients by adding each one to the blender. Pulse 10-15 times, or however long it takes for the batter to become well combined. It doesn’t have to be totally smooth, but it should be completely mixed.
Then scoop your batter into your muffin liners so that they are about 3/4 full. I love using this large cookie scoop for scooping out the blender muffins. It makes it super fast and easy.
Now’s the fun part—add in your toppings! You can do all the same or let everyone pick and choose what to add to his or her muffin. Stick it in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes until done.
What Toppings Should I Use?
As mentioned, these muffins are completely customizable, thanks to the toppings. We have several favorites in our house, but we usually use a combination of toppings like:
- coconut
- chocolate chips
- walnuts
- chopped pecans
- blueberries
- raspberries
- strawberries
- apples
We each have a favorite combination—I love blueberry walnut oatmeal muffins, while my kids prefer chocolate chip (of course). I only give them 3-4 chips per muffin and that seems to satisfy their craving just fine.
Can I Freeze These Muffins?
Absolutely. In fact, that’s part of my regular routine when I make these. I like to double the recipe, then freeze half of it so we always have some to grab and go with on a crazy day.
To freeze the muffins, prepare and bake as you normally would. Once they are finished and completely cooled, add them to airtight freezer-safe containers or freezer bags (make sure to squeeze the air out). Label and freeze.
Whenever you’re ready to reheat, simply place them in the microwave for 15 – 30 seconds or let them reheat in a toaster oven.
More muffin recipes:
- Healthy Morning Glory Muffins
- Easy Breakfast Muffins
- Healthy Chocolate Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
- Apricot Yogurt Muffins
- Maple Glazed Snickerdoodle Muffins
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Oatmeal Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 ripe bananas
- ½ cup cinnamon applesauce
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Toppings: shredded coconut, chopped pecans or walnuts, chocolate chips or blueberries (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
- Combine the oats, bananas, applesauce, yogurt, brown sugar, egg, honey, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a blender. Pulse 10-15 times, or until the batter is smooth. It doesn’t need to be completely smooth, just well combined.
- Using a large cookie scoop or 1/4 cup, add the batter to the liners. You want them to be about 3/4 of the way full. Add toppings if desired to the top of the batter.
- Bake for 14 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes clean.
Notes
- If you would like to use regular applesauce, you can add in 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
- For mini muffins, heat the oven to 375ºF and bake for only 10 minutes. Makes 48 mini muffins.
- To freeze muffins: Prepare and bake as you normally would. Once cooked and cooled, add to airtight freezer-safe containers or freezer bags (make sure to squeeze the air out). Label and freeze. To reheat, place in microwave for 15-30 seconds or let them reheat in a toaster oven.
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: American, Bread, Breakfast, Freezer-Friendly, Kid-Friendly, Muffins, Muffins, Snacks, Vegetarian
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Your picture of the ingredients shows steel cut oats but the recipe calls for old fashioned. Are they the same thing? Can I use steel cut oats?
Hi Natasha! I’ve recently switched to old fashioned oats as I find the consistency is better, but you can use steel cut oats.
These are so perfect and taste so good! Love having them in the freezer and pull them out when we need them!
I love making these muffins! They are so easy and so delicious that I make a double batch and freeze them. Perfect for grabbing on the way to work or school. Plus no guilt ’cause they are actually good for me! Win-win!
My family loves these muffins. I have found it easier to mix the ingredients in a bowl, and I sometimes replace the bananas with 1/2 can of pumpkin plus cinnamon, cloves and allspice..
Thanks for sharing your substitutions! I’m so glad your family loves these muffins!
Oooo! I’ve this. Anything I can make in a blender is a favorite!
Love blender recipes too!
Hi all if I omit the Greek yogurt what can I sub for it?
You could substitute with regular yogurt or sour cream! :)
Made these today and they smelled so good while baking! What is the best way to store them?
I just keep them on the counter, but we eat them all in under 24 hours. Long term, you can freeze them. Or if it will be a day or two, you can refrigerate them.
Thank you for this recipe! I have three fussy eaters and they devoured these muffins. Anytime I find something that all 3 will eat is a miracle. Super easy and so delicious! Looking forward to trying more of your recipes!
Can this be done with Gluten Free oats???
Definitely!
Hello ! I just finished baking these muffins and they are absolutely delicious !!! I’m french, and here we are not accustomed to using oats, but i tried and it’s amazing ! I’m pregnant (my due date is in 2 weeks) and I was looking for a healthy recipe, with no fat or too much sugar. This one is perfect, healthy and simple ! Love it ! Thanks a lot for sharing ! I’ll definitely do it again !
Marie
I hope this counts for the mandatory making a comment in the widget. I can’t wait to try this recipe if I win.
Hulk muffins!
I’d make a hearty fall soup base, butternut squash or tomato basil bisque first!
Those muffins- they look so yummy!
I would like to make cold coffee with avocado for a healthy twist. Thanks
I would love to make avocado ice cream for my family. Thanks
I would make curried carrot soup. Yum!
Banana Zucchini Muffins and smoothies :)