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Banana Oat Muffins
Ripe bananas and rolled oats do most of the work, with just enough flour to keep the muffins from collapsing. They bake up moist and a little dense, closer to a snack muffin than a tall bakery dome.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 35 min
- Servings
- 12
- Difficulty
- Easy
Why you’ll love it
- Oats outweigh the flour, so the crumb stays hearty without a long ingredient list.
- One bowl and a standard pan yield 12 muffins with no mixer.
- Ripe bananas supply most of the moisture and sweetness.
- They cool quickly enough to pack the same morning they bake.
Ingredients
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Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 350°F and line 12 muffin cups.
- 2
Mash the bananas in a large bowl until mostly smooth, with a few small lumps left.
- 3
Whisk in the eggs, oil, brown sugar, and vanilla.
- 4
Stir in the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until no dry flour shows.
- 5
Divide the batter among the 12 cups and bake until a toothpick in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 20 minutes.
- 6
Cool in the pan 5 minutes, then move the muffins to a rack so the bottoms do not steam.
Pro tips
- Use bananas with heavy brown spotting or the muffins taste flat and bake up drier.
- The 3/4 cup of flour is intentional; more flour makes them cakey and less oat-forward.
- Do not overbake or the edges turn tough while the center looks fine.
Easy substitutions
- Neutral oil
- Melted unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Maple syrup
- All-purpose flour
- White whole wheat flour
Storage and reheating
Storage
Store cooled muffins in a covered container at room temperature for 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Reheating
Warm a muffin in a 300°F oven for about 8 minutes, or split and toast it if you want the edges crisp.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 190
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
Moderate · Oven · Vegetarian
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