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These delicious oatmeal banana muffins are made with whole grain oatmeal and have an oatmeal crumb topping. It’s a delicious moist muffin filled with banana and oatmeal, and is perfect for breakfast or snacking any day of the week!
Happy New Year! Why is it that time just continues to go faster every year? I did take some time to celebrate and bring in the new year. But staying up till midnight is just way past my bedtime! I guess I can make the sacrifice once a year.
We spent the evening at my in-laws with family. That’s my kind of night out! The kids were a hoot. They think New Years is the best because they get to eat all sorts of food, drink special sodas and sparkling cider.
About an hour before midnight all the cousins concocted a plan to ring in the New Year by sledding down Grandma’s massive sledding hill right at midnight.
The temperature was down in the single digits, so they bundled up, grabbed head lamps and sleds and headed up the hill.
The plan was 3 minutes before midnight, Grandma would blow an air horn with three quick blasts. That would be their signal to get ready. Then right at midnight she would blow it again with one long blast!
All the adults stayed in the house, where it was toasty warm. Grandma headed out to the deck at the exact times and blasted the horn.
At midnight you could hear the hoots and hollers and then see all the head lamps bounce the way down the hill.
They came back in red faced and exhilarated. They thought they had accomplished the greatest feat ever…and they had! How many people can ring in the New Year by sledding right at midnight?
We quickly piled into the car and headed home. New Year’s morning started out slow and lazy.
The kids and Rod slept in super late. I welcomed in the New Year by making these oatmeal banana muffins. It was a perfect start to a new year!
These oatmeal banana muffins are topped with an oatmeal crumble. It has just a touch of cinnamon and brown sugar! Nothing like a little extra sweetness to start the day off right!
And if you are looking for a little variety, here’s another banana muffin recipe for you to try! Some of our favorites include blueberry muffins, raspberry lemon muffins and cranberry orange muffins. I also have a collection of muffins you’ll want to check out!
I also have a delicious banana bread recipe you will want to try!
How do I make these muffins?
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In a large bowl mix oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar together.
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In a smaller bowl mix egg, oil and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and stir.
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Stir in mashed bananas
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Divide into 12 sprayed or lined muffin tins.
How long do the muffins bake?
Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.
You might also enjoy these muffins baked into a loaf in this oatmeal banana bread.
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Oatmeal Banana Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cups uncooked Oatmeal
- 1 1/4 Cups Flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt ((optional))
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 whole egg
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 whole ripe bananas (mashed, approximately 1 1/2 cups)
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar together.
- In a smaller bowl mix egg, oil and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and stir.
- Stir in bananas
- Divide into 12 sprayed or lined muffin tins.
- In another bowl combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle over muffin batter.
- Bake at 375 for 20 minutes
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Notes
- Use very ripe medium to large size bananas. The peel should have lots of brown spots and the bananas should mash easily.
- The batter may be a bit dry if bananas were not ripe or on the smaller size.
- If batter is too dry add 1-2 tablespoons of milk.
Nutrition
Recipe adapted from Mad about Muffins
139 Comments
Madison D
September 14, 2020 at 12:50 pmHi Kathy! I’ve been looking for a way to use up some ripening bananas and some rolled oats as well. Do you think I could substitute rolled oats for the oatmeal in this recipe?
Madison D
September 14, 2020 at 3:19 pmJust came back to report that I used rolled oats and they are delicious, especially on the topping. I didn’t have any neutral oil handy so I subbed butter in the muffin batter and they turned out perfect 🙂 Thank you Kathy!
Kathy
September 14, 2020 at 4:23 pmHi Madison,
I’m so glad you went for it! And yep, as you found out, rolled oats are perfect in these muffins! It sounds like you are an experienced baker! 🙂
Kathy
September 14, 2020 at 4:24 pmYes, the rolled oats will work fine!
ivy santos
September 12, 2020 at 7:50 amlove this! just the right amount of sweetness. I added 4 tbsp though of milk because i find the mixture a bit dry.
Debbie
August 20, 2020 at 10:01 amThis is an amazing recipe for muffins. My daughter and I made them as we had quite a few blackened bananas and did not want them to go to waste. We made a double recipe and mixed whole wheat and all purpose together (1 cup all purpose flour). Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Megan Emerson
August 6, 2020 at 8:21 amMade this and doubled the recipe so I could have some to freeze. 20 min was def too long and the bottoms burnt (I used liners) and they were pretty chewy. Tried 15 minutes at 375 and they were better!
Kathy
August 6, 2020 at 8:26 amHi Megan,
Thanks for sharing how this worked for you! Making a double batch is a great idea – especially so you can store some in the freezer for later!
Happy Baking,
Kathy
Roxann
August 2, 2020 at 8:05 amVery tasty and filled with oatmeal. Streusel makes them!