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! Another tasty version of this muffin is these Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins!
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!
Oat muffins
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!
To make muffins
- 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 mashed bananas
- Divide into 12 sprayed or lined muffin tins.
- Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 15-20 minutes
You might also enjoy these muffins baked into a loaf in this oatmeal banana bread.
Muffin tips
- Use fresh baking powder - baking powder can lose its effectiveness and if old, your muffins might not rise properly.
- Fully preheat your oven - I use a separate oven thermometer in my oven to make certain my oven has reached the proper temperature. My preheat light often turns off before the oven has reached full temperature so I always give it extra time.
- Do not overmix batter. Just stir until everything is mixed in. Over-stirring can cause tough muffins.
- Use an ice cream scoop for even-sized muffins. Plus it makes putting the batter in the tins easy peasy!
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Oatmeal Banana Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Cups oatmeal (old fashioned oats)
- 1 ¼ Cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 whole egg
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 whole ripe bananas (mashed, 3 bananas equals about 1 ½ cups)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- In a large bowl mix oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and sugar together.1 ½ Cups oatmeal, 1 ¼ Cups flour, ½ cup sugar, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, pinch ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon salt
- In a smaller bowl mix egg, oil and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and stir.1 whole egg, ¼ cup oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Stir in bananas3 whole ripe bananas
- Divide into 12 sprayed or paper lined muffin tins..
- In another bowl combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle over muffin batter.½ cup oatmeal, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 2 Tablespoons brown sugar, 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- Bake at 375 for 18-20 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.
- When measuring flour, don't overpack the measuring cup. Fluff up flour first with a spoon or scoop and then gently scoop it into the measuring cup and then level the cup.
- 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.
- Use old fashioned oatmeal or quick oatmeal. Steel cut oats do not work for this recipe.
Nutritional Disclaimer:
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Recipe adapted from Mad about Muffins
Laura says
We loved these muffins! They are delicious.
Kathy says
Thanks so much! 🙂 So glad you loved them!
Rebecca Tonge says
Hi, can you substitute the sugar with maple syrup?
Kathy says
Hi Rebecca,
I haven't baked with maple syrup before. I did a quick search and found this answer, "Maple syrup is sweeter than regular sugar, so you can use less in your recipe. When substituting maple syrup for sugar in a recipe, use ¾ cup of maple syrup for every 1 cup of white sugar." from Homestead How-To. I hope that helps.
Kathy
Monika Lakyova says
I baked them last night and unfortunately they turned out too dry.
I would adjust flour/oat ratio or add an extra egg/ banana/ yoghurt.
*i did use quick oats and large super ripe bananas
Kathy says
Hi Monika,
Thank you for your comment. Also be careful when measuring your flour. Use the fluff and scoop method to avoid compacting the flour.
Kathy
Nicolette says
Wow, these turned out so beautiful and my kids devoured them! The crumb topping is a must.
Kathy says
Thanks so much! So glad the kids loved them...that's always a true test to me! 🙂
Beverly says
Made these and they are amazing! My husband and friends loved them.
Kathy says
Thanks so much! I really appreciate you leaving a comment to let me know! 🙂
Meghan says
Delish! And made with ingredients I already had on hand which is even better. My only issue was that they didn't come out as tall/risen as the ones in your picture even though I did put the correct amount of baking soda. Still came out light and fluffy so I will try to perfect them next time!
Kathy says
Hi Meghan,
Did you use both baking powder and baking soda?
Glad you enjoyed the muffins!
Kathy 🙂
Caitlin says
These are really good. I wanted to add my own changes made for these muffins...instead of 1.5 cup flour, I used 1 cup oat bran and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. I also used quick oats instead of old fashioned and then added chocolate chips. Delicious.
Kathy says
Wonderful! Thanks so much! 🙂
Gloria Ennis says
Just made these muffins, perfect, will be sharing this recipe
Kathy says
Thanks so much!
Robby van Asperen says
Hi,I just made this recipe and I made some slight modifications to it. I used traditional rolled oats and put 2 large mugs full in the mix. I also used the same "mug" capacity for the sugar (used light brown )and flour. Otherwise all the other ingredients were the same and quantity were exactly. Mixture was very sticky, but easy to spoon out into the tray. Didn't use cinnamon in the coating, just brown sugar and butter melted together. 20min in oven at 180degC. Came out perfect..... actually on the savoury side as opposed to sweet. But excellent batch.
Kathy says
Thanks for you suggestions!
Jessica S. says
Can I grind up the oats into an oat flower instead? If so would I keep the measurements the same? My kids weren’t thrilled with the texture of the whole grain oats but everyone thought the flavor was great. I liked the texture a lot but want my boys to eat them as well.
Kathy says
Hi Jessica,
You might try using one-minute oats instead of the old-fashioned oats. They will break down more than the old-fashioned. If you decide to grind the oats into a flour, I would start with the measured amount in the recipe, the grind the oats. I have not tried this method so I don't know how the results will be.
Kathy
Jessica S. says
Thank you Kathy! I will definitely give that a try.
Robert says
Just made 2 dozen and they are simply delicious! Best muffins I've made with walnuts & blueberries! Great recipe, thank you!
Kathy says
Thanks so much! 🙂