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 headlamps and sleds and headed up the hill.
The plan was that 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 headlamps 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!
Oatmeal banana 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
Equipment
- Muffin Tin
- Cooling Rack
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Cups oats (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)
Topping
- ½ cup oats (old fashioned oats)
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
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 oats, 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 oats, 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
Jennifer says
Yum! I added 1/2 cup applesauce instead of milk when my batter was dry. Worked great. Also used GF all purpose flour and coconut oil.
Kathy says
Hi Jennifer,
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad the gluten free flour worked and the coconut oil too! I like how you made this recipe work for you!
Kathy 🙂
Tracey L Hill says
These are fabulous! My boyfriend doesn't usually eat stuff like this, I am trying to get him to try healthier stuff and he loved these! I am on an 1200 calorie diet and one muffin is perfect for breakfast, it's filling and healthy! Thanks!
Tracey says
Forgot to mention, I made on Sunday and froze. When ready to eat, I either just let it thaw at room temp or popped it in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Works beautifully!
Kathy says
Great tip! Thanks so much!!! 🙂
Kathy says
Good job on getting your boyfriend to eat healthier! These muffins are good way to do it, because they are so tasty. Thanks so much for your comment! 🙂
Kaitie says
Made these for what feels like the 50th time today. Always so reliably delicious! My whole family loves them and they make for such a wonderful, easy breakfast to have on hand.
Kathy says
Ahhh...Thanks, Kaitie! I love hearing that your family loves these as much as my family does! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I truly appreciate it!
Kathy 🙂
Freja says
These were WONDERFUL, thank you so much! My boyfriend and I loved them and so did dad and granddad. Will give this recipe to anyone who mentions overly ripe bananas in the future! I substituted burnt butter for the oil - very tasty.
Kathy says
Thank you so much! They are a great way to use up those bananas! Thanks for sharing - I appreciate it! 🙂
Christina says
We make these a couple of times a week! They satisfy our sweet tooth and they're so healthy! I can't have gluten, so we make it with gluten free flour. Thanks for a great recipe!
Kathy says
Thank you, Christina! I love hearing from readers who have made my recipes! 🙂 I really appreciate your comment.
Kathy
Melissa N says
I substituted Almond Flour for reg, and I used 4 ripe bananas puréed in a food processor. I made 12 mini muffins (cooked 10 min), and 6 big ones (cooked 20 min). These are delicious!!
Kathy says
Sounds great! Thank you!!!
Catherine says
These are delicious! I love the texture that the oats add! I'm definitely making this again (and again, and again...)
Kathy says
Thank you! So glad you loved them!!! 🙂
Phyl says
Delicious muffins! I added a half cup of raisins and walnuts. Also added some applesauce for additional moisture. Baked for 18 minutes. Yummy!
Kathy says
Raisins and walnuts are a great addition! Thank you! 🙂
Grace says
Really like these! I added a 1/4 cup of peanut butter to mine and decreased the time to 17 minutes and they were perfect!
Kathy says
Thanks for the suggestion! Glad you enjoyed the muffins 🙂
Colleen says
This recipe is definitely a keeper👍added raisins cause why not...yummy🙂
Kathy says
Thanks, Colleen! I haven't tried raisins in these muffins, but it sounds good to me! 🙂
Agnes Elly Blijer says
Agnes Blijer
Greetings from Suriname, South-America.
My son of 14 yrs tried your recipe out yesterday. Although the bananas were not enough, because he doubled the recipe, the muffins are delicious. Next time we will use the right amount of bananas.
Thank you.
Kathy says
What a great skill your son is developing! You just can't go wrong with great cooking/baking skills.
Thank you,
Kathy 🙂
Brittany says
They’re in the oven now! I guessed for now, but what type of oats? Old fashion, steel cut, quick oats, etc.?
Kathy says
Hi Brittany,
I use old fashioned oats, but quick oats will work too. Steel cut oats are not suitable for these muffins. I hope you enjoyed them!
Kathy
NancyB says
Just finished ur easy recipe fir banana iatmeal muffins! They look like a professional baked em!! I know they will b tastey!
Kathy says
Enjoy!
Gail Kratt says
Just took them out of the oven and they look fantastic. Do they freeze well?
Kathy says
Hi Gail,
We usually don't have any leftover muffins in my house to freeze! But when we do, I often pop them into the freezer. Just allow the muffins to fully cool and then place in a freezer bag in a single layer. I'd try to use them up within a month so they don't dry out.
Enjoy!
Kathy
Erika Margarita Terzin says
I just made It, they are so good! Thanks for sharing 😃 Im from Paraguay
Kathy says
Thank you!
Sarah says
I’ve made these 4 times now and they are my kids favourite muffins! My preferred way to use up our ripe bananas. Thank you!
Kathy says
Wonderful! Thanks so much and I'm so glad you enjoy them!
Beth says
FANTASTIC!!!! Best banana flavored muffins we've ever tried. I substituted whole wheat flour and used applesauce instead of oil - delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe
Kathy says
Hi Beth,
Thanks so much! I love how you made these a bit healthier with the whole wheat flour and applesauce! Well done.
Kathy 🙂
Vicki says
Thank you for sharing your recipe!! They’re delicious. 😍
Kathy says
Thank you! 🙂
Angela says
The topping is yummy but the muffins are very dense and they stuck to the muffin papers. There are much better recipes online.
Kathy says
Hi Angela,
I'm sorry these didn't meet your needs. Were the muffins completely cooled when you tried to remove the paper liners? Sometimes they will stick while still warm.
Kathy
Ljilja Klobucar says
Love it they turned out great!
Kathy says
Thank you!
Mary says
Tried this recipe and it is delicious. Even used Splenda brown sugar and Splenda sugar substitute to serve my diabetic husband who gave it a thumbs up!
Kathy says
Thanks, Mary! 🙂