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 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 ((optional))
- 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
- 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.
- Use old fashioned oatmeal or quick oatmeal. Steel cut oats do not work for this recipe.
Nutrition
Recipe adapted from Mad about Muffins
SMi says
Unfortunately this recipe did not. workout for me. The muffins didnt rise and were dry. I added the milk in the batter as suggested but no luck.
Kathy says
I'm sorry these muffins did not work for you. Make certain you are using fresh baking powder. Also use very ripe bananas - that's your best bet for overcoming the dryness.
Victoria says
Has anyone tried this with Splenda instyof sugar?
Kathy says
Hi Victoria,
I have only made this recipe as written.
Kathy
Steph says
Hi there what kind of oil?
Kathy says
You could use canola or vegetable oil. Any light tasting oil should work fine.
Lana says
Delicious, and I even made them w Gluten Free Flour , added raisins and chocolate chips , didn’t do the topping and my husband loved them and he is not a banana person Thank You 🙏 5 stars but it stopped at 3 when I tried to rate it ? So I didn’t fuss
Kathy says
Hi Lana,
I love that you were able to make this for your non-banana loving husband and he loved them! Great to know that the gluten free flour worked too. I was having issues with my star rating and it only allowed 3 stars! Thanks for letting me know and it's now fixed.
Happy Baking! Kathy 🙂
Sophie says
Hi Kathy!!!
Me again! My family loved your recipe! thank you so much!!!
Now I just have to ask, is their a way I can adjust this recipe to large muffin pan?
Do i bake it in the same temp? just a little longer? thank you!!!
Kathy says
Hi Sophie,
Can you believe that I don't have a large muffin pan? I would probably lower the oven temperature by 15 degrees and increase the baking time by 10-15 minutes. Keep a close eye on them and use a toothpick to make certain they are cooked all they way through.
I hope this works for you!
Kathy
Sierra says
Hey! I made these in a large muffin pan. I got exactly 6 muffins, and I cooked them an extra 5 minutes. I am convinced my oven runs a bit low... so I didn’t adjust the temp.
Sophie says
Hi Kathy,
Not sure if this has been asked, but I saw that you used quick cooking whole oats? Unfortunately I only have that another brand's Whole Rolled oats that cooks for 5 minutes. Is that ok too? Or is it necessary that I get the quick cook ones? Thank you so much!
Kathy says
Hi Sophie,
Regular rolled oats work just fine.
Enjoy!
Kathy
Sophie says
thank you for your reply!
i'm truly sorry for this but i have to ask, my husband wants more bananas... how much more bananas can I add without comprimising the recipe?
thank you in advance!
Kathy says
That's a really good question! I really don't know how many more you can add. I'd start with one additional banana and give it a try.
Good luck! 🙂
Di says
Excellent 😊 I cut the sugar in half. They were perfect! Just not fussy on too sweet, so it was only an experiment......not to be disrespectful to your recipe. I am putting this recipe right into my favourites’ file:)
5 stars! Di
Kathy says
Hi Di,
I love that you made this recipe work perfectly for you! Some like these muffins sweeter and some not so sweet. I'm glad they worked out for you. I appreciate your comment! 🙂
Kathy
Jill says
Made this recipe as I had 3 almost black bananas in the fruit bowl, best ever banana muffins, even hubby loved them and he’s not generally a cake type person. Will definitely make again, thanks.
Kathy says
Thanks, Jill! Bananas seem to turn so quickly and this is a great recipe to use them up! Thanks for leaving such a great comment! 🙂
Catherine says
I've been searching for the perfect banana muffin recipe! These are awesome! I added a few chocolate chips to half the batter. Substitutions that worked!!--I used gluten free flour, coconut oil, and half the sugar (coconut sugar).
Kathy says
Hi Catherine,
Thanks for your kind comment and letting us know about your substitutions. I like the addition of a few chocolate chips too! You just can't go wrong with adding a little chocolate. 🙂
Kathy
Debra says
I really liked that this recipe had cinnamon and nutmeg in it. I thought it was a little too sweet for my taste. Next time, I will cut the sugar in both the muffin mix and the topping. Otherwise, I really liked these muffins and will definitely be making them again.
Kathy says
Thanks you! I'm glad you enjoyed them! 🙂