Healthy Banana-Oat Muffins

This banana-oat muffin recipe includes good-for-you ingredients like flaxseed, Greek yogurt, applesauce, walnuts and coconut oil. These are very moist, so do not overbake. Try a toothpick test as a gauge.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 139 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons water
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup ground walnuts (Optional)
• 3 tablespoons applesauce
• cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
• ½ cup chocolate chips (Optional)
• 1 cup finely ground steel-cut oats
• ¼ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a rack in the lower third of the oven. Spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine water and flaxseed meal in a bowl and let sit 5 minutes.

Step 3

Meanwhile, whisk flour, oats, brown sugar, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.

Step 4

Mix thickened flaxseed, bananas, honey, yogurt, egg, applesauce, coconut oil, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into the banana mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Step 5

Use an ice cream scooper to scoop batter into the prepared muffin tin. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean but without overbaking, about 18 minutes.

Step 7

Let muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Freeze if desired.