February 17, 2023
Main Dishes

Banana Oatmeal Muffins Recipe

Incredibly tender and delicious, this banana oatmeal muffins recipe with streusel oat topping will have everyone in your house absolutely addicted!

Why This Recipe Works

Delicious & Good For You: One of the wonderful reasons that you should start baking with bananas is that it makes everything super moist and tender! The moisture of the fruit when being baked helps to keep these banana oatmeal muffins tender and fluffy. The second most important reason is that bananas are healthy and putting them into a baked good means you have some good for you nutrients in there They go so well in these banana oat pancakes for a great breakfast option as well.

Great for On-the-Go: Who doesn’t love a convenient breakfast? Having some of these banana oatmeal muffins on hand in the mornings will make your life so much easier. You can pop it in the microwave for a few seconds so that it is nice and warm too! Yum!

If you’re looking for other incredible breakfast-friendly quick bread, check out this recipe for Lemon Blueberry Bread or these pumpkin carrot zucchini chocolate chip muffins too.

Two photos, left photo with banana muffin cut in half with butter on top and right photo of whole muffin.

Supplies Needed:

Muffin Tin with Muffin Liners
Mixing Bowl
Pastry Blender

Ingredients:

My banana oatmeal muffins recipe uses pantry staples to make this recipe extra easy. Here’s what you’ll need:

Bananas: For this recipe, you will want your bananas to be pretty ripe. If you have unripe bananas, I have some tips on what to do below.
Sugar: Regular sugar is used to make these muffins just slightly sweet.
Egg: You will need one egg here for added structure.
Melted Butter: Melted butter adds moisture and flavor.
Flour: I used regular all-purpose flour here. If you are gluten-free, you can use gluten-free flour instead.
Quick Oats: Make sure to use quick oats and not normal oats. I also ground them up in a food processor for more of an oat flour.
Baking Powder & Baking Soda: Baking powder and soda are both used to help the muffins rise!
Salt: A bit of salt helps balance the flavors.
Streusel Topping: For the streusel topping, you are going to want cold butter along with flour, sugar, and more oats.

Banana Oatmeal muffins recipe ingredients

How To Make Banana Oatmeal Muffins:

Muffin Batter-

Preheat & Prep Tin: Preheat the oven to 425 F. Line a large muffin tin with muffin liners and set it aside.
Start to Mix: In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a fork or potato masher. Add in the sugar, egg, and melted butter and stir to combine.
Blitz Oats: This recipe works best if you pulse the quick oats in a spice grinder or food processor into a finder flour. Finely grind up the 1/2 cup of oats and place it into the bowl with the bananas.
Add Dry Ingredients: Mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and stir everything together until just combined. Avoid overmixing here.
Scoop into Muffin Tin: Scoop about 1/3 cup of batter into each muffin cup. There is enough batter to make about 8 larger muffins or 12 standard muffins.

Streusel Oat Topping-

Make the Streusel Topping: Next, you will want to make the topping. Combine the cold butter, flour, oats, and sugar in a small bowl and use a pastry blender to blend it until it looks like course cornmeal. Top off each banana muffin with about 1 tbsp of the topping mixture before baking.
Bake: Bake the muffins for 10 minutes at 425 F. After 10 minutes, reduce the heat to 350 F and continue baking for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool & Enjoy: Remove the muffin tin from the oven and let the muffins cool a bit before removing them and placing them onto a wire rack to continue cooling. Store any leftover muffins in an airtight container and enjoy within 5 days!

Step by step photos of how to create streusel topping.

Expert Tips:

Be careful not to overmix the batter! To achieve a tender muffin, you want to make sure that you don’t overmix the batter after adding in the flour.
Want them sweeter? Throw in some chocolate chips for a sweeter treat!
Don’t skip the streusel! In my opinion, what sets this banana oatmeal muffin recipe apart is the crunchy, buttery streusel topping. It takes a little bit more effort but it is worth it!

Banana oatmeal muffins wrapped in paper with cooling rack in background.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I store muffins?

You can store your muffins at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days. They are delicious at room temperature or warmed up in the microwave!

Can I freeze leftover muffins?

Absolutely! Place the baked and cooled muffins in a freezer-safe container or bag and freeze for up to 3 months. You can take out a muffin as you want them and microwave them until heated through.

How do I quickly ripen bananas?

If your bananas aren’t quite ripe enough yet, don’t worry! Peel the banana and microwave it for about 30 seconds. You can smash them up after they come out of the microwave. They will get warm, so let them come back to room temperature again before using them!

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