Oat Flour Banana Muffins

These Healthy Oat Flour Banana Muffins are soft and moist and made with simple wholesome ingredients in just one bowl. They’re ready in 30 minutes and naturally sweetened with maple syrup for a simple and delicious muffin that can be enjoyed for breakfast a snack or a treat.

If you’ve got a few overripe bananas sitting on the counter, this is the recipe to make! I’ve been making these on repeat and they’ve quickly become one of my favourite easy snacks to batch bake at the start of the week. When I shared these to the Choosing Chia Tiktok they went viral with over a million views so I know you’ll love them too!

Oats and bananas just work so well together, like in these Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars for a simple snack or this Banana Bread Baked Oats for breakfast. These muffin are no exception!

If you’ve been curious about baking with oat flour, this is a perfect place to start. It’s easy to find at most grocery stores or you can make it at home in minutes by blending oats and it gives these muffins a heartier crumb than all-purpose flour. I also love using oat flour in my protein banana muffins with cottage cheese.

It’s a great and healthy alternative to using wheat flour in baked goods like my Oat Flour Pancakes for breakfast and is also naturally gluten-free. (Just use gluten-free certified rolled oats if you have a gluten-sensitivity.)

These Oat Flour Banana Muffins are similar to my Healthy Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins, but have a finer texture.

Ingredients And substitutions

• Banana: The riper the better. You want spotty overripe bananas which are sweeter and will give you the most flavourful muffins. If you have yellow bananas use them for Banana Overnight Oats or Banana Chia Pudding.
• Oat flour: You can use store-bought oat flour or make your own at home by blending rolled oats or quick oats in a food processor until fine. If you don’t have oat flour, all-purpose flour works as a 1:1 substitute. For a protein boost, swap out ½ cup of oat flour for ½ cup of your favourite unflavoured or vanilla protein powder, like I do in my Protein Banana Muffins.
• Nutmeg: I find nutmeg a key ingredient to give banana muffins that classic banana bread taste.This is optional but will make the muffins that cozy banana bread flavour like my Vegan Banana bread!

How To Make Oat Flour

Oat flour is an ingredient that you can find at many grocery stores, but they often charge more for it than a bag of oats. So if you prefer, you can easily make oat flour at home by blending quick oats or rolled oats in a food processor until they turn into flour. Oat flour can be stored and used in a variety of recipes like these muffins or my Protein Pancake Bowl.

How To Make Oat Flour Banana Muffins

Step 1: Mash the bananas in a mixing bowl.

Step 2: Add the eggs, vanilla extract, oil and maple syrup and mix together until combined.

Step 3: Next add in the oat flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Step 4: Gently fold together then gently mix in the chocolate chips.

Step 5: Spoon the batter into a muffin pan lined with muffin liners.

Step 6: Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and enjoy.

How To Store

Store these oat flour banana muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

To freeze, place cooled muffins in a zip-top freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months. Defrost at room temperature for an hour or so before eating, or pop them in the microwave for 30 to 45 seconds.

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