Healthy Banana Oatmeal Muffins: One-Bowl Recipe for Easy Meal Prep
By Olivia Hayes
Banana oatmeal muffins offer a warm and fluffy texture naturally sweetened with ripe bananas. Ideal for busy mornings or as a kid-friendly snack, these muffins are soft, moist, and quick to prepare. Coming together in just one bowl, they provide a hassle-free cleanup and can be customized with various add-ins. Perfect for meal prepping, these muffins can also be frozen for easy snacks anytime.
Ingredients
- •1.5 cups old fashioned oats or rolled oats
- •1.25 cups flour
- •0.5 cup sugar
- •1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •0.25 teaspoon salt
- •1 teaspoon cinnamon
- •1 pinch ground nutmeg
- •1 whole egg
- •0.25 cup oil
- •1 teaspoon vanilla
- •1.5 cups ripe bananas mashed (about 3-4 bananas)
- •0.5 cup old fashioned oats (for topping)
- •0.25 teaspoon cinnamon (for topping)
- •2 tablespoons brown sugar (for topping)
- •2 tablespoons melted butter (for topping)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- 2
In a large bowl, mix together the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt.
- 3
In a separate smaller bowl, whisk the egg, oil, and vanilla until well combined.
- 4
Pour the wet mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- 5
Add the mashed bananas and fold them into the batter until all dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
- 6
Divide the batter evenly into a muffin tin that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick spray or lined with paper liners.
- 7
In another bowl, mix the oats, cinnamon, brown sugar, and melted butter to make the topping.
- 8
Sprinkle the topping mixture evenly over the muffin batter.
- 9
Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
195
