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Healthy Banana Oat Muffins

By Laura Fuentes Updated Apr 16, 2026

4.98 from 75 votes

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Need an easy and delicious banana oat muffin for breakfast? These come together in the blender and the oven does the rest!

It’s possible that muffins can be both delicious and healthy and these banana oatmeal muffins prove it. Learn how to make them the easy way with this recipe.

seven banana oatmeal muffins

Healthy Banana Oat Muffins

My kids love these healthy banana oatmeal muffins: it’s a banana version of my baked oatmeal muffins, and they taste so good that I also developed a version with cottage cheese. They are light and moist without using butter or oil, and the batter comes together in the blender, so cleanup is a breeze.

Ingredients

This recipe is made with classic baking staples: ripe bananas (the darker they look, the sweeter they are!), old-fashioned oats, plain Greek yogurt, eggs, honey (or sugar), and baking powder and baking soda for a fluffy muffin texture.

How to Make Banana Oat Muffins

On the recipe card, you can find a video to cook these muffins with me. But first, some tips in each step to make this even easier:

  1. Preheat the oven.
    Start with this, since it’s what takes the longest. Put the oven rack in the middle position and use waxed paper liners, foil liners, or grease the pan very well.
  2. Make the muffin batter.
    When adding the ingredients in the blender, add them in the order listed, so it's easier to get a cohesive and smooth batter. Fill the muffin tin nearly to the top, they'll expand.
  3. Bake the muffins.
    They take approximately 20 minutes to bake. You'll know they're done when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
seven banana oatmeal muffins

Mix Ins

Bake these banana oatmeal muffins plain or add one or two of these to satisfy your cravings: mini chocolate chips, raisins, blueberries, raspberries, chopped strawberries, chopped walnuts or pecans, or slivered almonds.

Can You Freeze Banana Oatmeal Muffins?

Since these come together so quickly, it’s easy to double the batch and freeze the muffins for later. These banana oat muffins can be frozen before and after baking for up to 3 months.

Freeze baked muffins and heat them up in the microwave for 45 seconds to 1 minute.

Freeze unbaked muffins directly in the pan inside paper liners. Once frozen, transfer them into a zip bag. To bake, place them back in a muffin pan, let them thaw out while the oven preheats, and add about 3 minutes to the total baking time.

seven banana oatmeal muffins

Healthy Banana Oat Muffins

Servings: 12
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
Need an easy and delicious banana oat muffin for breakfast? These come together in the blender and the oven does the rest!
4.98 from 75 votes
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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

  • 2 large ripe bananas
  • 2 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup honey, or sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

Prep:

  • Preheat oven to 400F. Line a muffin pan with waxed paper or foil liners or, grease it so the muffins don't stick.

Make the batter:

  • Inside a blender, place banana, oats, yogurt, eggs, honey, baking powder, and baking soda. Blend until smooth.

Bake:

  • Divide batter among cupcake liners, and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

If using quick oats, add an additional ¼ cup.

Equipment

¼ cup muffin batter scoop
Muffin Scoop
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Nutrition

Serving: 1 muffin | Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 63IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. Ruth says

    May 19, 2020 at 10:37 am

    5 stars
    Awesome recipe. The kid in me, loves chocolate so I added 4 tablespoons of Hershey’s special dark cocoa

    Reply
    • Kiera says

      August 08, 2021 at 6:39 pm

      5 stars
      How long will these muffins keep in the pantry? Or should I keep them in the fridge?

      Reply
      • Laura says

        August 09, 2021 at 1:19 pm

        Hi Kierra, these muffins will need to be stored in an airtight container. They are good up to 1 day at room temperature or 1 week refrigerated.

        Reply
  2. Ck says

    May 08, 2020 at 7:45 am

    5 stars
    Hello
    Thank you for this awasome recipe. I added all the ingredients into the blender as per the measurement however the batter turned out very thick. And when I placed it to back, it didn’t cook from inside all the way. Please advise?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      May 13, 2020 at 4:05 pm

      Hi, thank you for trying my recipe. The batter is thick and the middles uncooked means it needed a little more time in the oven. Sorry!

      Reply
  3. Paulina singh says

    November 02, 2019 at 3:45 pm

    5 stars
    Can I omit the sugar completely? I need to make sugar free muffina.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 19, 2019 at 10:00 am

      You could. Make sure your bananas are very ripe otherwise your muffins wont’ be sweet at all.

      Reply
      • Elisha says

        March 28, 2022 at 2:38 pm

        5 stars
        Could you swap out Greek yogurt for coconut milk yogurt? My daughter has a dairy allergy.

        Reply
        • Laura says

          March 28, 2022 at 2:48 pm

          Hi Elisha, you can definitely swap out the Greek yogurt for coconut milk yogurt.

          Reply
  4. Roberta says

    September 15, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    4 stars
    I made these today substituting coconut milk for the yogurt and added mini chocolate chips. They raised well, and tasted good. I had trouble mixing in the blender with my basic blender but after “helping” mix with a scraper it was able to blend well.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      September 20, 2019 at 3:59 pm

      I’m glad it worked out for you. Chocolate chips are always a good idea!

      Reply
  5. Anna says

    August 23, 2019 at 8:06 am

    5 stars
    What can you use instead of honey? I want ot make this for my 10 months d but babies cnanot have honey beofre they are 1 year old.

    Reply
    • Laura says

      August 25, 2019 at 2:19 pm

      I would recommend maple syrup instead. Enjoy!

      Reply
      • JG says

        March 27, 2022 at 11:25 pm

        5 stars
        Hi, what recommendation do you have for subbing out the eggs?

        Reply
        • Laura says

          March 28, 2022 at 2:54 pm

          2 eggs can be substituted with 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree, or 2 flax eggs.

          Reply
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