Healthy Banana Oatmeal Muffins
These banana oatmeal muffins with oats is a healthy breakfast option and also perfect for kids' school snack. It can be put together in no time and double the recipe for a bigger batch.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ⅓ cup coconut palm sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 count flax egg
- ½ cup banana mashed
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 3 tablespoons almond milk (see My Notes)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Substitutions:
- whole wheat pastry flour = all-purpose flour
- coconut palm sugar = brown sugar
- flax egg = ¼ cup yogurt dairy or non-dairy
- avocado oil = any oil of your choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C.
- Line 12 cup mini muffin tin with cupcake liners and grease it lightly with non-stick cooking spray so that the muffins will peel off the paper liner easily without sticking to it.
- Make flax egg in a small bowl and set aside.
- Put together the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix it well to combine. Make a well in the centre.
- In another medium size bowl stir together all the wet ingredients and mix it with a whisk.
- Pour the wet mix into the flour mix well, stir gently to moisten all ingredients, don't over mix.
- Use a tablespoonful of the banana oats muffin batter to scoop out and fill it in the muffin cups.
- Bake it for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove the muffin tin from the oven and place it on a wire rack for about 5 minutes and then remove the muffins from the tin and let it cool completely on the rack before you can store it in an air-tight container.
Notes
- Increase the quantity of sugar by another tablespoon or two if you prefer sweeter muffins.
- You may also need to add another tablespoon or two of almond milk to get the right consistency for the muffin batter.
Nutrition
Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.5mg
