After biting into perfectly soft, moist muffins, you won’t believe they have no flour and are sweetened with just agave or honey! Ok ok, and chocolate chips if you choose š
They say if you give a mom a muffin, she’ll probably never have time to enjoy it. So what are we moms to do? We do what we do best… make our own muffins! And maybe if you are especially awesome, you make them for a mom you love.
Here is a recipe for delicious banana muffins with – wait for it – NO flour OR sugar/artificial sweeteners. Perfectly moist, flavorful and sweetened with natural agave nectar or honey if you prefer, and with flaxseed. Truly guilt free!Ā I’ve adapted this recipe from one online with 702 reviews and 4.5/5 stars to date (that’s a winning sign, right?).
The chocolate chips areĀ optional, and of course mine do have sugar.Ā IĀ can always justify chocolate, especially dark! But rest assured my friend, they are just as good without the chocolate chips.
No Flour, No Sugar Banana Oatmeal Muffins
1 1/4 cup rolled oats– blended in a blender or food processor to a powder – like oatmeal flour
1 cup rolled oats
2 TbsĀ Milled Flax seed (optional)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Agave (or honey)
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
Directions Combine ground and rolled oats, flax seed, baking powder, soda, and salt. Stir in the egg, milk, oil, agave and vanilla. Add the mashed banana and chocolate chips and combine thoroughly. Grease or line a muffin tin with paper bake cups, and divide the batter among them. Bake atĀ 350 degrees F forĀ 15-20 minutes (10 minutes for mini muffins). Enjoy!
Pictured above are mini muffins. Have you ever tried popping muffins into the freezer? It makes the perfect bite-sized snack on the go, they only take a minute to thaw! The muffin tin I usedĀ can be found here, that bad boy was on my Amazon wishlist for Christmas. Since when did kitchen tools become so exciting? Maybe since they held little pockets of ooey-gooey-sweet goodness…
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I didn’t know you had a blog! Cool Katie! Can I give it a shout out on my vlog on March 22nd? Will you be offended for some strange reason?
Hey Renae! I would be honored by a shout out! Thank you!
PS- I’ve been loving your Vlogs by the way!
Hi, Katie. Do you have any idea what the nutritional values are? This recipe looks fantastic!
Hi Jocelyn! I looked this up on Calorie Count, I think this is close to correct:
Calories 68
Calories from Fat 35
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.9g6%
Saturated Fat 0.8g4%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 7mg2%
Sodium 56mg2%
Total Carbohydrates 7.5g3%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g3%
Sugars 3.9g
Protein 1.2g
Is this nutrition facts for a mini muffin or regular size
Hi Katie, are these nutrition facts based on a mini muffin size or standard muffin size? I can’t wait to try this!
Dede I believe it is standard size.
I’d love to know how you like them if you try it!
Hey Katie! Ok, thanks! I made these today and they taste great! Somehow I forgot to add my baking soda,…so I hope that didn’t make a huge difference…lol! Great recipe tho!
How many muffins did this recipe make?
It makes just a little less than two pans of regular sized muffins (24), about 3 pans of mini muffins š
Made these last night! They are the most delicious muffins! I also added chopped almonds, chia seeds and 2 mashed pears. Also used almond milk!
Thank you so much for this recipe! These are excellent– so delicious!
I’ve been looking for a muffin recipe without refined sugar and had to throw some away– they were so bad!
@Teresa, that is good to hear! I did a lot of experimenting too before adapting this recipe. For some reason I think sugar alternatives are a little trickier for me in baking.
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Do you measure the rolled oats before processing them? Or do you process them and then measure the ground, already processed oats? Thanks!
Fi- Excellent question. It’s best to measure the oats first, then blend them into the oat flour.
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Do you think chopped dates would be a great sub for the agave? This looks delicious!
Denise I think that’s a great idea, but I have not tried it myself. You may want to add some milk or water if the batter is too dry.
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Is the honey for sweetening purposes only, could I omit it completely
Yes, if the bananas are sweet enough for you then it should turn out fine without honey or Agave.
The muffins tasted very good! Thks!
I was wondering the bottom and the side looked very brown (deep brown) is that normal? Or I burn it? I baked for 10 mins and I left it in the oven for 10 mins!
Thks!
I’m glad you liked them! They shouldn’t be too brown on the sides, just like normal muffins. I believe your oven might be too hot, I would turn it down by 5-10 degrees the next time you bake them.
Thank you Sooo much for this recipe …I replaced half the chocolate chips with cacao nibs because I only hadmilk choc chips so didn’t want it too sweet ….turned out great and my husband love them too …thanks heaps x
About how many banana and do they need to be ripe? Thanks!
Hi Lauren! I’d say 2 bananas, very ripe- either spotty or black. You can quickly ripen bananas by baking them: http://www.thekitchn.com/can-you-quickly-ripen-bananas-in-the-oven-for-lastminute-banana-bread-putting-tips-to-the-test-in-the-kitchn-201764
Can you substitute the vegetable oil for olive oil?
Yes, olive oil is great! But I don’t recommend apple sauce. I just tried that, it was gross and the wrong texture.
I LOVE these muffins! I make them all the time. I have a question about the oats. My family has requested to try with only the blended oats and omitting the whole oats in the batter. Have you tried this and would I need to make any adjustments ?
Kiara I’m so sorry it’s taken forever to reply, I somehow missed your comment. I have not tried a version with just the oat flour and no rolled oats. I imagine it would work fine if you increase the oat flour. If you do try it, please share your results!
I just made these like this. I measured 2 1/4 cups oats then ground them all up insteas of grinding only 1 1/4 cups. They’re amazing!! No other changes
Can these muffins be left at room temp or do I need to store them in the fridge?
Hi Rachael, yes these can be left at room temperature for a few days just fine. I freeze mine because I’m slow to eat them all š
Hi! I was wondering if I could sub in coconut oil for the vegetable oil? Would the recipe still turn out okay? Thanks!
Hi Jenny, that’s an excellent question, and the answer is yes. I published this recipe before I was using coconut oil regularly. Since then I always use coconut oil and they turn out great. Time to update the recipe, thanks for reminding me!
How much coconut oil do you use?
These muffins were wonderful! I added walnuts, unsweetened shredded coconut, and cacao nibs instead of chocolate chips!
Leslie that sounds amazing! I’ll be trying that soon, thanks for sharing.
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What is the serving size for mini muffins equivalent to a regular sized muffin?
Thanks!!
Kimberly I’m not sure if you mean dietary serving size or recipe yeild. ? I’d imagine it depends on your mini muffin pan, mine is about 2 1/2 mini muffins to a regular muffin. I usually get 20-24 mini muffins out of the recipe.
How much is a cup = in weight eg ounces or grms
Is there a better way to tell if they are cooked other than a prob? It’s hard to tell because of the banana and I’m worried I’m under cooking mine (using bigger muffin size)
I can’t even describe how good these are!! I’m pleasantly surprised!
Can you substitute something in place of vegetable oil?
absolutely kim, I’d recommend butter or coconut oil. I have tried apple sauce and the consistency did not turn out. Good luck š
absolutely kim, I’d recommend butter or coconut oil. I have tried apple sauce and the consistency did not turn out. Good luck š
absolutely kim, I’d recommend butter or coconut oil. I have tried apple sauce and the consistency did not turn out. Good luck š
Yum, I am obsessed with oats and am also trying to reduce our sugar and especially refined sugar intake, and these worked out great for us! I also added in some pumpkin seeds for crunch.
These muffins were fantastic! Next time I make them I think i’m going to try to replace the oil with some more banana just to see if it turns out. There’s not much oil in the recipe anyway but I figured I might as well try. Also, I’ve had a bag of cocoa nibs in my freezer forever because I hate how bitter they are. I was just wondering if they taste so bitter in the muffins or if that would be a good place to use them up? Anyway, thanks so much for the recipe, it is very yummy! A great post-workout snack!
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Amazing muffin recipe! Finally a tasty and healthy banana muffin recipe. I used coconut oil, and the recipe was perfect. I will make it again and again!
Hi, is the 1 1/4 cup rolled oats the measurement before or after it has been ground in the blender?
These are delicious! I only had one large banana, so I substituted some applesauce for 1/2 cup of banana and it turned out pretty well. I made 18 regular size muffins, but they did not fill the cup. Thanks for the recipe!
Yay I’m glad you liked them! I agree, the recipe is forgiving.
I just made a double batch of these. I used honey instead of agave, ground up all of the oats, used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil, and only 1 egg for my double batch. (All other ingredients were doubled). THESE ARE AMAZING! I’ve made these several times before with the 1 cup oats and 1 1/4 Cup ground oats and we really liked them, but using 2 1/4 oats ground up made these so soft.
loved the recipe. I used melted coconut oil and omitted the honey altogether and they tasted delicious. In fact, it was so easy to follow that my children made them.
Hiya! Making these guys right now, right now. They smell deliscious! The only thing I changed was the agave for honey. None available here. Question though: my first batch seems a bit mushy. Did I do something wrong? I left the in the oven 10 minutes longer at somewhat lower heat. Any advice to my poor baking skills is appreciated. Oh man, do they smell good though!!
Hi Iris! How did they turn out? I have used honey before and it turned out fine. My only thought with them being too mushy is to add a little more oat flour.
They actually turned are GREAT! And yes, more oat flour next time. The Hubs likes them too. Thank you!!
So glad to hear!
Hello! Just wanted to say that I love this recipe, and have made it a number of times now, doubling or tripling it. Here are the adjustments I make:
– I add an additional 1/4 cup mashed banana instead of the honey.
– I use coconut milk instead of nut milk, adding 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar to the milk (set aside for a few minutes so it curdles).
– I use coconut/blueberries/cocoa nibs as add ons instead of chocolate chips.
I’ve also been baking them as regular large muffins, and bake them for 25 minutes in my little toaster oven.
Thanks so much again for this recipe. It’s a favourite of mine!
@Yolande this is so good to hear!! Thank you so much for sharing your changes too! I need to order some cocoa nibs and make it this way now.
I’m a little confused. The top of the recipe is moved to the right and then moves to the left. So it’s 1 cup and a quarter of oat flour which is ground oats and one cup of dry oats? Thank you!