Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins (gluten-free)
Oct 02, 2013, Updated Dec 17, 2024
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Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins – gluten free muffins made in the blender! So easy, healthy, and yummy! No butter, oil, or flour!
Are any of you as sick of homework as I am? As a kid, I never thought of homework being hard on my mom. But wow, it is just as much work for me as it is for my 8 year old. Getting him to sit down and actually do it. Making sure that he writes his best, and it isn’t a mess.
Helping him come up with ideas for a book report project. Practicing spelling words, filling out the planner with how many minutes he read and did math facts. If I am hating homework in 3rd grade, I don’t even want to know what it is going to be like when he is older.
As for my homework, I think I found the coolest way to make muffins. In the blender! Instead of all-purpose flour these banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffins use oats. You put all the oats and the other ingredients to the blender, and let it whirl away until it is smooth.
This method wouldn’t work with normal, all-purpose flour based muffins. If you over mix those, they get tough. But because of the oats, it works beautifully here! Because of the oats, these happen to be gluten-free! Not all oats are gluten free, so check the container if you are trying to avoid gluten. I recently make a chocolate version that has become my favorites – Chococolate Oatmeal Banana Blender Muffins
And because I can not leave well enough alone, I added chocolate chips. This part was a little harder to do with the blender. The chocolate chips did not get evenly mixed throughout all of the batter, as you can see by this muffin I cut in half for you. Loaded with chocolate chips, some of the others….not so much! So I do suggest if you are going to add chocolate chips you pour the batter into another bowl, and stir in the chocolate chips with a spatula.
These banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffins are pretty darn healthy without the chocolate chips, so if you are trying to lighten things up you can leave out the chocolate, or maybe just sprinkle a couple on the top before baking. Either way, they are delicious and freeze really well! Great for those busy mornings.
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, (I used Chobani)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a 12 cup muffin tin with nonstick spray (the batter tends to stick to liners when there is not oil in them).
- Add oats, yogurt, eggs, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and bananas to a blender. Mix until smooth.
- If you are using chocolate chips, pour batter into a bowl. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Fill muffin cups about 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I’d love to try the blender method sometime. Very neat idea!
These muffins look delicious!
they look yummy!
I just wanted to say thanks for this recipe! I use it all the time. I’ve made a few additions over time. I’ve been playing around with soaking grains I read in nourishing traditions, so I soak the ground oats in the yogurt, and usually add a little buckwheat flour and water (maybe tablespoon each) to help with that process. Then I add the rest in in the morning and bake. Also I tend to add in a tablespoon or two melted butter, and they benefit greatly. I love how much these rise! That you for this recipe.
Gotta try this!
I don’t have greek yogurt, would a regular one work?
definitely regular yogurt would work. hope you enjoy!
These sound fab!! If you don’t have a blender available, could you just blend in a bowl with an electric mixer?
Do you have a food processor? You do need something more than a standard mixer because you are grinding the oats. If that is not an option you could buy oat flour. I am sure regular flour would work to, but then they are not gluten free. Good luck!
can i use apple sauce instead of the greek yogurt?
I have never tried that before. I am sure it would work, but the taste and texture would definitely be different. Try it and see how it goes!
My blender was overheating trying to mix these up. Stopped and stirred many times. Any suggestions??
Laura, The times I have made these the batter has been very thin. I am not sure why it would not mix up for you. Make sure your bananas are very ripe. Maybe try adding just a couple things at a time. You don’t have to use a blender either. Feel free to use a mixer or even by hand and see how it goes.
Tried this on the weekend. It was so awesome. I never like anything GF coz they taste gross, but this recipe rocks!