Healthy Banana Muffins (in a Blender!)

These healthy banana muffins contain no flour, only oatmeal! The recipe is easy to prepare in a blender and is irresistibly delicious.

Here’s a fan-favorite recipe we can’t get enough of: this one Healthy Banana Muffins! The idea came about when reader Lisa asked us, “Can you create healthier muffin recipes?” We wanted to create a muffin that was 1. easy to make 2. healthy 3. irresistibly good. It’s still a favorite to this day! My mom always keeps a portion in her freezer for a healthy breakfast. This healthy muffin recipe uses oatmeal and is easy to make in a blender. Throw them in the oven and they come out juicy and delicious! Nobody will believe magic.

Why Make This Healthy Banana Muffin Recipe?

What’s so special about these muffins? There are countless recipes on the internet. But here’s why you should add this Healthy Banana Muffin Recipe to Have in Your Arsenal:

• They are mainly made of oats and bananas: no flour! That’s right, there’s no flour in these muffins at all! It’s like eating oatmeal and a banana.
• No refined sugar! They are lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Most muffins are like a cupcake for breakfast. Instead, this recipe is lightly sweetened with maple syrup.
• These are mixer muffins! If you’ve never made muffins in a blender, it’s time to start! Somehow, mixing them up in a blender makes less of a mess than a regular muffin recipe.

what people say

After trying this recipe for us, reader Lisa, who requested these muffins, loved them! In fact, she said: “The healthy banana muffins were awesome and super easy to make. So easy, I’ve already made them twice! The whole family loved the recipe – it’s a winner!“

How to make healthy banana muffins

We make these healthy banana muffins the whole time and our Larson devours them! Several members of our family and friends are doing the same. And it feels good to serve them to him because it’s like eating oatmeal and a banana! (No cupcake.) Here’s how we make banana muffins our way:

• Add the ingredients: Toss the bananas, oatmeal, maple, oil and some spices in a blender! (see recipe below)
• Mixed: Mix until batter is smooth. Fill into muffin cups.
• Bake: Bake for 35 minutes until fluffy and cooked through!

Storage and Freezing Information

Mixing oatmeal this way is essentially like preparing oatmeal as you make the batter (check out all of our oatmeal recipes here to learn more about this concept). It’s the perfect healthy snack or breakfast!

These healthy banana muffins freeze well too—just transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months. Get a few out and pop them in the fridge for lunch all week long.

Variations on Healthy Blender Muffins

Over the years we’ve found that readers love the concept of the Healthy Banana Blender Muffins. So of course we had to create a few variations of this recipe! Here are a few different flavors that use the same oatmeal mixer muffin idea:

This healthy banana muffin recipe is…

Vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free. For vegans and vegetarians, replace the eggs with 2 flaxseed eggs.