Name: Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (50 grams) Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (Bob's Red Mill); 1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon (160 grams) Oat Flour (homemade or Bob's Red Mill); 1 cup (105 grams) Almond Flour (super fine, Bob's Red Mill); 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1 cup (250 grams) Mashed Banana (about two large bananas); 2/3 cup (200 grams) Maple Syrup (room temperature); 1/2 cup (105 grams) Coconut Oil (melted, warm to the touch); 2 Large Eggs (room temperature*); 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 2 teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar; 3/4 cup (130 grams) Mini Chocolate Chips

For breakfast or snack, fluffy Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins are made with whole grain rolled oats, oat flour and almond flour. Like my popular Zucchini Bread with oat and almond flour, these naturally sweetened banana muffins are simple to make in about 20 minutes hands on time, in one bowl and they’re freezer friendly. This recipe is vegetarian, dairy free and easily gluten free. | This recipe is brought to you by Bob’s Red Mill.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review: “These muffins are wonderful, great flavor, great texture and easy to make. I will definitely be making these on a regular basis.”

muffins banana oatmeal chocolate chip close up in a muffin tin.

Breakfast or Snack: Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

If you’re like me, you love a good Moist Banana Bread Recipe. But when I want whole grains for breakfast like in these Sourdough Oatmeal Pancakes or my blender ready Banana Pecan Oat Waffles, I turn to old fashioned rolled oats again and again.

These banana oat muffins are delicious for a grab n go breakfast or afternoon snack. Chock full of rolled oats, oat flour, almond flour and chocolate chips, here’s why you’ll love this banana oat flour muffin recipe:

naturally sweetened
freezer friendly
plenty of chocolate chips!

If you enjoy making recipes with whole grain oats, you’ll enjoy these fluffy muffins.

1. ingredients for healthy oatmeal chocolate chip muffins. 2. mixing dry ingredients in a bowl.

About the Key Ingredients

Bananas: making banana muffins with ripe, extra splotchy, even black, soft bananas creates the best flavor because they’re sweeter than greenish or just starting to turn brown bananas.Bananas – extra spotty, soft, black if you have em’
Maple Syrup: naturally sweetens the muffins and holds in moisture. It’s a perfect pairing with oats!
Coconut Oil: tenderizes the muffins and makes them so moist! You can use refined or unrefined coconut oil in this recipe. Unrefined carries the coconut flavor while refined is more neutral in flavor. I use unrefined. You can substitute canola oil if desired.

Old Fashioned Rolled Oats: add texture, bulk and earthy flavor.
Oat Flour: adds bulk, texture and offers a whole grain earthy texture. You can use store bought or, make homemade oat flour (so easy in a blender or food processor).
Super Fine Almond Flour: adds protein for structure and nutty flavor. I use Bob’s Red

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Ingredients Make All the Difference

These banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffins are made in partnership with Bob’s Red Mill. It’s a brand I trust for high quality pantry staples to share whole grain recipes I love making for friends and family and also sharing with the Vanilla And Bean community.

Organic rolled oats, oat flour and almond flour are a fabulous trio in these fluffy muffins. Together they lend a tender crumb and earthy flavors offering whole grain goodness. If gluten free, this recipe can be made with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oats and Almond Flour.

1. mashing bananas in a bowl. 2. adding wet ingredients to a bowl. 3. whisking wet ingredients in a bowl. 4. adding oat flour and almond flour, then stirring ingredients in a bowl.

At a Glance: How to Make Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

Get ready: grab your mixing bowl, banana masher, whisk and ingredients…

First, mash the bananas, then whisk in the maple syrup, eggs and coconut oil together.
Second, add the oat flour, rolled oats, almond flour, leavening and cinnamon and whisk until there are no dry patches left.
Third, fold in the chocolate chips.
Next, set aside to rest while the oven preheats.
Last, scoop and bake!

1. Stirring oat flour muffin batter in a bowl. 2. adding mini chocolate chips to oatmeal muffin batter.

Resting the batter for about 25 minutes helps hydrate the oat flour and supports a lofty muffin. It’s worth the wait!

1. muffin batter in tulip liners in a muffin tin. 2. Bag of old fashioned rolled oats.

Knowing the temperature of your oven is key for best baking outcome. Use an external oven thermometer (dial or digital) to know its true temperature and adjust as needed.

healthy banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffins on a plate with butter spread on each half.

Traci’s Tips

Muffin Liners: Use tulip muffins liners to support these fluffy oat flour banana muffins. Tulip muffin liners can be purchased through Amazon (look for 2″ x 2 3/4″) or The Kitchn has a tutorial on how to DIY them!
Kitchen Tools: I recommend an oven thermometer and weighing your ingredients using a digital kitchen scale for best outcome. Use the scoop and sweep method for volume measurements if a scale is unavailable. .

For more recipes featuring Bob’s Red Mill pantry staples, head to their website.

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Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins