Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins
These Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins are a delicious snack, dessert, or breakfast. They can easily be made dairy free and contain no white flour. Sweetened with honey instead of sugar!
Banana bread is a must have in my home. I make a few every month and we enjoy it for breakfast or dessert. Or fresh out of the oven at any time of day because let’s be honest it’s just plain yummy.
Given my love for it I knew I needed to create a muffin version that I’d feel good about feeding my family. That means I wanted to eliminate the flour, sugar, and dairy. I still wanted it to feel just as comforting and decadent as the traditional bread. Mission accomplished, friends. These Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins are an absolute home run.
They’re sweet. The banana flavor is pretty strong (as it should be because this is essentially a banana bread after all). The batter contains honey instead of refined sugar. We’re not a completely sugar-free household but I do try to limit how much sugar we have. (It will never cease to amaze me how sugar is sneaked into essentially everything.)
And these muffins are loaded with oats. Have you ever tried an oatmeal muffin recipe before? Sometimes they feel a bit too much like oatmeal for my liking. To rectify that I’ve blended the oats so the batter texture remains completely smooth. In fact everything (except for the chocolate chips) just goes straight in the blender. I’m always in favor of a dish I can make with minimal prep!
Naturally I go heavy on the chocolate chips. Because if you don’t want lots of chocolate chips we can’t be friends.
When my six year old son took his first bite of one he squealed. Literally squealed. That’s how I know it’s a winner. Also I ate three. Another sure sign. Oh and we’ve made these maybe 297 times since I created the recipe. So yeah. We dig them.
For this recipe you’ll need (full list of ingredients and instructions are in the recipe card below):
- Bananas
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Milk (unsweetened almond milk or cow’s milk)
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon
- Quick cooking oats
- Chocolate chips
Add all your ingredients except the chocolate chips into a blender. Blend until batter is completely smooth and oats are finely ground. Fill your muffin cups to approximately 2/3 full (or just a bit more) with batter. Add chocolate chips. Bake for 15 minutes.
Are these muffins dairy free?
Yes these muffins can easily be dairy free! Just be sure to use almond milk (instead of cow’s milk) and dairy free chocolate chips. Two yummy dairy free chocolate chip brands I recommend are Enjoy Life and the Simply Delicious line from Nestle Tollhouse. Both have a very short and straight forward ingredient list.
Are these muffins sugar free?
The chocolate chips I purchase do have sugar as ingredient. If you want to 100% avoid sugar here you’ll want to buy sugar free chocolate chips.
Can you use steel cut oats?
No. This recipe has been tested with quick cooking oats. They work best because they blend easily and cook quickly. Steel cut oats will give you a dense gritty texture. I strongly recommend sticking with the quick oats.
Can you use maple syrup instead of honey?
You can. It will have a stronger flavor that you’ll likely notice in the muffins but should work fine.
What chocolate chips are best in these muffins?
Semi-sweet chocolate chips are perfect in here because the honey adds plenty of sweetness to the batter already.
Of course you can absolutely use any chocolate chips you like. Semi-sweet, dark chocolate, and milk chocolate are all delicious. I grab whatever we have on hand!
Are these muffins good for meal prep?
Yes! Make a batch and enjoy them all week for a quick breakfast you can take with you in the car.
Do these muffins freeze well?
They sure do! Feel free to pop them in the freeze and reheat them in the microwave as needed.
More sweet oat recipes like this:
Dairy Free Pumpkin Oat Muffins
No Bake Chocolate Coconut Cookies
No Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls
No Bake Honey Almond Butter Cookies
No Bake Chocolate Cashew Cookie Balls
Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or cows milk
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, dairy free versions work great too
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Add all your ingredients except the chocolate chips into a blender. Blend until batter is completely smooth and oats are finely ground. (The batter will not look at all like it was made from oats at this point.)
- Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with olive oil or your favorite spray. You can also use paper muffin cups but I do recommend spraying the inside of those if you go that route.
- Fill your muffin cups to approximately 2/3 full (or just a bit more) with batter.
- Add chocolate chips to the top of each muffin.
- Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes.
87 Comments on “Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins”
I love banana chocolate chip muffins and am always looking for a new recipe to try. This looks perfect yum 🙂
Thanks, Nicole! It’s one of my favorite combos too!
These look so delicious! Pinned them to make later this week. I love how they are made from REAL ingredients!
Thanks for pinning! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
This sounds so good! Definitely going to make
This at home!
Thanks, Tineke! They’re really yummy!
Family love this combination and muffins are our grab and go breakfast or snack.
Yes, perfect for on the go!
Can’t wait to try this. Looks delicious and easy enough to make!
Thanks, Erika! They’re very easy! Everything just goes in the blender!
WILL be making these. They look so wonderful, and a great treat for my son with a peanut allergy. So many baked goods we have to pass on.
We can’t do peanuts here either, Beth!
I have all of these ingredients! I’m for sure making these for breakfast tomorrow
Awesome! Enjoy, Bonnie!
These look so decadent! I might just eat them all if I make them!
I would have but my 6 year old ate FIVE. 🙂
*Yum!* I’ve been looking for ideas on healthy but delicious snacks and add-ons to our meals. These look perfect!! 🙂
Thank you! I hope you get a chance to make them!
Mmm these look amazing! I bet I could sub in flax eggs to make these egg-free too 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a great substitute!
This is perfect! I have ripe bananas I need to use up TODAY so I’m trying this!
Do it!!
Girl! These look amazing! I need!
You really do need these, Shannon!
Yes! I have all of this stuff so, I am making this soon! Thanks!!
They are seriously yummy!
my daughter is OBSESSED with the chocolate chip muffins Little Debbie muffins. They bags ONLY have four tiny muffins. Seriously….. I am so excited about this recipe! She’s going to die when I make these!
Hahaha! That’s awesome. I bet she’ll love these. My kids devoured them!
These look so yummy. I cant wait to try them.
Thank you! I hope you make them!
These look SO good! I am always looking for great dessert recipes that are also gluten free. Thank you for sharing!!
Yay! Hope you love it, Carly!
Christina; I am so bad at making muffins, that I am going to try every one that I come across. I am trying to build an arsenal of basic recipes that I can use and experiment with. Will try these without the chocolate, I think oats and banana will be enough for me for breakfast.
Thanks,
I bet you can totally do these. If you’re leaving out the chocolate all you have to do is dump everything in a blender! I hope you enjoy them!
Yum! I’ve been looking for ideas on healthy but delicious snacks. These look perfect!!
They are definitely delicious! Enjoy!
This sounds SO good! I’m very into breakfast pastries right now – I’ve been baking something lovely up every Sunday lately to eat for breakfast all week – so I’ll give this a try this weekend!
I am with you! I can’t resist a breakfast pastry! I hope you get a chance to make these!
Oh my deliciousness! I’ve been having the biggest sweet tooth with this pregnancy, pinning to try this later! SO YUMMY!
Yay! Enjoy!
Chocolate and banana is one of my favorite combination. I’m going to have to try these!
Me too! They’re perfect together!
YUM! We will totally be making these! My son loves baking and I love eating what we bake!
Haha! Yes! Exactly!
YUM! These looks delish!
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Thank you, Morgan!
These sound delicious! We have a friend who eats gluten-free, so I’m going to have to give these a try. Plus we love banana desserts in our house!
We love banana everything too! I hope you enjoy them!
Yum! These look delicious. I love the combination of bananas and chocolate chips!
YES! Me too! Thanks, Vicki!
These look delicious! I totally need to make some today!!
I hope you do, Sally! They’re so yummy!
YUMM!!! These look SO good! I can’t wait to make them! thanks!
Thank you, Rachel!
I always put in bisquick to make pancakes with otherwise very similar ingredients. Maybe I wouldn’t need to. I also put psyllium seed in mine for all my constipated kiddos.
These look delicious!! Wish I had one of these for breakfast this morning!
I do too! They’re so yummy!
These sound incredible!!! We always have extra ripe bananas in our house and we love love love things that don’t require sugar or flour! Can’t wait to try these!
I’m the same, Rachel! Never a shortage of bananas around here! And ripe bananas + honey means you don’t need sugar at all!
I love finding easy recipes like this! So simple and they look delicious.
I love using bananas in baked goods! These are on my list to make next week with the kids!
A healthy muffin with chocolate chips?! I’m sold! But really, I do want to try these! Thanks for sharing!
I love love love banana and chocolate, these make the most perfect muffin! I am going to have to eat this!
I love any sort of baked good with bananas, so this is right up my alley. The chocolate is just a bonus!
Yes! Gimme all the banana baked goods!
I need to try these muffins! I love that they use honey and are dairy free!
I bet you’ll love them! Thank you, Adree!
These looks sooooooo good. I love all those melty chocolate chips! And I’ve never tried putting oats in my muffins before, but now I totally want to!
Love the flavor combo!I like that they are sugar free. Delicious!
I have to admit that I’m not a fan of cooked bananas. But my family is, so I’m always placating them with making something with banana’s in them. I will be making them these muffins since it has chocolate in them. And your recipe looks so good that I may even taste a muffin to see if my taste has changed. Here’s hoping. Beautiful photos and I know my family will love these.
these look super healthy and a great way to start the day with a grab and go breakfast
These look amazing! I love the flavor combo, they sound perfect for breakfast!
Any suggestions for egg substitutes for this specific recipe? Would love to make these, but we are avoiding egg in addition to dairy and gluten! I’ve used flax seed “eggs” if you think that might work! Thank you!!
I haven’t used an egg substitute in this recipe yet but I’d try the flax seed egg!
This recipe is one of my “go-to” recipes when I’m looking for a little treat but keeping the ingredients super clean. I LOVE that you can make them in the blender. Perfect for quick cleanup and the consistency is SO delicious!!! I’ve made these so many times so I had to come back to leave a review.
These look awesome and I’m going to make them with my kids 🙂 Just one question about the nutrition info- it says a serving size is 1 muffin, is that a mini muffin (like the pics in your post) or a regular sized muffin pan? Thanks for all your great recipes!!!
Hi, the photos are not of mini muffins. They’re full sized. Nutrition information is for full sized muffins. 🙂
Can regular oats be used instead of quick?
No it will change the texture. I’d stick with quick.
These banana oat muffins are amazingly delicious. I make them ALL the time and could not love them more!
Can rolled oats be substituted for quick cooking oats?
I wouldn’t recommend it. They change the texture quite a bit!
Just made these…..AMAZING!!
My son packs two of these in place of a sandwich in his lunch. He loves them and it fills him up for the afternoon.
Oh that is so great that he loves them so much!!! Thanks for sharing, Kate!
There is no better treat for an icy, stuck inside kind of day! The recipe is easy enough my kids can help!!! Delicious! Healthy! Definitely a family favorite!
Thank you, Amber! I love that your kids get involved in making these!