There are so many things to love about this one-bowl oatmeal protein muffin recipe: It's low in sugar, flexible with substitutions and includes three simple sources of protein (nut butter, chia seeds, and flaxseed). But best of all... these muffins are seriously delicious.
Oatmeal protein muffins with chocolate chips and banana chips
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
3 very ripe bananas (or 1 cup of applesauce)
1 cup milk (dairy, coconut, or almond)
1/2 cup peanut butter (or any nut butter)
2 eggs
1/4 cup maple syrup (or honey)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup flaxseed (ground)
1 tablespoon chia seeds
3 cups whole oats
Optional toppings: chocolate chips, dried banana chips
Tip
The peanut butter-banana base can be adapted to suit many different tastes. Applesauce works in place of bananas and any nut butter can pinch hit for the peanut butter.
Ingredients for oatmeal protein muffins
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Get Started
Set your oven to 375 degrees F and grease the muffin pan. Use coconut oil, spray or butter to grease your pan. Next, mash your bananas in a large mixing bowl.
When it comes to baking with bananas, the browner the better. They'll have more flavor.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
A potato masher works best but a fork would also do for very ripe bananas.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Add the Remaining Ingredients
There's no way to mess this up. Simply combine all the ingredients and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Use regular milk, almond milk or coconut milk.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
No need to beat the eggs ahead of time, just crack and mix.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
We used maple syrup here but honey is also delicious.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Make this recipe gluten-free with specially marked containers of whole oats.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Without flour in the recipe, there's no worry of over-mixing.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Prepare to Bake
Fill muffin cups to the top. A 3-ounce ice cream scoop works perfectly for evenly distributing muffin batter into pans. This is the time to add optional toppings such as chocolate chips or banana chips.
Tip: Place a couple of chocolate or banana chips in the bottom of each cup before ladling in the batter.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Try using coconut oil spray to grease the pan. It's delicious!
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes. Then cool on a rack.
Oatmeal protein muffins with banana chips on top.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
Store refrigerated in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days. Or freeze in a single layer, inside a zip-top freezer bag.
Mix and match your toppings, or add more.
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Charity Curley Mathews, founder of Foodlets.com
