A Dietitian’s Take on Banana Oat Muffins

Your new favorite banana bread recipe!

Ingredients:

• 3-4 ripe bananas, mashed

• 2 large eggs

• A ‘good’ drizzle of honey or maple syrup

• 1/2 cup milk of choice - I use unsweetened extra creamy oatmilk

• 1 cup rolled oats

• 1.5 cups Whole Wheat Flour

• 1 tsp Cinnamon

• 1/8 tsp Nutmeg

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips

• 1/2 cup Walnuts, chopped

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 425F. Line your muffin pan with liners or grease the pan

2. Mash your bananas

3. Add in eggs, syrup/honey, and milk. Mix until well combined

4. Add in oats and let sit for a few minutes

5. Add flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and baking soda and mix until combined

6. Scoop into your muffin tins, place in oven and lower temperature to 350 degrees, bake for 15-20 min or until the toothpick comes out clean! (Mine took 20 min)

Pro-Tip from Dietitian Nikki : This recipe has great sources of…..Potassium (bananas), Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Walnuts), Soluble fiber (Oats and Whole Wheat Flour), 12g protein in the whole batch (from the eggs), and its low in sugar without anything artificial added. A Dietitian’s dream banana bread treat.