Friday, September 21, 2012

Banana Oatmeal Muffins

I found this recipe for banana muffins on pinterest (originally from this blog) and decided to give them a shot.  They are DELICIOUS with a little cream cheese for breakfast! And they're healthy! It's my new go-to recipe for when I have too many over-ripe bananas (gag me) :)

Banana Oatmeal Muffins
Makes 12 muffins

2 1/2 C old-fashioned rolled oats (NOT the quick cooking kind)
1 C plain low fat Greek yogurt (I used Mountain High instead because that's what I had on hand.)
2 eggs
3/4 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 bananas (or maybe 4, if you like a strong banana flavor)

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray tin with cooking spray (apparently, paper muffin tin liners don't work well with this recipe, but foil ones do. I just used cooking spray.)
2. Place all ingredients in blender and blend until oats are smooth (add oats a little at a time then add liquids; stir a few times throughout).
3. Divide batter among wells and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean (I baked them a bit shorter because my oven is weird; watch them carefully).

I halved this recipe and it worked fine, but I did put in 2 bananas (what are you going to do with the leftover half of a black slimy banana anyway) and the muffins tasted perfectly banana-ey.  I definitely wouldn't use less than 3 bananas for a full recipe, maybe even go to 4.  I hope you enjoy them! :)

4 comments:

  1. Bahahah! You could put the leftover half of the black slimy banana in the mail and send it to Sacramento because one rotten banana or another will inevitably end up on top of my fridge to greet me when I walk in after a long day of work. I'm glad we're allowed to use up to 4 bananas, because usually that is approximately how many rotten bananas I happen to have on hand.

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    1. Ha! You're hilarious! I'm sorry about the terrifying black slimy bananas, which are probably making this entire recipe horribly unappetizing for any readers, but I assure you, these banana muffins are delish! So have no fear next time you find a nasty nanner on your fridge!!! Just whip up a batch of banana muffins :)

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    2. Ahahahaha!!! JUL!!! I can't believe you called it a "nanner!" That's just a step too far!!! :)

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