These peanut butter banana muffins are absolutely delicious, perfectly moist, and loaded with heart healthy oat flour and over 8 grams of protein.
So. I know its been a hot minute since I've shared a recipe with all of you... In my defense, this summer has been crazy in my world. Absolutely insane I tell ya. But, regardless of how long its been, today I've got some wild news to share with these peanut butter banana muffins!
I know wild is a relative term coming from a gal a few weeks shy of 30 that just ordered a puzzle off Amazon because it sounded like a good time. But a puzzle with glow in the dark koalas? How can one resist such a thing? I obviously can't.
All that frumpiness aside, I promise that this is newsworthy. A week ago I quit my job. Boom. There it is. I'm jobless... and absolutely thrilled about it.
Catch me again in a few months when I'm destitute and regretting this reckless move, but today, well, today feels great.
With the amount of travel and responsibility added to my position over the past year, I'm long overdue for a change. I've played the corporate game before and when the small energy efficiency consulting firm I work for got bought out a few months ago, I decided that I needed a break before jumping right into something new. Life is too short to stay at a job that isn't fulfilling.
So, here I am. Eating one of these scrumptious peanut butter banana muffins, drinking some wine, and flip flopping between excitement and full on manic anxiety. More wine is obviously needed...
So, now that the cat's out of the bag, I'll give you all the deets on these muffins. First of all, peanut butter and banana - hellooo deliciousness! This combo, also fondly referred to as the "Elvis," since apparently the 50's heartthrob ate PB and banana sammies when he wasn't pelvis thrusting and singing his way into teen girl's hearts across the globe.
There's a little nugget of food related history for ya. I think Elvis even threw bacon in the mix, which sounds totally weird... but almost good at the same time? I mean, its not on my top ten list of things to try but I wouldn't shoot it down completely.
Bacon or no bacon, these peanut butter banana muffins are pretty darn delightful. They are flour free and use ground up oats or oat flour as a base instead. This means that all you have to do to go gluten free is sub in gluten free oats.
Simple and super healthy. Just the way I like it.
For those of you who have been following my kitchen escapades for a while, you might be doing a double take since these peanut butter banana muffins seem eerily similar to the banana gluten free muffin recipe I shared a while back. Well, take my word for it that they are in fact quite different, and I think even a *wee bit* better.
Not to diss my own recipe, but I've made these four times in the last two weeks. FOUR. And, I've been busy and not in a muffin making mood in the slightest. That is how much I've been loving them.
One time, I used two smallish bananas and didn't measure to make sure I had a full cup of mashed banana. That time they turned out a bit dry so make sure you have enough banana going into this recipe, or scale the rest of the recipe down if you don't have quite enough.
Also, you want those bananas covered in brown speckles. The ones pictured are merely for decor and are not banana muffin ready. The brown spots make them sweeter meaning you don't need as much added sugar. Its a sneaky healthy muffin trick that I use time and time again.
The muffins in these pictures don't have chocolate chips in them, but if you have some on hand, toss 'em in. You'll love it. I went ahead and factored them into the nutrition facts assuming we'd be on the same page about that. What's a few chocolate chips between friends?
Peanut Butter Banana Muffins with Oat Flour
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana 2 extra large or 3 small
- 1 cup creamy natural peanut butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/3 cup oat flour grind 1 3/4 cup oats in food processor or blender
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips optional - but included in nutrition facts
- Cooking spray or muffin wrappers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
- Mix mashed banana, peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and eggs using a hand mixer. Make sure that you use a full cup of mashed banana and measure that first.
- Add dry ingredients and blend with hand mixer while scraping the sides of the mixing bowl until just mixed together. Do not overmix! Stir in chocolate chips (optional).
- Spray muffin tin with cooking spray or line with muffin wrappers. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, filling each cup almost to the top.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes until muffins are cooked through. Don't over bake or they'll be dry!
Nutrition
I am wondering if you can use flax eggs (but substitute the water with almond milk) for the eggs with the same results.
I'm not sure, I haven't tried it. Since oat flour is so absorbent the end product just falls apart without eggs and I haven't had good results subbing out with flax eggs on other oat flour recipes. If you give it a try report back and let us know! 🙂
Delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
For years I’ve made these muffins as they are delicious & my family loves them!
4/17/21 Update
Today I substituted peanut butter fit peanut butter powder mixed with water as per the package and doubled the recipe and they turned out wonderful which provides 87% less fat and about a third of the calories of regular peanut butter! Win win!
I love that idea! Going to have to try it soon!
Wow! Just finished baking these and they are insanely delicious! I already ate 3 muffins and it's only been a couple of hours since I made them :D. I used almond butter instead of peanut and less of it, maybe half a cup. Also I added a handful of fresh blueberries instead of the chocolate chips. This recipe is a keeper and I can see me making this over and over again! 🙂 Thank you Christy!
That's awesome! Love the blueberry addition too! 🙂
These are so moist and yummy! But mine taste so strongly of just peanut butter. No banana flavor at all. I used very very ripe bananas too. Am I doing something wrong? Although delicious, it's very much like eating just peanut butter, from the flavor and that chewy need to drink something in between each bite type of peanut butter texture/consistency. Help! I love how easy these are but would love more of a banana flavor. Thanks!
The peanut butter is the more dominant flavor here for sure. It just has such a strong taste that it overpowers the banana. I really like that in this recipe but if you don't, a classic banana bread might be a better fit for you. I'm not sure about what you said about the texture though. It is definitely grainier than plain white flour and can be a little gummy but the fat content in the peanut butter usually makes that less of an issue in this recipe. Is there any chance the batter got over mixed?
I've actually learned to love the dominant PB flavor! I now always make sure not to overmix. I pretty much always have a batch of these made now. So easy in the mornings when my 9 month is yelling at me to hurry up and eat haha. Thank you!
Oh I know those mornings with a baby yelling all too well! Another bonus - my toddler loves these and I bet your little one will at some point too!
This has literally become a staple breakfast item for our family especially myself (a breastfeeding mama!) they are absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Both my husband and I are quite particular when it comes to baked goods especially when we are using alternative to flour, and these were incredible! My son also loves them! Can’t believe they are gluten and dairy free too! Amazing!
Thanks for sharing an awesome recipe!
I loved these when I was breastfeeding too! I made a bunch and froze them and then microwaved before eating. Gotta love those one handed snacks. 🙂
Absolutely delicious, easy and even though I haven't finished eating them, can't wait to make again! I also shared the recipe with everyone I know. It is the time of Covid and I can't find flour or yeast so needed to find a recipe with the items I had on hand. Did the recipe exactly as written, other than I added more chocolate chips, which was definitely a good idea. I also used frozen bananas (that I freeze before they go bad). Really impressed with processed oats, really seems like flour muffins. They were delicious when they had just cooled down from the oven (and they rise really well, with only slight collapse after cooling), they were delicious hours later and are even better the next day. I doubt they will last the rest of day. Anyone will like these. My husband and I are very picky and quite the cooks, this went to the top of my baking list. I may try raisins in them next time. Big Thank you! I also never write reviews but people need to know about this recipe so I wanted to help out.
They're the perfect recipe for quarantine! I finally found some yeast but flour is in short supply. One thing I've learned - oat flour is great when you get the liquid/oat/fat ratios right but can get mushy and gross if you don't so either follow a good recipe or experiment with caution! Just my two cents on oat flour after lots and lots of recipe testing. 😉
Hello! Is it possible to use this recipe to make a banana loaf instead of muffins? And what would be the baking time?
I'm sure it is but haven't tested it to see how long it takes. If you do make it as a loaf let me know how long it takes you!
Can we use instant oats for this recipe to make the flour?
I've never tried but it should work. The end result might be a bit mushier but I think it turn out alright since essentially quick oats are just thinner and a little more processed. Check the muffins early though since they might cook a little more quickly.
has Anyone tried with a mini muffin tray? Curious about bake time, etc.
I can't remember how long they take in a mini-muffin tray but will test soon and update the recipe with that info!
Soooooo delicious! I could eat them all myself! I did 6 regular size & 24 mini muffins (10 min, 5 min rest in pan) They are on my permanent list now.
The minis are my daughter's favorite, almost bite sized! 🙂
Just made these and they came out great. Awesome recipe, thanks!
Oh my goodness. This recipe was amazing and the muffins are to die for they were so moist and yummy. I added some raspberries and they worked really well in the muffin. Definitely my favourite muffin recipe
I'm so happy you liked the recipe that much! I love the idea of adding raspberries too and can't wait to try that soon!
If you add 3 TBSP of pb fit peanut butter powder, it helps the peanut butters flavor come through.
That sounds sooo good! Thanks for the tip!
Just made these yesterday.. and they are PERFECT. Awesome recipe. The texture is fluffy and moist! My only complaint is that the banana flavor outweighs the peanut butter. But such is life when you bake with banana 😉
Happy you liked them! I always feel like both flavors come through when I make them but the peanut butter flavor certainly gets diluted some by all of the other ingredients. One time I didn't have enough bananas and substituted some yogurt for one of the bananas and that turned out good and less banana flavored. Give that a try if you're wanting to tone down the banana! Just make sure that the mashed banana and yogurt adds up to one cup. 🙂
I’ve made these muffins a number of times for family & co-workers to rave reviews & requests for the recipe. It’s a keeper. Things I love about it: It’s quick to make, works out consistently every time. (I get 1.5 dozen medium-sized delicious muffins from it.), & freezes well (although very few muffins ever make it to the freezer!).. It has all the attributes I look for in a muffin -- shape (a perfect dome), texture (soft, light, moist), tastiness (what's not to love about that peanut butter, banana, chocolate chip combo?), & healthiness (if you ignore the fact that I double the amount of chocolate chips (semi- or bitter-sweet) & that you can’t eat just one!). Thanks for sharing this recipe. It's been a hit.
Its one of my favorite ways to use ripe bananas! Sooo happy you're enjoying the recipe! 🙂
Hi there,
I had to try these because I had no flour left and its Muffin Thursday.. so I my google find is this recipie.
I had started and I found I had no eggs so I had to use the flax seed substitution. Also I didnt have honey so I substituted date syrup which I had just enough left.
My kids really loved them as an after school snack.
So i will make them again.
Thank you so much.
Kid approved is the best test! Mine is boycotting just about everything right now so I know the struggle is real sometimes. 😉
I quit reading at irregardless. There is no such word
While I don't consider myself terrible at grammar and spelling, I definitely screw up quite a bit on my internet ramblings. Most of my recipes have a "Jump to Recipe" button at the top so reading or scrolling through the text is entirely optional. 😉
Thanks for this gluten free recipe. It's delicious! So soft and fluffy! One of the best recipes I've tried and I've tried A LOT! I swapped out the peanut butter for almond butter due to peanut sensitivity and they still turned out great!
So happy you liked them Amanda! I use gluten free oats in this quite a bit too and love making this one. I actually made a separate recipe that uses almond butter but any kind of nut butter is pretty much interchangeable in these! 🙂
These muffins are soooo good. I didn’t even add chocolate chips but they were still delicious. Been trying out different recipes for my one year old and so far this is our favorite. I am not a fan of peanut butter but I can eat 4 of these muffins in one sitting I swear hahahaha! I don’t comment on blogs but your recipe got me all giddy lol. Thank you thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
This is the best comment I've read in a while Ella! I'm SO happy you loved the recipe! Thank you for coming back to comment and tell me about it. It really makes my day (haha, even if it takes me a month to respond). 🙂
Thanks for this fairly healthy recipe! I just looked at another "healthy" banana oat muffin recipe and it had a full cup of sugar! That is 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of sugar in each muffin, not including the sugar in the banana! I was considering making that recipe and cutting the added sweetener down to 1/4 cup, or eliminating it altogether. So I'm glad to see a recipe that starts out with the 1/4 cup of sweetener! I like your addition of peanut butter too. Lately my Middle Schooler has been laying in bed until the last minute and then runs out the door to make it to the school bus stop without eating. We have a lot of dietary issues, don't eat processed foods, and so she doesn't have grab and go options other than taking an apple or banana. I tried to get her to take at least a hard boiled egg with the fruit, but she won't. Apparently it's too weird to be eating an egg at the bus stop. LOL
Haha, hard boiled egg at the bus stop! That seriously made me LOL thinking of myself at that age - I wouldn't have been caught dead casually munching a hard boiled egg like that! LOL. Kids are so fickle. All that added sweetener is the reason I created this muffin recipe! I tried it without the honey and its still edible but I just like a touch of natural sweetener to make it delicious, not just edible. And the oats make me feel like I'm eating portable oatmeal. I've got tons of other muffin recipes that use natural sweetener but this and the almond butter muffin recipe are really the only ones that are loaded with protein like this. 😉
Christy,
Have you ever subbed pumpkin for the Peanut Butter? It’s not that I don’t like peanut butter, I have pumpkin to use up. The consistency of pb is much thicker than pumpkin so am wondering if you think it will work?
They sound delicious and from all the positive comments, I will certainly try with the peanut butter too!
Thanks,
Susie
Ha! I was actually just thinking I should do a pumpkin version of this recipe! I think you'd have to do half pumpkin and half coconut oil or something like that because peanut butter is naturally fattier and it would be to dry without it. Those are just my initial thoughts though I haven't tested it yet.
Thanks for your response Christy. I really appreciate it as I’ve seen blogs where the owner doesn’t respond and that totally turns me off and I will not even attempt to make whatever it is I’m looking at!
I feel you on that Susie. That can definitely be frustrating. That being said, I didn't login and check comments for about six weeks after having my daughter so I'm guilty sometimes myself... 🙂 If you try making these with pumpkin let me know how it turns out! If I come up with a recipe for them soon, I'll email it over to you!
Well that situation is totally understandable! I decided to make your recipe as is cuz I did not want them to not turn out and waste all the ingredients! I’m very happy to report that my husband and daughter LOVE them and they’ve become our new favorite! I’ve made them twice and the second time I doubled the recipe and put the remainder in the freezer!
Thanks!
Susie
These are the best! Made a batch today and my toddler was crying 'cause he said he doesn't like peanut butter and the kitchen smelled like peanut butter all over haha! He was asking me to make another batch without peanut butter, but as soon as he took a bite of this, he changed his mind. Both my kids love them. I'm eating one as I'm typing this. These are divine!!! Thank you!
Haha, love that story! Peanut butter is good stuff - he'll be happy he changed his mind someday. 🙂
omg thank you so much! I wanted to make gluten free muffins with gluten free oat flour and after trying other recipes, this is the only one that worked perfectly! They taste delicious, are moist and the texture is perfect. I added a bit of chopped apple. Love them!
So happy to hear it! I LOVE the idea of adding chopped apple! I'm actually making another version of GF oat flour muffins that I'm hoping to share next month so stay tuned! 🙂
I was skeptical. Was positive this was going to be yet another oat flour substituted for flour, gone terribly wrong. Glad you proved me wrong. This are so good. Moist, great flavor, light. Thanks! So glad I found your website!
Well, it took quite a few tries that's for sure. Baking with oat flour takes just the right measurements or it can get really gummy. I've got a few new oat flour recipes I'm working on so stay tuned. 😉
Hi Christy. I love these muffins! They are very easy for me to eat but for my 1 y.o. son they are fairly crumbly and seem to either fall apart in his hand sometimes and/or aren't easy for him to chew and swallow all the time (he eats lots of bread so I've noticed this is unique to these muffins). I'm not sure if this is just an oat flour thing? I've toyed with adding some additional greek yogurt or maybe chia seeds or both to help bind but thought I'd ask if you have any suggestions.
Hi Hannah! I wish I had a better answer for you but I think that may just be how oat flour is. Whenever I use oat flour in baking, I notice I've got to chew it a little bit more before swallowing. No problem for me, but I can certainly see how that would be hard on a toddler that's just learning to eat. If I come up with a solution I'll be sure to share it here.
I just made these & OMG, they are sooo yummy! They are so moist &. Flavorful. They're my new favorite food!!!! You'd never know they're healthy 😉
I know, right?? This is definitely one of my main go to recipes when my bananas get a little too brown. 🙂
These muffins are delicious! My 3 year old son and I made them together, and we are going to call them minion muffins 🙂 "Bananas!!!"
Minion muffins!! I love it. Happy to hear you both liked them. 🙂
Just tried this... Used frozen bananas thawed. Wonderful !!!!
I do that too! My freezer always has at least 8 bananas shoved in random places.
Made a batch yesterday and loved them. They turned out perfect! Yum!
Yay! Happy to hear it! I'm actually whipping up some muffins right now. Great minds think alike. 😉
Hi..
I have tried this recipe today but not happy with results.. My muffin was too moist from inside that i didn't get proper fluff.. From center it went down.. This is my second experience with banana nd honey .. i think i won't try once more same combo.
113 gm honey i used with 1 cup banana.. 255 gm peanut butter.. Did i put wrong measurement
Bummer! I love this recipe and it has always turned out great for me. When I googled gram to cup conversions, I got different measurements. I put them in a comment above. I haven't tested these amounts because I don't bake that way, but I'd assume that's your problem. Hope that helps!
Delish!!!
Thank you for sharing!!
I forgot to mention I used chunky peanut and they were super good and I love that little crunch in there.
Oooh, that crunch does sound good. Gonna have to try that next time.
So happy that you liked the recipe Erika!
wow these sound awesome. Thanks so much for this recipe. can't wait to make these.
Simon
They're one of my all time favorites! I hope you like them. 🙂
can i use almond butter or hazelnut butter?thanks
I've never tried it but don't see why not. It will have a different flavor of course, but should work!
Hi there, just stumbled upon your blog and was wandering if I could sub 1/4-1/2 the PB for yoghurt or apple sauce? Thanks! 🙂
I have never tried it so I'm not sure but it sounds like it could work. They might be a tad bit drier because there would be less fat. Let me know if you try - I'd love to see how it turns out!
Hi these look delicious! was wondering how many grams there are in a cup? many thanks!
I haven't measured this myself in grams but Google is telling me that 1 1/3 cups of oats is approximately 120 grams; 1 cup of mashed banana is 300 grams; 1 cup peanut butter is 226 grams. I hope that helps!
These are my favourite muffin to make for myself and my family. I have made them 4-5 times now and every time they come out moist, perfectly sweetend and firm. I have made many gluten free muffin flops, but these are a sure thing. Thanks for this recipe! I never would have thought of subbing out oil for peanut butter. The last time I made them I only had a half cup of peanut butter, so I topped up with olive oil (literally the only oil left in my house), and they still came out with a great peanut buttery flavour.
Hi Chelsea - these are one of my favorites too! I did the same thing a few months ago, but with avocado oil. It turned out great and you couldn't even tell. 🙂
Thanks, very similar to others I was looking at but with the addition of oats. How long would you bake for minimuffins instead??
Jen - so sorry, I just saw this comment from a few months ago. If you haven't done this already, maybe try 8 minutes, test and then see if they need more time.
I was looking for something like this! They turned out great and look as pretty as the ones in the picture. I sub agave syrup for the honey and got excellent results. Awesome for breakfast, dessert or as a snack. Thank you so much for the recipe!
I'm happy to hear you like them as much as we do! I've subbed agave before and it turned out great for me too. 🙂
These look really good! Could I substitute maple syrup instead of honey?
Hi Katie - this is definitely one of my favorite muffin recipes. I haven't tried doing that so I can't guarantee that the consistency would be the same. If you try it though please let me know! I'd love to hear how it works.
I make these quite often and they are delicious! I add a little bit of Greek yogurt and they are as moist and fluffy as ever. Thanks!
Ha, I was just snacking on a blueberry muffin with Greek yogurt that I'm posting soon. Glad you liked these muffins and thanks for the yogurt tip!
OMG! This muffins are heaven! I used to use the banana muffins recipe from Tyler Florence but now this recipe will be my new fave! (Sorry Tyler). It's the BEST! and healthy. My husband and my little kids especially my son was begging for more. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Glad you liked them so much Charlotte! This is my go-to muffin recipe for those times when I want to bring someone something carb filled and delicious, but still somewhat nutritious. Everyone seems to love them. 🙂
How should the muffins be stored after baking? In the fridge? They are delicious!!!
Hi Taylor! I stored them in an air tight container on the counter, but they would probably last longer in the fridge. Glad you liked them! This recipe is one of my favorites! 🙂
Yum!
Thanks Renee! They certainly are! 🙂
Hi Christy, can these be frozen?
Hi Karen! I've never tried with this recipe. I think it would probably be okay, but the texture might be a little off when you defrost. Hope it works out well for you!
I always make a double batch and then freeze them individually. I grab one on my way to work each day and eat it an hour or so later when it is thawed. I just made a batch and man are they delicious! Guilt free way to have a muffin for breakfast. Lots of protein and a great flavor.
Happy to hear they freeze well! I can't wait to try this with my next batch.