Made with no flour or oil, these Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins make for a deliciously healthy breakfast or snack!
I used to be a meticulous planner. Lists. Schedules. Spreadsheets. Flow charts… The whole nine yards. Planning was my security blanket and helped keep the control freak in me from causing too much of a fuss. But no matter how carefully I planned things out, time and time again I realized that life takes one look at your carefully made plans and pretty much laughs in your face. Things have a way of happening whether you want them to or not.
Case in point… I was hoping to visit Jo this past weekend to cheer her on while she ran the Banff marathon — that was the plan. Needless to say, I wasn’t in Banff this past weekend. The how or why isn’t all that important or interesting (*cough*rescheduled.appointments*cough*) — what matters is that it’s good to remember to be flexible and learn to make the most of things even if they don’t go your way… which is why I used the extra time at home to make muffins…
Oh, and while we’re on the topic of broken plans and muffins, I’m totally blaming these guys for the fact that I didn’t manage to get my body image post up yesterday like I planned — they took up all my spare time. Or not.
What really happened is that I sat down to write it on a few occasions, but the words just wouldn’t come. I probably could have forced something out, but it’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart, so I wanted to make sure I said everything I wanted to say. It’s coming. I want to say tomorrow, but again… I don’t want to make and break plans. Instead, I want to talk about these muffins…
They’re Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins, and if that combo sounds familiar, it’s because I based them off a banana oat Greek yogurt pancake recipe that I posted a while back and that you guys really seemed to enjoy. The combo is definitely a keeper, though… It’s also not almond butter, oats, and honey, making this the second recipe in a row that I made without turning to my favourite combo ever, so I hope you’re proud of me. I also hope you’re hungry [and in the mood for muffins]…
So let’s talk deets. These muffins aren’t your average muffins… mostly because they’re made without flour or oil. Instead, they have oats to give them shape, and yogurt to keep them moist. This results in a muffin that’s a little on the denser side, yet is still incredibly soft and pillowy (see above). Also… there’s chocolate… a healthy amount of it. This is necessary to balance out the fact that the actual muffin itself is incredibly healthy — like “healthy enough to eat for breakfast” healthy. I suppose you could go ahead and replace the chocolate with something like blueberries or walnuts, but this girl needs her cocoa fix or things start to get ugly. Either way, these guys are keepers.
Happy eating!
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Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup (225 g) plain Greek yogurt
- 2 medium ripe bananas (200 g or 1 cup mashed)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups (160 g) rolled oats (old fashioned or quick)
- 1/4 cup (50 g) brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup (85 g) chocolate chips, mini or regular
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F (204C) and prepare a muffin pan by spraying the cavities with cooking spray or lining them with paper liners**. Set aside.
- Add all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips to a blender or food processor and process on high until the oats are broken down and batter is smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
- Pour batter into prepared muffin pan, filling each cavity until it is about 3/4 full. Optional: sprinkle a few chocolate chips over the top of each muffin.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the tops of your muffins are set and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow muffins to cool in pan for ~10 minutes before removing. Store in an air-tight container for up to a week.
Notes
** If using paper liners, you’ll want to spray them with cooking spray as well, since the lack of oil in these muffins could make them stick to the liners after baking.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
Looking for more Greek yogurt muffin recipes? Try one of these!
Double Chocolate Greek Yogurt Muffins
Apple Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins
Blueberry Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins
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I gave these a whirl on the weekend and they are SUPER yummy, but for some reason they stick to the muffin liners I put them in. Did this happen to anyone else? Any tips for preventing this from happening again? I definitely plan on making them again. DELISH!
Hi Jackie! I never ran into this problem, but you could give the muffin liners a quick spray with some cooking spray to keep it from happening again 🙂
Thanks for the tip! I posted my review of this recipe on my blog and linked back to this blog. Thanks again for sharing!
http://sweetseatstreats.wordpress.com/2014/08/02/banana-oat-greek-yogurt-muffins/
Hi! I only have one ripe banana. Do I need two? Or would 1 be ok? Thank you!
I’ve never tried it with one, but I don’t think the muffins would come out as well — they need that extra banana to give them shape, flavour, and substance.
Do you think it would be okay if I used whole milk regular yogurt, I don’t have Greek!
Yup! Regular yogurt should work fine 🙂
Thank you for this recipe!!! Just made them and they are absolutely delicious!
I am a big fan of these! I ended up leaving some of the oats whole for texture, omitting the sugar because I only had honey yogurt (which was still delicious!), and adding in some cinnamon for extra tasty warmth. The fam loved them! I will definitely be making these again! Thanks so much for posting!
Hi
Just wondering if this recipe would work with reduced fat Greek yogurt of if full-fat is best.
Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Hi Sue! Either one will work just fine 🙂
How about zero fat Greek yogurt?
I made these Sunday evening, and ermahgerd. Those babies are GONE!
I’ve made about 5 batches of these suckers since this recipe was posted. They do not last more than two days in my house! I’m so in love!
Healthy and delicious muffins sound like a winner to me!
I stopped planning for a long time, I got so angry at my plans failing that it seemed easy just to never plan or look forward to anything. Needless to say, I ended up not doing a whole lot of anything so now I’m back to planning little things.
These muffins look great! I am interested to see how the oats hold everything together so might try it out.
I have been known to be a bit controlling and overly planned too, especially on vacation (hello, Clark Griswold) anyway, sometimes I have to tell myself to just chill out and let the world go!
This recipe looks really great! Can’t wait to try it.
I love seeing you on the Sits Girls link ups so I had to do some following!
These look INCREDIBLE!!
These look great! I love making healthy muffins without oil – so I should definitely try using oats instead of flour too 🙂
Mine don’t look like yours, and I blame the chocolate chips. Out of the twelve muffins, there’s one visible chocolate chip. So, I guess the secret is inside, haha. Thanks for this amazing recipe! My coworker and I have been gushing over it for days and I finally made them. She’ll be very happy tomorrow when I bring them in. 🙂
Eek! I probably should have specified to sprinkle a few chips over the top of the muffins before popping them in the oven. Sorry, Jenna! I’ll go ahead and add that in now.
No worries! They were still very tasty. I’ll add that step next time. 🙂
I have decided that all muffins should contain chocolate chips. They make EVERYTHING taste 10X better 🙂
Thank you so much for this recipe! I made these muffins for breakfast this morning and I could not stop myself from having seconds! I followed your recipe measurements exactly. The only change I made was that I pulsed the dry ingredients in the food processor first until the oats were ground to a course flour consistency and then quickly mixed in all the wet ingredients. I am not a fan of overmixed muffins because they tend to get too rubbery. These came out delicious and I will definitely make again. Thanks Amanda!
Thanks for taking the time to let me know, Carly! I’m glad you liked them 🙂
These muffins are ridiculously mouthwatering! And no oil, no flour – am sold! My fav add in is and probably always will be chocolate – if chocolate was a man, I would marry it, (oh wait – am not referring to color) I just love it so much! 🙂
These look so good! Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate will always be my favorite add in. I am more of a planner but am getting better with the whole go with the flow thing. 🙂
Girl as much as you can try to shake the planner out of you, I know she’s still there lurking beneath the surface, although I suspect learning how to adjust to life’s whims is a good thing because life does laugh at you and switches things up, usually when you least expect it.
I love these muffins are made in a blender. Talk about easy, although I would swap the chocolate chips for fruit or nuts and not tell the Hubby what the original looked like since he is a man all about the chocolate. Shh, it’ll be our secret. Oh, except I already showed him a picture of these. Crap. Chocolate it is. Rough life, eh?!
😆 I was going to say! Didn’t you already show himmmmm… But there are definitely worse things in life than [death by] chocolate.
my honey and salted butter is screaming to be slathered on this. NOW.
Another BEAyootiful muffin recipe!! I was wondering if these were based off of your pancakes when I saw the title too. They look so amazing! I love the way the top is cracked…mmmm….
I feel you on the writers block issue. It can be so hard when you’re distracted by a million things. Hopefully you are able to get some time to relax and eventually the words will flow. In the meantime, MUFFINS.
great healthy muffins!
I’m definitely a planner, but not as much as I used to be. There’s something fun about just going with the flow too!
Aaaand I don’t think I have to tell you how awesome these look. I think you’re like the only other person I know who’s just as obsessed with bananas as I am! 😉
um, delicious. And they look so moist and dense! Yum! Chocolate, banana – all that’s missing is the peanut butter! 😉 My favorite add in would probably be chocolate chips or walnuts.
Totally going to turn a blind eye to the PB comment 😛
“Instead, I want to talk about these muffins.” Hell yes. And thank you. Recipe has been pinned for when the bananas on my counter are ripe enough!
MY goodness I want to dive right into one of those! I LOVE muffins, especially when they have chocolate chips 😉
you seem to be on a muffin kick! which i’m a fan of! keep them comin!
I can’t believe there is no flour in these! They look incredible!
Considering the pancake recipe that these are based from is one of my favorite recipes ever; I’m pretty positive I will love these!
I am definitely a planner but I am working on going with the flow…Life is too short and sometimes you just have to go for it…Blueberries and Chocolate Chips would be my choices. Cannot wait to make this!
1. I just found your blog, and just wanted to let you know I think you’re amazing and really inspirational.
2. I just made these muffins (used blueberries as I had no choc chips), and they are awesome. Perfect snacks while I’m on duty at summer camp.
3. I’m a planner Monday through Friday, but on the weekends I like to be more go-with-the-flow. My fave banana muffin add-in are blueberries.
Awwr! Thanks for the sweet comment, Emily 😀 I’m glad you enjoyed the muffins!
I prefer planning, but I’m definitely trying to learn how to go more with the flow. And my favorite muffin add-ins? Ahhh! That’s a hard one! I want to say chocolate chips, but I’m also a fruit hound. Depends on the day, really. 🙂
And I feel you on trying to blog on a schedule! It’s hard to balance blogging from the heart and blogging on time! Good luck and I’m sure the words will flow when they’re ready!
I LOVE FLUFFY MUFFINS (with chocolate). 😀
you had a flow chart? that’s impressive, but I’m glad you are more flexible now. It suits you! and so do these muffins
If these taste anything like your pancakes, then… I APPROVE! I’m going to add these to Lauren’s to-do list. Ha!
I need a Lauren in my life… Does she have an available sister? 😆
Love the sound of these!!! I just bought some bananas today and now I know what I can do with them! Thanks! 🙂