Enjoy a healthy muffin the size of your face with this Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffin Breakfast Bake! It’s made without any flour or oil, but so soft and tender that you’d never guess it!
Thank you guys so, SO much for all the kind words and congrats on Thursday’s post! You all (I’m not from the South so I can’t say “y’all” convincingly) rock my fuzzy pink socks off, and I’m hoping to return the favour with that recipe I promised you.
The one that yields a healthy muffin the size of your face.
The one, the only… Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffin Breakfast Bake! *dun dun dunnnn*
Oh yes I did! I went ahead and made a single-serve (read: giant muffin) version of my banana oat Greek yogurt muffins, and it if doesn’t exactly look like a muffin, that’s only because I didn’t have a muffin tin that was big enough to house its epicness, so I had to resort to using a small oven-safe dish instead. Whatcha gonna do?
It still has the same tender, doughy deliciousness of the original, only this time it’s 3x bigger…
… which equates to something like 107.6x better. But don’t quote me on that one – it’s been a while since I’ve been in school so my math might be a little off.
Also… can we take a second to talk about how adorable my new plate is?!? I snatched it up while I was in in HomeSense (HomeGoods to my American friends) earlier this week, and I’m pretty sure I let out an audible squeal as soon as I saw it. I don’t know if this has happened to anyone else, but ever since I started blogging about food, the excitement I feel over finding cute and/or unique dinnerware rivals the excitement I feel over finding new makeup and gorgeous purses. Almost. I’d still take a Prada over a fancy plate, but for the sake of this post, let’s just say I freaking love that little plate. Almost as much as I love what’s on it…
I’m normally not one to stick words like “ultimate” or “best” on a recipe, but I had to with this banana oat Greek yogurt muffin because it really is that epic.
Imagine a huge soft and pillowy muffin that’s loaded with flavour and made without any flour or oil. It has a serving of oats to give it shape and a mix of banana and Greek yogurt to help keep it moist. The result is a healthy flourless muffin that’s guaranteed to keep you satisfied all morning… if you do indeed decide to eat it for breakfast. Because it also makes a great lunch. Or dinner. Or snack. Basically, there’s no bad time to enjoy this guy, especially since he comes bearing chocolate.
He could also come bearing berries, nuts, or nothing at all (bow chicka wow wow) – it all depends on what you want! But believe me when I say that you definitely want this [stud] muffin in your life. He’s a keeper!
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Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffin Breakfast Bake
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (55 g) plain Greek yogurt*
- 1/2 medium, ripe banana (50 g or 1/4 cup mashed)
- 1/2 cup (40 g) rolled oats
- 1 Tbsp (12 g) coconut palm sugar**
- 1 large egg white
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp (10 g) chocolate chips or chunks
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (176°C) and lightly grease an individual sized (~16oz./500 ml) ramekin or oven-safe dish with cooking spray or oil. Set aside.
- Add all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips to a blender or food processor and process on high until the oats have broken down and the batter is smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
- Transfer the dough to your greased ramekin and fold in the chocolate chips, saving a few to sprinkle on the top. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the centre has set and the bake has reached your desired consistency. Remove from oven, top with desired toppings, and enjoy!
Notes
* you can also sub this out for flavoured Greek yogurt or even regular yogurt. ** you can sub this with regular brown sugar or replace it with maple syrup or honey to keep it refined-sugar-free.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
Looking for more banana oat Greek yogurt recipes? Try one of these!
Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins
Greek Yogurt Banana Bread
Banana Oat Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Greek Yogurt Banana Oat Bread
Greek Yogurt Banana Oatmeal Bars
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Mine was also very dense and not a texture I would even try. It didn’t look good at all. I also followed the recipe to a T. Any suggestions? I’m new to diabetes and would love to eat something muffin like without the carbs. Thanks!!
Hello Amanda!
I have tried this recipe twice for breakfast but I end up with a texture that is not at all muffin-like, it is very compact and not aerated.
I did exactly follow the recipe so I was wondering why that might be, do you think I should use two egg whites?
Thanks!
xx
N.
I love your recipes and this one looks fantastic! Do you think I could add chia seeds to this one without ruining the texture?
Thank you! Adding chia seeds should be fine, but depending on how much you add, you might want to add a little milk so that it doesn’t end up too dry.
i’m just a little bit embarrassed -__-
Y’all.
LOL “he could come bearing berries, nuts, or nothing at all (bow chicka wow wow).” I love you. AND I know I’m gonna love this giant muffin. Four of my favorite things together: oats, banana, greek yogurt, and MUFFIN.
Favorite thing to shop for: dresses. Favorite subject in school: Science.
Gah! I’m so horrible when it comes to shopping for dresses, and I have no idea why since I do like how girly and fun they look. Be my personal shopper? 😀 I’ll pay in muffins!
I love the size of this thing! I am all about a muffin twice the size of a normal one! And that chocolatey goodness, sounds amazing!
This looks delish! And once again can I sa how much I love you for putting things in grams!
Favourite thing to shop for would probably be gifts for others – I hate shopping for me but love doing it to get things for other people!
And history was my subject – I then went on to get my degree in it 🙂
Hi, How much maple syrup or honey do I need to use to sub the sweet ingredient?
You could probably get by with 1/2 Tbsp since those tend to be sweeter, but you can add a whole Tbsp if you like things on the sweet side.
Saving that recipe for later! 🙂 Favorite subject….was just talking about this with friends yesterday…..English/language arts and Latin. Give me a sentence to diagram, and I’ll be happy!
Muffins the size of my face make me purr…..
This looks dreamy and epic at the same time. Also, congrats on the 1 Million pins. That is amazing and so very much deserved!!
Cutest plate ever… and the giant muffin looks amazing…
I think vegan yogurt would probably work in this too! Maybe a flax egg? I could work with it haha
My favorite thing to shop for is running apparel/shoes. It’s a very expensive habit! I think my favorite subject in school was biology, but recently I’m a WW2 history person. Weird how tastes change right?
I know vegan yogurt would definitely work, and I’m assuming a flax egg would as well since you don’t have to worry about it rising -too- much. I’d love to know if you give it a shot!
I like your plate. 🙂 I get you on being excited about cute dishes. 😀
People reading this post… cue TWO MILLION pins. Because that is how good this recipe is!! Love watching your blog take off!
Aww thanks so much, Julia. That means a lot 🙂
I’d support your theory for this being much better. YUM.
I really love these one bowl, one serving creations. They’re so simple. They make baking a lot more doable. 🙂
Rarrrr the Greek yogurt muffin looks absolutely delish – can’t wait to try it.. And then demolish it before anyone else in my house does! So inspired by how you can come up with such amazing creations so often 🙂
I understand the desire to only use “ultimate” when it really applies, but I think it definitely does here. I mean, I’m all for giant baked goods, and *healthy* giant baked goods are a pretty great bonus. Love this combo!
I like to shop for food and, um, office supplies most. And I’m a weirdo who could never pick whether she liked math or English better 🙂
Oh man. Office supplies are another thing I love. Actually, anything to do with home origination is my jam.
I KNOW I definitely NEED this [stud] muffin in my life. With chocolate, he’s a keeper indeed! This is epicness id mind blowing, Amanda! WOW!
HOLD the frick up. Are you serious right now?
This is like….the best day ever. Holy smokes….I need this ginormous muffin in my hands right now.
Also, Home Goods is pretty much heaven on earth…right after Hobby Lobby of course 🙂
We don’t have Hobby Lobby up here! 😥 And yes — you do need him 😀
I actually love the word ultimate and it looks very fitting in this case! I’ve actually never made a mug cake type muffin and not sure what’s stopping me. Also I’m starving and the pictures are killing me!
I think you’d love them! Such a great idea for when you need something that’s quick and doesn’t come with leftovers 😆
I really can’t even believe that’s all that’s in this thing, but thats great news for me because I have all of these ingredients! I’ve been on such a muffin kick lately. Don’t be surprised if I whip this up by the end of the day. Plus I’m sick and need some comforting baked goods!
Ack! Hope you feel better soon, Margaret! I’d love to know if you made it 😀
girl, you are so ULTIMATE on all your creations. I believe it. A muffins the size of my face, i’ts EPIC and it’s all mine, right?
This is such s great idea! And I can’t get over the texture! Pinned!
I think grocery shopping is my favorite. Seriously, I go to several a week. And English was my favorite too. I used to be an English teacher before Matilda came along.
Aww thanks so much, girl! I used to really enjoy grocery shopping, but ever since I started doing more recipes, it’s become a bit of a pain 😆